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A Short History of Nuclear Folly: Focus North Korea

A Short History of Nuclear Folly: Focus North Korea

Author of "A Short History of Nuclear Folly" Rudolph Herzog talks to Justin Rohlrich about the implications of his book for North Korea's nuclear weapons program. [...]

May 18, 2013 Justin Rohrlich Opinion, Slider 0

ANALYSIS: Why North Korea appointed a new defense minister

ANALYSIS: Why North Korea appointed a new defense minister

Purged? Moved on? Fall Guy? Michael Madden, presents four key theories for yesterday's change in defense minister. [...]

May 14, 2013 Michael Madden News 0

North Korea’s drone and artillery test site, revealed

North Korea’s drone and artillery test site, revealed

A North Korean “drone strike” made headlines in March when KCTV footage of Kim Jong Un watched drills of the unmanned aircraft in a location NK News can now exclusively reveal as the Taewon-ri firing range [...]

May 7, 2013 Curtis Melvin Analysis, Featured Content 0

Why Seoul Must Meet Force With Force

Why Seoul Must Meet Force With Force

If Seoul fails to respond forcefully to any military action by North Korea, then this is only likely to lead to further destabilizing behavior by Pyongyang, potentially in this crisis and certainly in the future. [...]

April 17, 2013 nknews Opinion 0

North Korean Missile Launcher “Raised”

North Korean Missile Launcher “Raised”

A North Korean road-mobile missile launcher has been "raised" according to a Japanese defense official speaking to Kyodo News, raising the possibility of an imminent launch. [...]

April 11, 2013 nknews News 0

A Plan To Hasten North Korean Regime Collapse

A Plan To Hasten North Korean Regime Collapse

How can things be resolved on the Korean peninsula? The Spelunker says,"What I propose is a pro-active plan to help initiate and expedite a North Korea regime collapse." [...]

April 10, 2013 nknews Opinion 0

North Korean Military ‘Has Approval’ To Launch Nuclear Attacks on U.S.

North Korean Military ‘Has Approval’ To Launch Nuclear Attacks on U.S.

A spokesman of the General Staff of North Korea's military has declared that it has been given final approval for a nuclear strike, just hours after the United States announced a deployment of missile defense systems to a military base in Guam. [...]

April 3, 2013 luke.herman News 0

U.S. Flies B-2 Stealth Bombers Over South Korea

U.S. Flies B-2 Stealth Bombers Over South Korea

The U.S. Air Force flew two stealth B-2 bombers over South Korea today, in a training mission that involved the dropping of munitions on a local island. It [...]

March 28, 2013 nknews News 0

North Korea’s State News Website Taken Offline

North Korea’s State News Website Taken Offline

The website of North Korea's state news outlet Korea Central News Agency (KCNA) has mysteriously been taken offline. [...]

March 27, 2013 nknews News 0

‘Combat Ready’ North Korea Threatens To Attack U.S. Bases

‘Combat Ready’ North Korea Threatens To Attack U.S. Bases

North Korea has put its missile and artillery units into combat ready posture to protect its "sovereignty" and defend the "supreme leadership", state media outlet KCNA reported Tuesday. [...]

March 26, 2013 nknews News 0