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North Korea stole over $600M in cryptocurrency in 2024, US and allies confirm
US, ROK and Japan emphasize need for greater collaboration between public and private sectors to counter DPRK threat
January 15, 2025
ROK military chief defends refusal to confirm drone intrusion into North Korea
JCS chairman argues secrecy necessary to safeguard national security, rejecting accusations of seeking to provoke DPRK
January 15, 2025
US B-1 bombers join drills with Japan and ROK after North Korean missile tests
Trilateral aerial exercise near peninsula comes as US and South Korea conduct first live-fire bombing training of year
January 15, 2025
North Korean POW details orders for handling Ukrainian prisoners in new video
Release of new interrogation footage comes as Kyiv’s top diplomat holds up POWs as ‘proof’ of DPRK involvement in war
January 15, 2025
Trump’s defense chief nominee calls North Korea a ‘nuclear state’
Peter Hegseth’s statement may signal shift from US policy of not accepting DPRK’s nuclear status
January 15, 2025
South Korea unveils plans for new missile defense system to counter North Korea
Military to invest $426M to develop L-SAM-II long-range interceptor as DPRK tests new advanced hypersonic weapons
January 14, 2025
Biden hails US-ROK-Japan ties to deter North Korea as key foreign policy success
But outgoing president also warns of growing DPRK-Russia cooperation, as Trump return threatens his diplomatic legacy
January 14, 2025
North Korea launches ‘several’ short-range missiles from weapons factory region
Launch from Kanggye comes eight days after intermediate-range hypersonic missile test to warn 'hostile forces'
January 14, 2025
US appoints former special envoy on North Korea to oversee embassy in Seoul
Joseph Yun to serve as interim charge d’affaires, while a senior official criticizes ‘shocking’ and ‘wrong’ martial law
January 13, 2025
ROK defense ministry rejects ‘baseless’ claims it sought to provoke North Korea
Allegations that Yoon government sought to provoke conflict to justify martial law undermine security, ministry says
January 13, 2025
