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North Korea upgrading missile launch site

Apparently undeterred by the catastrophic failure of what Pyongyang claims was a rocket putting a satellite into orbit in April from its facility at Tongchang-ri, North Korea is now investing in a larger launch pad at its alternative launch site, diplomatic sources told media in South Korea and Japan. Officially …

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Exclusive: China pushes North Korea to drop nuclear test plan: sources

By Benjamin Kang Lim BEIJING | Thu May 17, 2012 12:57am EDT BEIJING (Reuters) - China has been quietly and gently pressuring North Korea to scrap plans

N. Korea renews works on new nuclear reactor: think tank

N. Korea renews works on new nuclear reactor: think tank By Lee Chi-dong WASHINGTON, May 16 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has resumed construction of a new experimental light

U.S. Gov’t Says No to Redeployment of Tactical Nukes

The U.S. government on Monday came out against redeploying tactical nuclear weapons on the Korean Peninsula, slapping down a Congressional motion. The U.S. policy is to support

No plan to deploy tactical nukes in S. Korea: Pentagon

No plan to deploy tactical nukes in S. Korea: Pentagon By Lee Chi-dong WASHINGTON, May 14 (Yonhap) -- The Pentagon said Monday that it will not redeploy tactical

U.S. Amendment Raises Spectre of Nukes

The ‘National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2013 Amendment to H.R. 4310’, which contains calls for the relocation of tactical nuclear weapons to the Western Pacific Region,

U.S. mulls over redeploying nukes to S. Korea

U.S. mulls over redeploying nukes to S. Korea May 14,2012 WASHINGTON - A U.S. Congressional committee is pressuring the Obama administration to redeploy tactical nuclear

N.Korea Comes Closer to Triggering Nuclear Arms Race

The U.S. House Armed Services Committee on Thursday adopted an amendment that urges the Obama administration to redeploy tactical nuclear weapons on the Korean Peninsula. The amendment

Missile case shows changing media conditions in N. Korea: official

Missile case shows changing media conditions in N. Korea: official By Lee Chi-dong WASHINGTON, May 10 (Yonhap) -- North Korea's unusual acknowledgment of a failure in its rocket

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N. Korea Could be Preparing for Follow-up Rocket Launch

A center supporting North Korea’s peace, human rights and refugees reported that Pyongyang is preparing for a follow-up rocket launch to its recently failed long-range rocket launch. Good Friends