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Trump, Moon summit faces ‘no good options’ on North Korea

North Korea is a small country, but the Kim Jong Un regime is expected to loom large at the first summit between

Specialists Think North Korea Poses Nuclear Threat to Hawaii

Nuclear arms experts think North Korea already has, or soon will have, the ability to target Hawaii with a nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic

Under the radar, Russia plays a double game in tense Korean crisis

President Trump has made a big deal since his election about his new relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping, insisting Beijing is

North Korea Dreams of Turning Out the Lights

Conventional wisdom holds that it will be years before North Korea can credibly threaten the United States with a nuclear attack. Kim

Head of U.S. missile defense says North Korea missile advances a ‘great concern’

The head of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, Vice Admiral James Syring, said on Wednesday that technological advances demonstrated by North Korea

S. Korean, US defense chiefs reach ‘understanding’ on THAAD

South Korean Defense Minister Han Min-koo on Saturday assured his American counterpart Jim Mattis that Seoul is not seeking to reverse the

North Korea Nuclear EMP Attack: An Existential Threat

Analysts like Jack Liu and Jeffrey Lewis are to be commended for their interest in educating the public about North Korea’s missile

In North Korea, the US Advertises Its Intentions

On March 8, we wrote an analysis that said North Korea appeared to be crossing a red line set forth by the

North Korea Prepping EMP At United States?

TEL AVIV – While the international community and news media focus on North Korean missile tests and the country’s nuclear program, one

With North Korea, we do have cards to play

The crisis with North Korea may appear trumped up. It’s not. Given that Pyongyang has had nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles for

The unpredictable Kim Jong-un and the risk of a first strike in a Korean War

Since the 1970s the Korean peninsula has never been far away from conflict. In common with his father and grandfather, Kim Jong-un likes to use inflammatory rhetoric

Trump strategy on NKorea: ‘Maximum pressure and engagement’

The Trump administration has settled on its North Korea strategy after a two-month review: “Maximum pressure and engagement.” U.S. officials said Friday