North Korea claims significant progress toward developing spy satellite

Pyongyang says preparations should be wrapped up by April. Western experts note that April 15 is an important holiday in the North.

• Dec 19, 2022

Japan to double defense spending, gain missiles amid regional threats

U.S. officials were quick to praise the massive adjustment to post-WWII Japan's pacifist policy as marking "a new era in the defense of democracy."

• Dec 16, 2022

Kim Jong Un's daughter appears again, heating up succession debate

She's only about 10, but her new, bold photos are deepening the debate over whether she's being primed as a successor.

• Nov 27, 2022

North Korea tests missile with range to hit anywhere in U.S., Japan says

At the APEC summit in Bangkok, Vice President Harris strongly condemned the test, calling it a "brazen violation of multiple U.N. Security resolutions."

• Nov 18, 2022

U.S., Japan, South Korea vow unified response to North Korea threat

President Biden and the leaders of Japan and South Korea are vowing a unified and coordinated response to North Korea's threatening nuclear and ballistic missile programs.

• Nov 13, 2022

North Korea fires another missile, continuing recent barrage of tests

One of the dozens of missiles fired by Kim Jong Un's isolated regime last week was a half-century old Soviet model, but not necessarily because he's running low.

• Nov 9, 2022

North Korea says missile tests were practice for merciless strikes

Pyongyang fired dozens of missiles and flew warplanes toward the sea​ last week. One may have been an ICBM -- whose flight reportedly ended in failure.

• Nov 7, 2022

South Korea scrambles jets after spotting 180 North Korean warplanes

Pyongyang's move came after the North test-fired around 30 ballistic missiles over the two previous days​, including an ICBM.

• Nov 4, 2022

North Korea launches ICBM that apparently failed and 2 short-range missiles

The launches prompted Japan's government to order people in northern regions to take cover, and South Korea and the U.S. extended their current military drills.

• Nov 3, 2022

The Koreas exchange missile launches as tensions ratchet up even further

The dueling launches come as U.S., South Korean and Japanese officials say Pyongyang is apparently preparing to conduct its first nuclear test in years.

• Nov 2, 2022

N. Korea resumes missile tests amid stern warnings not to use nuclear weapons

Pyongyang fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea in its first ballistic weapons launches in two weeks.

• Oct 28, 2022

North Korea set to conduct nuclear test anytime, U.S. and South Korea say

U.S., South Korean and Japanese officials are bracing for what would be Pyongyang's first nuclear test in years, amid already heightened global tensions.

• Oct 27, 2022

North Korea put on notice: Nuclear test would draw "unprecedented" response

The warning from the U.S., South Korea and Japan comes amid signs Pyongyang could be close to conducting its first such test since 2017.

• Oct 26, 2022

North, South Korea exchange warning shots along disputed sea boundary

The western sea boundary is disputed by the two Koreas and has been the scene of past battles.

• Oct 24, 2022

N. Korea claims test of cruise missiles ready to carry "tactical nukes"

Analysts are dubious of the North's claim to have deployed long-range missiles capable of carrying tactical nuclear weapons, but a new nuke test could be looming.

• Oct 13, 2022

North Korea calls recent missile tests "tactical nuclear" drills

State-run media said Kim observed his army in drills to "check and assess the war deterrent and nuclear counterattack capability."

• Oct 10, 2022

North Korea launches 2 more ballistic missiles

The launch came just two days after North Korea fired an intermediate-range missile over Japan for the first time in five years.

• Oct 5, 2022

North Korea ups the ante with first missile test over Japan in years

The test of the suspected Hwasong-12 rocket set off warning alarms in northern Japan, and drew a quick military response from the U.S. and South Korea.

• Oct 4, 2022

North Korea conducts 4th round of missile tests in 1 week

The North's testing spree is seen as a response to recent naval drills between South Korea and the U.S. and their other training that involved Japan.

• Oct 1, 2022

North Korea test fires missiles as Harris visits to reassure the South

Harris visited South Korea and assured the close ally that the U.S. commitment to its defense was "ironclad" in the face of Kim Jong Un's threats.

• Sep 29, 2022

North Korea fires missiles on eve of Kamala Harris trip to Seoul

Seoul says the provocations will only deepen North Korea's international isolation while pushing South Korea and the United States to strengthen their deterrence.

• Sep 28, 2022

South Korean leader's profane hot mic criticism of U.S. goes viral

Political foes accused already-unpopular President Yoon Suk-yeol of causing "a major diplomatic mishap" with his "foul language tarnishing the U.S. Congress."

• Sep 22, 2022

U.S. says Russia reliant on North Korean weapons to keep up Ukraine war

The two isolated nations have grown closer, and the U.S. says Russia is buying rockets from Pyongyang amid sanctions-driven "severe supply shortages in Ukraine."

• Sep 6, 2022

U.S. and South Korea begin biggest military drills in years

The drills could draw an angry response from North Korea, which has dialed up its weapons testing activity to a record pace.

• Aug 22, 2022

North Korea resumes missiles tests, firing two suspected cruise missiles

As the North continued this year's record testing pace, the South's president said Seoul would stick with efforts to get Pyongyang to accept economic aid in exchange for denuclearization.

• Aug 17, 2022

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