Mattis: N. Korean nuke would draw "overwhelming" U.S. response

Defense chief spends 1st trip abroad easing jitters in South Korea and Japan over Trump's willingness to back them up

• Feb 3, 2017

Mattis criticizes N. Korea on first foreign trip

The new Pentagon chief says his Seoul meetings will include discussion of deploying the U.S. missile defense system known as THAAD

• Feb 2, 2017

World’s youngest head of state celebrates birthday

North Korean officials say Kim’s relatively low-key approach reflects his "humble" nature and respect for his forbearers

• Jan 8, 2017

U.S., allies warn of "new level of threat" from North Korea

American diplomat says regime has "seen a qualitative improvement" in weapons capabilities, and they get better with every test

• Jan 6, 2017

Kim Jong Un hints at intercontinental missile test

Kim did not explicitly say an ICBM test was imminent, but he has a birthday coming up on Jan. 8, and last year they conducted a nuclear test on Jan. 6

• Jan 1, 2017

Official warns N. Korea could launch nuke, but not likely control it

Senior Pentagon official says threat is what "keeps me awake at night," but Kim Jong Un's missile program still has key flaw

• Dec 9, 2016

U.N. Security Council targets N. Korea's main source of money

North Korea hit with stronger sanctions unanimously passed by U.N. Security Council

• Nov 30, 2016

China blocks “Kim Fatty the Third” from web search results

North Korean officials asked China to block the nickname for fear news of it would get back to their boss in Pyongyang

• Nov 16, 2016

N. Korea crippled by sanctions? CBS News visit reveals some surprises

“It's the nuclear threats made by the U.S. that caused all of this. The question is whether the new president is willing to abandon hostile policies,” says North Korean official

• Oct 26, 2016

North Korea slams threat of "criminal" sanctions

Efforts at the U.N. to strengthen sanctions already in place since 2006 over nuclear tests and rocket launches are infuriating Pyongyang

• Oct 24, 2016

N. Korean zoo animal’s pack-a-day habit draws a crowd

It’s a spectacle unheard of in most places, but at Pyongyang’s new zoo, Azalea the smoking chimpanzee is a rising star

• Oct 20, 2016

U.S. issues warning to North Korea over using nuclear weapons

Warning comes weeks after North's most powerful nuclear test explosion to date, days after failed test launch of ballistic missile

• Oct 19, 2016

U.N. chides North Korea for latest "grave violation"

But rhetoric aside, Security Council still grappling for a way to try and deter North's nuclear and missile advances

• Oct 18, 2016

North Korea's latest fad: Sightseeing in ultralight airplanes

Kim Jong Un​ aims to give North Koreans more modern and “cultured” ways to spend their leisure time

• Oct 17, 2016

N. Korean missile exploded shortly after liftoff: U.S., S. Korea says

U.S. military says launch was attempted at 11:33 p.m. EDT Friday and that the missile didn’t pose a threat to North America

• Oct 15, 2016

China-based company charged with plotting to evade N. Korea sanctions

The Dept. of Justice unsealed criminal charges against a Chinese firm for conspiring to evade U.S. economic sanctions that target North Korea’s nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles programs

• Sep 26, 2016

U.N. Security Council pushes ahead on ban on testing nuclear weapons

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called North Korea's latest nuclear explosion a "reckless act of provocation"

• Sep 23, 2016

N. Korea claims to successfully carry out ground test of new rocket engine

Successfully carried out ground test of new engine for space launch vehicle is possible indication North Korea might conduct prohibited long-range rocket launch soon

• Sep 19, 2016

U.S. ambassador on slow aid to Syria: "Starve, get bombed or surrender"

U.S. ambassador explains the importance of the U.S.-Russia cease-fire in Syria and urgency of action against North Korea in the wake of another nuclear test

• Sep 16, 2016

U.S. flies nuclear-capable bombers over South Korea in show of force against North

United States sent nuclear-capable supersonic bombers streaking over ally South Korea in a show of force meant to cow North Korea after its recent nuclear test

• Sep 12, 2016

North Korea angers world with nuclear test, even its friends

U.N. Security Council to hold emergency meeting as Obama assures allies the "flagrant violation" by Kim regime will bring "serious consequences"

• Sep 9, 2016

N. Korea: Latest test brings nuke program to "higher level"

Pyongyang claims it's now a big step closer to being able to put nuclear warheads on ballistic missiles, as it seeks ability to hit U.S. mainland

• Sep 9, 2016

Unusual seismic activity in North Korea likely nuclear test

North Korea detonated its fifth atomic, South Korean officials said, with Seoul and international monitors detecting unusual seismic activity near the North’s northeastern nuclear test site

• Sep 9, 2016

North Korea fires 3 missiles as world leaders meet in China

Test was apparently timed to grab attention of leaders at G-20 economic summit, source tells CBS News, as U.S. officials mull response

• Sep 5, 2016

South Korea: North Korea has executed top education official

If confirmed, they would be the latest in a series of killings, purges and dismissals carried out since North Korean leader Kim Jong Un took power in late 2011

• Aug 30, 2016

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