Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko said Tuesday that Russia would provide military assistance to North Korea if it comes under attack based on a treaty the two nations signed earlier this year. "If an act of aggression is committed against the Democratic...
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said his country will abandon its decades-old policy of seeking reconciliation with South Korea as tensions continue to soar on the Korean Peninsula. In a speech on Monday, Kim called for Pyongyang to change its constitution to...
North Korea on Saturday simulated a tactical nuclear weapon attack in response to another round of massive military exercises held by the US and South Korea. "A firing drill for simulated tactical nuclear attack was conducted at dawn of September 2 to warn the enemies...
A US submarine arrived in South Korea on Monday, less than a week after the US sent a nuclear-armed submarine to the Korean Peninsula for the first time since 1981. The USS Annapolis, a Los Angeles-class submarine, which is nuclear-powered but not nuclear-armed,...
North Korea on Thursday issued a warning over the US deployment of a nuclear-armed submarine to South Korea, saying the provocation could potentially justify Pyongyang using its nuclear weapons. The Ohio-Class USS Kentucky docked in the South Korean port of Busan on...
A US nuclear-armed submarine docked in South Korea on Tuesday in a major provocation aimed at North Korea as tensions on the Korean Peninsula continue to rise. The docking of the USS Kentucky, an Ohio-Class submarine, in the South Korean port of Busan marks the first...
US nuclear-capable B-52 bombers flew to the Korean Peninsula on Friday in the latest US provocation against North Korea. The South Korean Defense Ministry and the US military said the bombers participated in exercises and were joined by US and South Korean fighter...
The US and South Korea on Thursday held massive live-fire drills near the demilitarized zone (DMZ) border in the latest provocation toward Pyongyang that will likely provoke North Korean missile tests. According to the South Korean news agency Yonhap, the exercises...
The US aircraft carrier USS Nimitz and its strike group began joint exercises in South Korean waters on Monday as Washington and Seoul continue to dramatically expand their military cooperation. A few hours before the drills began, North Korea fired two short-range...
South Korea's Defense Ministry said Wednesday that the US and South Korea will hold their "largest-ever" live-fire drills this June, a move that will anger Pyongyang and ensure tensions on the Korean Peninsula will remain high. The ministry said the drills would be...
