North Korea

Latest Stories

When nothing deters the clever brutal tyrant

By Wesley Pruden - The Washington Times

In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, South Korea's Hyunmoo II ballistic missile is fired during an exercise at an undisclosed location in South Korea, Monday, Sept. 4, 2017. In South Korea, the nation's military said it conducted a live-fire exercise simulating an attack on North Korea's nuclear test site to &quot;strongly warn&quot; Pyongyang over the latest nuclear test. Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the drill involved F-15 fighter jets and the country's land-based &quot;Hyunmoo&quot; ballistic missiles. The released live weapons &quot;accurately struck&quot; a target in the sea off the country's eastern coast, the JCS said. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP)

Trump’s options on North Korea going from bad to worse

By JOSH LEDERMAN - Associated Press

South Korean army's K-1 tanks move during a military exercise in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Monday, Sept. 4, 2017. Following U.S. warnings to North Korea of a "massive military response," South Korea's military on Monday fired missiles into the sea to simulate an attack on the North's main nuclear test site a day after Pyongyang detonated its largest ever nuclear test explosion. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

S. Korea, U.S. lift limits on missile payloads

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang gestures as he speaks during a daily briefing at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs office in Beijing, Monday, Sept. 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) ** FILE **

China says Donald Trump’s trade threat over North Korea ‘unacceptable’

Associated Press

South Korean army's K-1 tanks move during a military exercise in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Monday, Sept. 4, 2017. Following U.S. warnings to North Korea of a &quot;massive military response,&quot; South Korea's military on Monday fired missiles into the sea to simulate an attack on the North's main nuclear test site a day after Pyongyang detonated its largest ever nuclear test explosion. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

The Latest: SKorea, Russia talk about NKorea missile testing

Associated Press

United Nations U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley address a U.N. Security Council meeting on North Korea, Monday Sept. 4, 2017 at U.N. headquarters. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

U.N. Security Council sets emergency meeting on North Korea blast

By Jennifer Peltz and Maria Sanminiatelli - Associated Press

This undated file photo distributed on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, by the North Korean government, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, second from right, at an undisclosed location in North Korea. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

South Korea simulates attack on North’s nuke site after test

By Foster Klug and Youkyung Lee - Associated Press

South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left, arrives to presides over a meeting of the National Security Council at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017. North Korea said it set off a hydrogen bomb Sunday in its sixth nuclear test, which judging by the earthquake it set off appeared to be its most powerful explosion yet. (Yonhap via AP)

Mattis: NKorea threat would bring massive military response

By ROBERT BURNS and CATHERINE LUCEY - Associated Press

In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, South Korea's Hyunmoo II ballistic missile is fired during an exercise at an undisclosed location in South Korea, Monday, Sept. 4, 2017. In South Korea, the nation's military said it conducted a live-fire exercise simulating an attack on North Korea's nuclear test site to "strongly warn" Pyongyang over the latest nuclear test. Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the drill involved F-15 fighter jets and the country's land-based "Hyunmoo" ballistic missiles. The released live weapons "accurately struck" a target in the sea off the country's eastern coast, the JCS said. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP)

Military strike on North Korea one U.S. option after hydrogen bomb test

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Senator calls North Korean leader ‘paranoid, unpredictable’

Associated Press

In this undated image distributed on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, by the North Korean government, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at an undisclosed location. North Korea’s state media on Sunday, Sept 3, 2017, said leader Kim Jong Un inspected the loading of a hydrogen bomb into a new intercontinental ballistic missile, a claim to technological mastery that some outside experts will doubt but that will raise already high worries on the Korean Peninsula. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

What North Korea’s Kim Jong Un may be trying to prove

By ERIC TALMADGE - Associated Press

South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left, arrives to presides over a meeting of the National Security Council at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017. North Korea said it set off a hydrogen bomb Sunday in its sixth nuclear test, which judging by the earthquake it set off appeared to be its most powerful explosion yet. (Yonhap via AP)

The Latest: S. Korea, Japan to build support for sanctions

Associated Press

In this undated image distributed on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, by the North Korean government, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at an undisclosed location. North Korea’s state media on Sunday, Sept 3, 2017, said leader Kim Jong Un inspected the loading of a hydrogen bomb into a new intercontinental ballistic missile, a claim to technological mastery that some outside experts will doubt but that will raise already high worries on the Korean Peninsula. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

The Latest: US, South Korea speak after North’s nuclear test

Associated Press

In this undated image distributed on Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017, by the North Korean government, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at an undisclosed location. North Korea’s state media on Sunday, Sept 3, 2017, said leader Kim Jong Un inspected the loading of a hydrogen bomb into a new intercontinental ballistic missile, a claim to technological mastery that some outside experts will doubt but that will raise already high worries on the Korean Peninsula. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea conducts 6th nuclear test, says it was H-bomb

By FOSTER KLUG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 23, 2016 file photo, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, center standing, reviews members of Japan Self-Defense Forces (SDF) during the Self-Defense Forces Day at Asaka Base, north of Tokyo. Japan is debating whether to develop limited pre-emptive strike capability and buy cruise missiles - ideas that were anathema in the pacifist country before the North Korea missile threat. Abe, since taking office in 2012, has expanded Japan’s military role, allowing it to take on a greater task in international peacekeeping. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

NKorea missile fear sets pre-emptive strike debate in Japan

By MARI YAMAGUCHI - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 4, 2017, file photo distributed by the North Korean government shows what was said to be the launch of a Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile, ICBM, in North Korea. Japan's Defense Ministry is asking for a record-high budget for fiscal 2018 to bolster missile defense against North Korea's escalating threats. The United States has flown some of its most advanced warplanes to South Korea to take part in bombing drills aimed at intimidating North Korea, after Pyongyang fired a midrange missile over Japan earlier this week. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

The Latest: Russia warns sanctions vs N. Korea ‘dangerous’

Associated Press

U.S. flies bombers, fighters in show of force against North Korea

By Kim Tong-Hyung - Associated Press

British Prime Minister Theresa May, right, greets by her Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe, right, prior to a meeting at Akasaka Palace state guesthouse in Tokyo, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, Pool)

The Latest: UK, Japan urge Chinese pressure on North Korea

Associated Press

Copies of the Korean version of &quot;Capitalist People's Republic of Korea&quot;, center, are displayed at Kyobo Book Store in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017. North Korea on Thursday vowed to execute reporters from two South Korean newspapers, saying they insulted the country's dignity while reviewing and interviewing the British authors of a book about life in the isolated country. The signs read &quot;Capitalist People's Republic of Korea.&quot; (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

N. Korea threatens S. Korean reporters over book review

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

Direct diplomacy needed to de-escalate North Korean threat

By Rep. Tulsi Gabbard