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."
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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."
Speaking at the Halifax International Security Forum on Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rejected Russian calls for a "short truce." Idaho Senator James Risch also spoke at the conference, and he joined CBS News' Catherine Herridge to talk about the war in Ukraine, NATO's response, and the latest threats from North Korea.
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.
The North Korean dictator gave Moon Jae-in a pair of Pungsan dogs after a rare, one-off summit. Now Moon says his own government won't pay for their upkeep.
North Korea test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile on Thursday, causing alarm across parts of Japan. This comes days after firing at least 23 missiles. Tom Karako, director of the Missile Defense Project, joins "CBS News Mornings" with the latest.
South Korean officials said North Korea fired more short-range ballistic missiles Friday as the U.N. warns Pyongyang could carry out a nuclear test at any time. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin discussed what nuclear testing means for stability around the Korean Peninsula.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un could soon test a tactical nuclear weapon, according to U.S. and South Korean officials. CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent and "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan joins CBS News' John Dickerson to discuss.
Former President Donald Trump has acknowledged that some of the top secret documents seized from his Mar-a-Lago estate were classified. In recordings from Bob Woodward's new audio book, "The Trump Tapes," Trump says letters he exchanged with North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un are "top secret." CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane discusses the latest.
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.
The western sea boundary is disputed by the two Koreas and has been the scene of past battles.
Veteran Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward has collected his recorded interviews with former President Donald Trump – eight hours' worth – into an audiobook release, "The Trump Tapes." He talks with CBS News' John Dickerson about Trump's view of the presidency as a trophy and his unsettling communications with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un; and about the question Woodward most regrets not asking.
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.
State-run media said Kim observed his army in drills to "check and assess the war deterrent and nuclear counterattack capability."
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.
The U.S. and South Korea are responding to a missile launch from North Korea that flew over northern Japan. CBS News foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer joins us from Tokyo to explain the latest.
North Korea launched a ballistic missile over Japan, forcing Japan to issue evacuation notices and causing sirens to ring out across the northern part of the country on Tuesday morning. It is the 23rd missile North Korea has launched this year — and the first to pass over Japan since 2017.
North Korea's latest missile test forced Japan to warn its residents to take shelter early Tuesday morning. A missile flew over the island in what is being called a dramatic escalation by Pyongyang. Former CIA officer and FBI special agent Tracey Walder joins CBS News to discuss the move and the reaction from South Korea and the U.S.
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.
An American aircraft carrier has arrived in South Korea for the first time in almost five years. The U.S. and South Korean navies will take part in joint drills next week. Josh Smith, a senior correspondent for Reuters, joined CBS News from South Korea to discuss.
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."
America's top envoy in the nuclear standoff with the North has made it clear that Washington is taking Kim Jong Un's threats seriously, and is frustrated over China and Russia's stance.
The U.S. and South Korea flew fighter jets around the Korean peninsula in an apparent show of force. The move comes in response to months of missile launches from North Korea. CBS News anchors Tanya Rivero and Elaine Quijano spoke with the Director of the Asia Program at The Wilson Center, Sue Mi Terry, about tensions in the region.
South Korean and U.S. officials are afraid North Korea could move ahead with its first nuclear test since 2017.
As Biden arrived to tout deals for American jobs, North Korea was poised for a nuclear weapons test and China launched military exercises.
President Biden toured the world's largest semiconductor plant while in South Korea today. The visit marked his first stop on his inaugural five-day trip to Asia. CBS News' Tanya Rivero and Nancy Chen chat with Jeff Mason, a White House correspondent for Reuters, about the significance of his trip to South Korea, and the looming threat posed by North Korea.