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U.S. President Donald Trump declared Monday that he is “very happy” with the pace of ongoing negotiations with North Korea to end

One eight-word assumption underlies American and South Korean negotiations with Kim Jong Un: “North Korea will give up its nuclear weapons.” That’s

In the wake of the Singapore summit, it is plausible that North Korea will be required by the US to avoid technology

U.S.-North Korea talks hit their first major stumbling block since last month’s landmark summit between President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un,

The State Department on Thursday denied that the United States had softened its approach toward North Korean denuclearization, as U.S. Secretary of

The United States will soon present a timeline to North Korea with “specific asks” of Pyongyang after a historic summit between U.S.

North Korea is upgrading a major nuclear research facility despite President Donald Trump’s claim that leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to

It’s time to talk substance about North Korea. At some point after the recent Singapore summit, when all comforting optics have been

DEFCON Director gives his thoughts and analysis on the Singapore Summit. Included is the DEFCON analysis and more in-depth discussion of the

The warheads — at least 20 in number, and perhaps as many as 60 — remain for now in their bunkers, somewhere

“Nice to meet you, Mr. President.” With these words, Kim Jong Un shook hands with Donald Trump as the two made history in Singapore.

In a vaguely worded agreement signed at their unprecedented summit Tuesday in Singapore, U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim