Kim reaffirms arms buildup at party meet

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un doubled down on his arms buildup in the face of what he described as an aggravating security environment as he concluded a major political conference that came as the United States and South … Read More

U.S. continues to adjust readiness to meet N. Korean threats: Pentagon

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WASHINGTON, April 8 (Yonhap) — The United States and South Korea continue to adjust their joint defense capabilities to meet ever increasing threats from North Korea’s advancing nuclear and ballistic missile capabilities, a Pentagon spokesperson said Friday. Department of Defense … Read More

With Biden’s lukewarm diplomacy, North Korea runs hot and cold

The vague North Korea policy from the White House has left all parties unsure what the United States hopes to achieve. A mass demonstration in Pyongyang on 9 September 2021 to mark 73 years since the foundation of the Democratic … Read More

North Korea threatens US with new preemptive strike weapons – probably nukes

On Tuesday, North Korea threatened to increase its “deterrent of absolute capacity” and build up its arsenal of “preemptive strike” capabilities in response to new joint military training between the U.S. and South Korea. Kim Yo Jong, the sister of … Read More

North Korea: Kim Jong-un’s sister warns US not to ’cause a stink’

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Kim Yo-jong is considered a powerful ally of her brother, Kim Jong-un – Getty Images The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has warned the US not to “cause a stink”, as President Joe Biden prepares to set … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 19 March 2021

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Greetings from Tyler, Once upon a time there was a hunger and thirst to know every detail and to understand every nuance on numerous fronts.  Not anymore.  Now it’s a matter of protecting one’s emotions and sensibilities from the mindlessness … Read More

Kim Jong Un in coma, sister set to take control, South Korean ex-diplomat alleges

It is not the first time that the leader’s absence has prompted rumors of health problems. A South Korean diplomat is speculating that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has fallen into a coma and that his sister, Kim Yo Jong, is poised to take … Read More