12 month agoTrump: If He Does A Nuclear Test, I Will Not Be Happy. Dickerson: Not Happy Mean Military Action; Trump: I Don't Know. I Mean, We'll See.
12 month agoSatellite imagery confirms that at least two vessels likely unloaded their coal cargos in China's Jingtang Port
US nuke submarine Michigan leaves Busan to "exercise on its own." Michigan's believed to be armed with 154 Tomahawks
A 3rd country should resolve US-DPRK dispute, suggests @Pontifex, who says Norway would be a good mediator.
U.S. and Japan Stage Joint Air Drill Targeting DPRK
12 month agoUS Installing Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system, THAAD, in Seongju, South Korea
SK's 24-hr news channel YTN cites govt sources: "missile was to probably test warhead and exploded deliberately by NK"
12 month agoDuterte to tell Trump to exercise restraint, says North Korea's Kim 'just wants to end the world'
Singapore deeply concerned by North Korea's actions, says PM Lee Hsien Loong
North Korea's failed KN-17 anti-ship missile test comes hours before USS Carl Vinson enters waters off Korean Peninsula Saturday
12 month agoChinese FM stresses two directions in dealing with nuclear issue on Korean Peninsula
12 month agoChinese FM meets with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on bilateral ties, nuclear issue
USS Carl Vinson has arrived in the waters off the Korean peninsula and is conducting joint drills with the Korean Navy
The Latest: South Korean navy starts joint exercises with U.S. aimed at "deterring North Korea's provocations."
Russian airdefense is on high alert due to North Korea missile launch
KCNA: "Israel would be well advised to think twice about the consequences to be entailed by its smear campaign against the DPRK."
FM Yun calls for tougher sanctions on N. Korea for 'genuine' talks
12 month agoSouth Korea presidential front-runner says North Korea's missile launch futile
A major Tokyo subway system says it shut down all lines briefly after North Korean missile launch warning.
DPRK missile flew to an altitude of 71 km before exploding, according to ROK JCS.
"...it might be a type of KN-15 intermediate-range ballistic missile, which Pyongyang calls Pukguksong-2, or a Scud-ER (extended range)."
12 month agoFull initial @PacificCommand statement on DPRK launch
[email protected] DPRK ballistic missile launch took place at 10:33 am Hawaii time on Apr 28, per @PacificCommand's Cdr Dave Benham-no threat to North America
DPRK ballistic missile did not leave North Korea territory, launched from near the Pukchang airfield, per @PacificCommand
12 month agoA two-sentence statement just issued by @WhiteHouse on latest DPRK missile launch attempt.
12 month ago[email protected] arrival back on @WhiteHouse south lawn to see if we can get his react to #DPRK missile firing. – at South Lawn - White House
ROK JCS: DPRK fired an unidentified missile in vicinity of Bukchang in Pyeongannam-do (S. Pyeongan Prov.) "early this (Saturday) morning.”
North Korea fires ballistic missile
Russia says military action against North Korea is "completely unacceptable" and could have "catastrophic consequences"
South Korea FM to UNSC: "The THAAD missile defense system is purely defensive", and the military exercises are only normal training
"N Korea's game plan is to become recognized as a nuclear weapons state", FM of S Korea says, "so dialog for the sake of dialog won't work"
Russian official: what we need to develop is dialog, with respect, and taking into account mutual interests
Russian official: we need to develop a channel of communications with North Korea and to use it...
Russian official: sanctions/restrictions on DPRK's banking system affect funding of UN aid programs and also diplomatic missions in North Korea
Russia: sanctions should neither be used to suffocate DPRK nor should they be used to worsen the humanitarian situation in DPRK
12 month agoShips of the #USSCarlVinson Carrier Strike Group and JMSDF transit waters south of Japan while training together
Tillerson: DPRK must dismantle its nuke/BM programs; call on states to implement SC resolutions and downgrade diplomatic relations with DPRK
US Secretary of State Tillerson calls on countries to suspend or downgrade diplomatic relations with North Korea
12 month agoSecretary Tillerson outlines new strategy and actions to be taken to counteract North Korean aggression
Tillerson to UN: 'Threat of a N. Korea nuclear attack on Seoul or Tokyo is real'
Tillerson: NK must take "concrete steps" to dismantle its nuclear weapons/ballistic missile program must take place before talks with US
Sec. Tillerson say the US will back up pressure on North Korea with military action, if necessary.
12 month agoSecretary Tillerson addressing the UN on North Korea
Dialogue and negotiations on North Korea are 'only right choice': China
US seeks talks with North Korea to solve nuke issue: Tillerson
US seeks talks with North Korea to solve nuke issue: Tillerson