US "gravely concerned about the serious outbreak of COVID19 underway in the DPRK" per @StateDept's Kritenbrink Says this crisis is separate from concerns abt North Korea WMD issues
IAEA chief Grossi says at North Korea's nuclear test site at Punggye-Ri we have observed indications that one of the adits has been reopened, possibly in preparation for a nuclear test
2 year agoPics of the US-South Korea live-fire missile launch in response to North Korea's launch a day earlier. Pics via @USForcesKorea
North Korea launched 8 ballistic missiles into the East Sea- JCS
Canada claims that Chinese jets repeatedly harassed one of its long-range patrol aircraft monitoring North Korea sanctions. "It is inevitable that more clashes like this will happen in the future," expert @GoMyongHyun1 told NK News
Main blaze of Miryang wildfire brought under control on 4th day
2 year agoUS-Japan-ROK meeting on DPRK ICBM launches and COVID19 outbreak set to begin Thursday in Seoul, announces @StateDept
Foreign pilot arrested for secretly taking photos of women at park in Seoul
2 year ago.@PentagonPresSec John Kirby confirms North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles. Won't comment on reports they changed trajectory mid-air
2 year agoUSAF RC-135V Rivet Joint 64-14842 orbiting over South Korea
South Korea says North Korea's latest launch appears to have used an ICBM system which flew 360 km to max alt of 540. A second missile exploded in mid-air. The 3rd missile, an SRBM, flew 760 km to max alt of 60 km
Top South Korean, U.S. diplomats strongly condemn North Korea's missile launches in phone talks: ministry
North Korea launched 3 missiles and @USForcesKorea & South Korea carried out "a combined live-fire exercise" by firing short range ATACMS & Hyunmu missiles into the Sea of Japan(East Sea). To show their ability "to respond quickly to crisis events"
Japan Defense Ministry says North Korea has launched an apparent ballistic missile. The launch comes a day after US leader Joe Biden wrapped up his first trip to Asia as president
"We are prepared for anything North Korea does," @POTUS replies in Seoul re DPRK weapons tests threats. "We've talked through how we'd respond to whatever they do, so I am not concerned if that's what you're suggesting
President Biden, who is currently attending a state dinner with the South Korean president, has signed the massive $40 billion aid package to Ukraine. The bill was flown to Seoul after the Senate passed it in the hours after Biden departed Washington for his trip
.@StateDeptSpox: "We remain concerned that the DPRK may attempt to undertake another provocation during the course of the president's visit to Northeast Asia or in the days following that could include another ICBM test, that could include a test of a nuclear weapon
US intelligence says North Korea could 'either' launch a long-range missile or conduct a nuclear test while Biden is in East Asia: NSA Sullivan
South Korea's spy agency says North Korea has completed preparations for its seventh nuclear test and is gauging the timing of such a blast. Agency also says signs of looming ICBM launch as Biden visits Seoul
"We are preparing for all contingencies, including the possibility that such a provocation would occur while (@POTUS is) in Korea or in Japan," @JakeSullivan46 tells @WhiteHouse reporters about concerns DPRK could conduct another missile or nuclear test
2 year agoNorth Korea reports 8 more deaths, issues with medicine supply amid Covid outbreak: KCNA (state media)
North Korean leader orders mobilization of soldiers to stabilize medicine supply: state media
Yonhap: North Korea says some 390K new Covid cases reported, 8 have died
Yoon offers to send COVID19 vaccines to North Korea: spokesperson
The DPRK missile flew 360km, reached a maximum altitude of 90km at a speed of Mach 5, according to the ROK military
North Korea confirms its first-ever COVID19 case and declares a "serious emergency", with leader Kim Jong-un ordering lockdowns across the country
New Defense Minister Lee takes office, warns of 'stern' response to possible North Korea provocations
New South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol says he'll present "an audacious plan" to improve North Korea's economy if leader Kim Jong Un denuclearizes
North Korea fires at least 1 projectile into East Sea: South Korean military
Japan State Minister of Defense Makoto Oniki tells reporters today's North Korean missile launch flew for 500 km, hitting a max height of 800 km. Asked if Japan had assessed the missile was an IRBM or ICBM, he said the ministry was continuing to analyze the test
