An undersea earthquake off the coast of North Korea was not caused by a nuclear test, the South’s media reported Thursday. The 5.9 magnitude quake struck about 190 kilometres (120 miles) south east of the reclusive state’s third largest city, Chongjin, in the early hours of Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey. North … Read more
North Korea launched a series of what appeared to be “surface-to-ship” cruise missiles on Thursday, South Korea’s defence ministry said, in what would be the latest in a string of tests in defiance of UN sanctions. “North Korea fired multiple unidentified projectiles, assumed to be surface-to-ship missiles, this morning from the vicinity of Wonsan, Gangwon … Read more
US President Donald Trump said Friday the “problem” of an increasingly belligerent North Korea would be “solved”, as he met his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe just before the start of the G7 summit. “It’s a big problem, it’s a world problem,” he said in the Sicilian town of Taormina, just weeks after he called North … Read more
US President Donald Trump said Friday the “problem” of an increasingly belligerent North Korea would be “solved”, as he met with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe just before the start of the G7 summit. “It’s a big problem, it’s a world problem,” he said in the Sicilian town of Taormina, adding the issue would be … Read more
Senior Trump administration officials fear a nuclear arms race in Asia-Pacific if an increasingly belligerent North Korea is not reined in, Australia’s foreign minister said Friday after talks in New York. Pyongyang has launched a series of missiles this year, including a Hwasong-12 intermediate-range projectile this month which the North claimed was capable of carrying … Read more
North Korea has claimed that the missile it tested on Sunday was a new type of rocket capable of carrying a large nuclear warhead. The missile, launched at a steep angle, reached an altitude of 2,000km (1,242 miles) and travelled about 700km, landing in the sea west of Japan. North Korea said on Monday it … Read more
Satellite images show activity has resumed at North Korea’s nuclear site, a US-based analysts has claimed amid fears Kim Jong-un is plotting a sixth atomic test. Pictures of the Punggye-ri site captured on April 25 appear to show workers pumping out water at a tunnel believed to have been prepared for an upcoming nuclear test. … Read more
Satellite images indicate activity has resumed at North Korea’s nuclear test site, US-based analysts said Tuesday, as tensions remain high over fears of an sixth atomic test by the reclusive state. Images of the Punggye-ri site captured on April 25 appear to show workers pumping out water at a tunnel believed to have been prepared … Read more
North Korea warned Monday that it will carry out a nuclear test “at any time and at any location” set by its leadership, in the latest rhetoric to fuel jitters in the region. Tensions on the Korean peninsula have been running high for weeks, with signs that the North might be preparing a long-range missile … Read more
North Korea is ready to launch a nuclear test at its Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site, the 38 North monitoring group reported on Wednesday. The 38 North analysis group described the test site as “primed and ready.” “Commercial satellite imagery of North Korea´s Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site from April 12 shows continued activity around the North … Read more
Satellite images taken this week suggest North Korea could be in the final states of preparations for a new nuclear test, US-based analysts said Tuesday. The images, taken March 25, show up to four vehicles or equipment trailers continuously present at the entrance to the Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site, with communications cables likely laid on … Read more
The US military has observed activity in North Korea that suggests Pyongyang may be gearing up for another nuclear test, a US official said Thursday. “At the sites where we watch tests, we see a level of activity that’s similar to what they’ve done before other tests,” the defense official told AFP on condition of … Read more
North Korea’s uranium enrichment facility has doubled in size over the last few years, the UN’s atomic watchdog chief has warned, as global tensions grow over Pyongyang’s burgeoning nuclear weapons programme. Yukiya Amano, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) told the Wall Street Journal that the isolated state’s nuclear capacities are being ramped … Read more
The United States’ “strategic patience” with nuclear-armed North Korea is over, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in Seoul on Friday after visiting the Demilitarised Zone. The announcement signals a clean break from the stance of the previous administration under Barack Obama, when the United States ruled out engaging the North until it made a … Read more
North Korea has fired a ballistic missile, South Korea’s military says, the first such test since Donald Trump took office as US president. The missile was launched at 07:55 local time (22:55 GMT Saturday) and flew east towards the Sea of Japan for about 500km, South Korean officials say. Pyongyang has conducted a number of … Read more
North Korea has fired an unidentified type of ballistic missile, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reports. Pyongyang has conducted a number of nuclear tests in the past year. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said in January that the country was close to testing long-range missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads. North Korea’s repeated missile and … Read more
Donald Trump has dismissed North Korea’s claim to be developing missiles capable of striking America. In a tweet, the US president-elect derided the claim by North Korea’s Kim Jong-un that preparations were in the final stage, saying: “It won’t happen.” It was not clear if Mr Trump was expressing doubts about North Korea’s nuclear capabilities … Read more
The US has flown two supersonic B-1 Lancer strategic bombers over South Korea in a show of force, just days after North Korea carried out its fifth nuclear test. The two bombers conducted a low-altitude flight over an air base located some 77km (48 miles) from the border. Pyongyang’s latest nuclear test is believed to … Read more
World leaders have reacted with anger after North Korea carried out its fifth and reportedly biggest nuclear test. The South accused the North’s leader Kim Jong-un of “maniacal recklessness”. China “firmly opposed” the test, Japan “protested adamantly” and the US warned of “serious consequences”. Such tests are banned by the UN, but this is the … Read more
North Korea says it has successfully carried out its fifth nuclear test. The announcement on state media came hours after a seismic event was detected near its nuclear test site. South Korea believes it is the North’s biggest ever test, raising fears the state has made real nuclear advances. South Korean President Park Geun-hye called … Read more