Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 8 July 2022

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Greetings from Tyler, News of the shooting in a Copenhagen mall has circled the globe.  Maybe if they only had stricter gun laws this wouldn’t have happened.  Do you think somebody intent on killing people is going to care about … Read More

North Korea slams US-South Korea-Japan military cooperation

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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Sunday slammed the United States, South Korea and Japan for pushing to boost their trilateral military cooperation targeting the North, warning that the move is prompting urgent calls for the country to reinforce … Read More

U.S., South Korea, Japan envoys meet as North Korea appears to prepare nuclear test

SEOUL, June 3 (Reuters) – Officials from the United States, South Korea and Japan met in Seoul on Friday to prepare for “all contingencies” amid signs North Korea is preparing to conduct a nuclear test for the first time since … Read More

North Korea fires ballistic missile after making nuclear threats

The launch is just the latest in a series of weapons tests from the nuclear-armed country North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan Wednesday, according to reports. Japan’s Defense Ministry and South Korea’s military confirmed the … Read More

U.S., South Korea, Japan envoys meet on North Korea nuclear tension

SEOUL, June 3 (Reuters) – Officials from the United States, South Korea and Japan met in Seoul on Friday for talks on North Korea amid signs the isolated country is preparing to conduct a nuclear test for the first time … Read More

North Korea fires missiles hours after Biden leaves Asia

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North Korea fired three ballistic missiles early on Wednesday morning, South Korea’s military has said. Authorities in Seoul said the missiles were fired in the space of less than an hour from the Sunan area in Pyongyang. It comes just … Read More

As Biden makes his first presidential trip to Asia, war in Europe looms large

The four-day journey to South Korea and Japan, intended to counter Chinese influence, will now highlight concerns connected to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. SEOUL — President Joe Biden on Friday begins his first trip to Asia since he took office … Read More

North Korean nuclear test could serve as ‘wake-up call’ for Biden and allies

In recent months, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has made tests of his country’s increasingly powerful and capable missiles a routine matter. In response, U.S. President Joe Biden — at least in part because of his focus on the … Read More

China’s top military body may find itself in crosshairs of Japan counterstrike capability

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Speculation is growing in Japanese security circles as to whether targets of a proposed “counterstrike capability” would include China’s Central Military Commission, its armed forces’ highest decision-making body headed by leader Xi Jinping. The speculation came to light in a … Read More

N. Korea fires ballistic missile as South gets ready for new president

SEOUL, May 4 (Reuters) – North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the sea off its east coast on Wednesday, South Korea and Japan said, about a week after Pyongyang vowed to develop its nuclear forces “at the fastest possible … Read More

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