Question: Why didn’t President Bill Clinton in 1994—when the North Korean nuclear menace was still in its infancy—destroy Pyongyang’s atomic program before it would transform into the existential threat it is today? Simple. He risked the possibility that the Kim … Read More
JAPANESE fighter jets scrambled to intercept Chinese bombers in a major provocation as tensions in the region escalate over the North Korea crisis. The air force were scrambled to three regions near Okinawa, Japan’s defence ministry revealed. The alert came … Read More
North Korea threatened South Korea and the United States on Tuesday with “merciless retaliation” over their ongoing joint military drills. Pyongyang warned both countries they “should take the whole responsibility for catastrophic results from (a) reckless war game,” according to … Read More
Pyongyang’s official news agency says Malcolm Turnbull ‘invites disaster’ by pledging to support the US in any conflict with Kim Jong-un’s regime. North Korea has warned Australia it has committed a “suicidal act” by committing its troops to help the … Read More
North Korea has released propaganda posters boasting that the US mainland is “within our strike range!” and condemning strengthened United Nations sanctions over its recent missile tests. One of the bold posters, released through state-controlled media on Thursday, depicts multiple … Read More
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea appeared on Tuesday to pause its threat to launch ballistic missiles toward Guam, saying it would wait to assess “the foolish and stupid conduct” of the United States before carrying the launchings out. The … Read More
BEIJING – China won’t come to North Korea’s help if it launches missiles threatening U.S. soil and there is retaliation, a state-owned newspaper warned Friday – but it would intervene if Washington strikes first. The Global Times newspaper is not … Read More