Japan Says Ready to Shoot Down North Korea Missile
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Japan Prepares to Try to Shoot Down North Korean Missile
As Japan continues to fret over a planned test launch in North Korea, the military is preparing to deploy the "Son of Star Wars" missile defense system in case they decide to try to shoot down a North Korean rocket. "If it is capable of reaching Japan then it goes...
US Prepares to Shoot Down North Korea Test Missile
Reports have persisted for weeks that North Korea is preparing a test-fire of a long-range missile, potentially over Japan. Though North Korea says that it is actually planning to launch a communication satellite into orbit, the US sees that as cover for a missile...
As Clinton Heads to South Korea, North Says It Is Ready for War
En route to an official visit to South Korea, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told reporters that the Obama Administration was preparing for various scenarios surrounding possible succession in North Korea. Clinton said that even a peaceful succession "may...
Clinton Warns North Korea Against ‘Provocative’ Actions
South Korean officials say that the North Korean government is assembling a long-range missile for a test fire which could come as soon as the end of the month. A successful test is predicted to fly over Japan, and the missile might have the range to hit Alaska....
North Korea: We Are on the Brink of War With the South
North Korea's state-run new agency quoted top officials today as saying the nation was "on the brink of war" with neighboring South Korea, and the government has also announced that it will be abandoning the nonagression pact between the two nations. Experts say the...
Korea Tensions Rise With Seditious Balloons
Just one month after North Korea finally came to an agreement with the west about resuming the dismantlement of its nuclear facilities at Yongbyon, tensions with the reclusive state are once again worsening. While last month's tensions focused around naval operations...
North Korea to Restart Dismantling Yongbyon
In a stunning 180 degree turn after weeks of increasing tensions between North Korea and the US and reports that North Korea was preparing to restart its Yongbyon nuclear facility, the source of the plutonium for its 2006 nuclear test explosion, North Korea has...
US, Koreas Trade Warnings as Tensions Escalate
With South Korean General Kim Tae-Young accusing the North Koreans of working on a new nuclear warhead, the reported North Korean missile test firings earlier in the week, and the announcement that the North is barring IAEA inspectors from all portions of its Yongbyon...
North Korea Bars Inspectors, Prepares to Restart Yongbyon Facility
North Korea has barred IAEA inspectors from all portions of the Yongbyon nuclear facility. They had previously expelled monitors from only a small portion of the overall facility. North Korea has had the UN remove all seals and surveillance equipment from the reactor....
