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Study says North Korean base hosts nuclear-capable missiles that put Japan in crosshairs

A new study spotlighting an “undeclared” North Korean missile base that hosts medium-range weapons capable of striking half of Japan was released

North Korea’s Recent Missile and ‘Projectile’ Tests Need Your Attention

On August 10, North Korea conducted its sixth missile test as the United States and South Korea began their long-planned, yet much

Accept Reality: North Korea Will Remain a Nuclear State

President Donald Trump has discovered that nations around the world will not readily submit to his will. His administration has increased sanctions

How North Korea Perceives—and Responds—to U.S.-South Korea Joint Military Exercises

This week, in a move that came as a surprise to many within the East Asia policy community, North Korea (DPRK) tested

One-third of Americans would support a preemptive nuclear strike on North Korea, researchers say

More than a third of Americans would support a preemptive nuclear strike on North Korea if that country tested a long-range missile

Is North Korea’s EMP threat real or ‘something out of a James Bond movie’?

“A failure of imagination” is how some experts described the intelligence community’s inability to foresee and interrupt the 9/11 plot. But it

North Korea Knows that Donald Trump Is a Temporary Problem

resident Donald Trump has stepped back from conflict with Iran for the moment. He made a last-minute decision to abort airstrikes, which

Question Asked: Could the U.S. Navy Destroy North Korea In a War?

Corbett observes that a navy can apply pressure on a foe’s “national life” from day one of a conflict. Over time, he

One Year After Singapore: Losing Ground on North Korean Denuclearization

While the Singapore summit was historic as the first meeting ever between U.S. and North Korean leaders, it failed to produce any

Activity Continues at Uranium-Enrichment Plant at North Korea’s Yongbyon Facility

ctivity continues in the uranium-enrichment plant at North Korea’s Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center, according to one think tank. “River-dredging continues,” 38

Experts see Russia fingerprints on North Korea’s new missile

The three new missiles North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has tested over the past week are eerily familiar to military experts:

In Weapons Tests, North Korea Revives an Old Playbook, With a Strategic Twist

In the weeks before North Korea fired rockets and guided weapons on Saturday, President Trump countermanded the Treasury Department, reversing an announcement