1 week agoWhite House @PressSec on North Korea: "We are prepared to consider some form of diplomacy if it's going to lead us down the path toward denuclearization
The White House: We can deal with the North Korean nuclear weapons file in a form of diplomacy
IOC hasn't heard from North Korea on skipping Tokyo Olympics: spokesperson
The U.N is accusing North Korean experts of assisting Iran's weapons program: Report named 13 DPRK technicians suspected of traveling to Iran; Passports possibly falsified; Panel alleges that both countries exchanged critical missile parts last year
North Korea has become the first country to withdraw from the Tokyo Olympics because of coronavirus fears
Burma: South Korean steel giant POSCO has started examining how it could end a joint venture with a military-controlled company in Myanmar following the coup in February
North Korea continued to blatantly violated @UN Security Council resolutions last year, stealing more than US $300 million in virtual assets to support its illegal development of weapons of mass destruction, a @UN report said
[email protected] Ned Price: "Denuclearization will remain at the center of American policy towards North Korea
North Korea spent nearly $1 million on plane parts last year: -Air Koryo is upgrading its fleet of Russian Tupolev jets -Imported spare parts and specialist tools -Could possibly signal a resumption of air service, one expert said
Reuters: Latest polls predicted a landslide victory by the opposition People Power Party in both Seoul and Busan. This would mark the first time in a decade the Democratic Party will lose control of the government of the capital, home to nearly 20% of the country's 52 mln people
South Korea to buy more attack choppers from abroad by 2028
Satellite imagery of Yongbyon Nuclear Research Facility shows steam/smoke emanating from a small support building in the center of the facility, indicating that the building is being heated. Snapshot by Joseph Bermudez & @VictorDCha / @CSIS
Seoul's "anti-leaflet" law will take effect tomorrow, making it a criminal offense to send leaflets and other ideological material into North Korea from the South
A joint statement from the defense ministers of Japan, South Korea, and ten other countries stated they "condemn the use of lethal force against unarmed people by the Myanmar Armed Forces." This is rare, since militaries typically leave such messages to civilian officials. (SG)
3 week agoNorth Korea confirms test of new 'tactical guided missile'. This is the first known test of this SRBM, first shown at the Jan 2021 parade
3 week agoFull KCNA statement on the "new-type tactical guided projectile" tested on Thursday. It discusses a 2.5-ton warhead and "low-altitude gliding leap type flight mode"
Biden: We are consulting with our allies, and there will be responses to North Korea after its recent missile test
Biden on North Korea: "There will be responses if they choose to escalate"
Japan complains over U.S. military's use of term 'East Sea' after North Korean missile tests
3 week ago"Hamju" may refer to nearby Sondok or Yonpo Air Bases Both bases previously used in 2019 for Kim Jong Un supervised tests of large calibre guided MRLS (KN-25)
Russian foreign minister calls for an end to 'arms race' on the Korean Peninsula (NK News)
ROK National Security Advisor chaired a NSC meeting on North Korea's missile tests this morning
North Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles this morning from South Hamgyong. The missiles were fired into East Sea
South Korea deeply concerned about North Korea's projectile launch: NSC
Yonhap: South Korean joint chiefs say US and South Korea believe the missiles were likely short-range ballistic missiles, appears to have been launched from land (so seems to be ruling out SLBM for now)
South Korea's NSC expresses 'deep concern' about North Korea's projectile launch that comes amid U.S. review of policy
North Korea projectiles appears to be short-range ballistic missiles: JCS
North Korea's short-range projectiles flew 450 km at altitude of 60 km: JCS
The missiles posed no threat to US or Japanese forces, according to a senior US official. The test was likely part of its R and D as North Korea tries to make "advances in their weapons systems" and also "poke the administration to see its reaction
Senior US official tells North Korea's test of 2 short range ballistic missiles may have included a "sub launched missile" launched from the ground, not sea. a missile that North Korea would like to launch from a submarine. Will take several days for Pentagon to assess
