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Korea nuclear
Defiant North Korea ‘refuses to bend to nuclear backmail’ over latest bomb test
North Korea has said it will not submit to US “nuclear blackmail”, following the West’s condemnation of its fifth and largest nuclear...
South Korea calls for action on North’s ‘fast expanding’ nuclear capability
South Korea’s foreign minister has said that North Korea’s nuclear capability is expanding fast, echoing alarm around the world over the isolated...
South Korea says North is preparing for ‘imminent’ fifth nuclear test
South Korea’s president says there are signs North Korea is preparing for a fifth nuclear bomb test amid reports of increased activity at the country’s...
‘Significant activity’ at North Korea nuclear lab spotted on satellite images
Satellite images suggest “significant activity” is taking place at a North Korean laboratory that could separate plutonium for nuclear weapons.
North Korea threatens ‘nuclear strike’ as Allies begin war games
North Korea on Monday issued its latest belligerent threat, warning of an indiscriminate “pre-emptive nuclear strike of justice” on Washington...
North Korea says ‘not interested’ in Iran-like nuclear talks with U.S.
North Korea is not interested in an Iran-like dialogue with the United States to give up its nuclear capabilities, the isolated country’s foreign...
North Korea’s ballistic missiles threaten Asia, but not yet a direct threat to U.S.
Nuclear-armed North Korea already has hundreds of ballistic missiles that can target its neighbors in Northeast Asia but will need foreign technology to...
U.S. researchers: Hundreds of NKorea missiles threaten Asia
Nuclear-armed North Korea already has hundreds of ballistic missiles that can target its neighbors in Northeast Asia but will need foreign technology to...
'We are prepared': North Korea ready to fire nuclear missiles anytime
North Korea has the ability to fire a nuclear weapon and would use a nuclear missile in retaliation if it is attacked, the country’s ambassador to...
North Korea ‘developing missile-launching submarine’
Recent satellite images offer fresh evidence of North Korea developing a marine-based missile system that would give the nuclear-armed state a survivable...
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