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Korea, U.S. press China for N.K. sanctions
South Korea and the U.S. are spurring global efforts to slap a fresh batch of crippling sanctions on North Korea following the communist nation’s fourth atomic experiment, ratcheting up pressure to extract China’s endorsement while crafting separate punishments at home and with close partners. Vehicles wait to cross the border to enter the Gaeseong industrial park in North Korea on Monday. (Yonhap)Seoul and Washington pledged to have Pyongyang face “consequences” for breaching international ban
Jan. 11, 2016
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JCS chief warns of more N. Korean provocations
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Lee Sun-jin on Monday warned that North Korea could stage an additional provocation and urged solid joint defense readiness with the U.S. in the aftermath of the communist state’s fourth nuclear test last week. Lee visited the Osan air base in Gyeonggi Province with U.S. Forces Korea commander Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti who also called for the personnel there to maintain “top-level readiness with a long-term view,” according to military officials here. Joint Chi
Jan. 11, 2016
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N. Korea expands loudspeaker broadcasts to counter South
North Korea has expanded its own loudspeaker broadcasts along the inter-Korean border as a counteraction to South Korea's retaliatory broadcasts critical of the communist nation, sources said Monday.In retaliation for North Korea's nuclear test last Wednesday, the South resumed its anti-Pyongyang broadcast campaign two days later, a form of psychological warfare detested by the communist country, where outside information is tightly blocked out. "The North initially operated its own loudspeakers
Jan. 11, 2016
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N.K. leader defends its nuke test as self-defense move
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has stressed the need for nuclear deterrence as self-defense at a meeting with nuclear scientists and other officials who contributed to last week's nuke test, Pyongyang's state media said Monday.Kim held a photo session with nuclear scientists, technicians, soldiers and other officials who have contributed to what the North claimed was a successful test of a hydrogen bomb on Wednesday, according to the Korean Central News Agency. It did not reveal the time of his
Jan. 11, 2016
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Seoul pushes to unbind N.K.’s dual economic, nuclear policies
In the wake of Pyongyang’s fourth nuclear test last week, Seoul is raising pressure on the communist regime to abandon its policy of simultaneously developing its economy and nuclear arms, by toughening both bilateral and multilateral sanctions. Seoul has long argued that Pyongyang’s two-pronged policy would never be successful as its dual objectives of economic development and nuclear armament are “incompatible” -- a view shared by its security ally, Washington. President Park Geun-hye speaks d
Jan. 10, 2016
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‘N.K. to deploy SLBM in 3-4 years’
North Korea would be able to deploy a submarine-launched ballistic missile within three to four years -- one year earlier than previously expected -- as it has repeatedly conducted tests on the underwater weapons system, Seoul’s military authorities said Saturday.But they noted that the video footage of a recent SLBM ejection test -- aired last Friday by the North’s official Korean Central Television -- seems to have been manipulated. In the clip, the SLMB was seen soaring high into the sky as i
Jan. 10, 2016
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U.S. deploys B-52 bomber
The U.S. deployed its strategic nuclear-capable B-52 bomber to South Korea in a show of force against North Korea on Sunday, four days after the communist state claimed to have conducted a hydrogen bomb test. The U.S. B-52 strategic bomber, escorted by four fighter jets, is seen flying over the Korean Peninsula on Sunday. (Yonhap)The deployment was part of the allies’ coordinated military steps to respond to Pyongyang’s latest provocation. As a first step, Seoul resumed its loudspeaker propagand
Jan. 10, 2016
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South Korea continues anti-North broadcasts amid tensions
South Korea has continued its loudspeaker broadcasts against the North for a third day, with North Korea showing little sign of planning a provocative reaction, the South's military said Sunday.South Korea restarted the broadcasts containing anti-North Korea messages Friday, two days after Pyongyang claimed to have succeeded in testing a hydrogen bomb.South Korea had previously blared criticisms of the North Korean regime -- in addition to radio soap operas and K-pop musicafter a land mine plant
Jan. 10, 2016
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Korea, U.S. deploy B-52 strategic bomber over Korean Peninsula
The United States' B-52 Stratofortress strategic bomber flew in the skies of South Korea on Sunday in a major show of force four days after North Korea conducted what it said was its first hydrogen bomb test.The B-52 bomber left U.S. Andersen Air Force Base in Guam on Sunday morning and arrived in the skies above Osan, Gyeonggi Province, at noon, armed with nuclear missiles and "bunker buster" bombs that are capable of bombarding North Korea's underground facilities, according to Seoul and Washi
Jan. 10, 2016
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un says H-bomb test 'self-defensive'
N. Korean leader Kim Jong-un says H-bomb test 'self-defensive'North Korean leader Kim Jong-un says its claimed hydrogen bomb test last week was an act of self-defense and a "fair action that nobody can criticize," the North's state media said Sunday.The North claimed Wednesday it successfully conducted an H-bomb test for the first time, in defiance of United Nations' resolutions."The DPRK's H-bomb test, conducted at the outset of the year ... is a self-defensive step for reliably defending the p
Jan. 10, 2016
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China resists calls to ramp up pressure on N. Korea
China has resisted calls by South Korea, the United States and Japan to put more pressure on North Korea, while the U.N. Security Council agreed to swiftly push for new sanctions against the North's fourth nuclear test. To ensure the effectiveness of any tougher sanctions against North Korea, the world sees the role of China, which keeps the North's moribund economy afloat, as more significant. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry urged China to end "business as usual" with Pyongyang, saying tha
Jan. 9, 2016
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S. Korea continues cross-border broadcasts
(Yonhap)South Korea's military said Saturday it will continue loudspeaker broadcasts to North Korea, adding that the North has not yet shown any special moves of a possible provocation.On Friday, South Korea re-started its cross-border loudspeaker broadcasts carrying anti-North Korea messages after stopping them for about four months in retaliation against North Korea's claimed hydrogen bomb test earlier this week."We are continuing the broadcast at 10 spots on the border Saturday," a military o
Jan. 9, 2016
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S. Korea, Japan defense chiefs to hold phone talks on N. Korea's nuke test
Defense Minister Han Min-koo and his Japanese counterpart will hold a telephone conference Friday to discuss ways to jointly react to North Korea's recent nuclear test, government officials said.Han plans to have phone talks with Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani at 9:30 p.m. over how to coordinate against North Korea's nuclear threats, according to the Defense Ministry.The North claimed Wednesday that it successfully conducted a hydrogen bomb test for the first time, posing a threat to sec
Jan. 8, 2016
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Seoul denies U.S. spotted nuke test early
The Defense Ministry on Friday refuted U.S. media reports that Washington was aware of Pyongyang’s preparations in the run up to Wednesday’s fourth nuclear test. NBC News reported Wednesday, Washington time, that the U.S. had perceived the movement for two weeks and launched drones to collect air samples near the site, citing a senior military official. “The report appears to be based on assumptions,” a ministry official told reporters on customary condition of anonymity. “Normally a U.S. drone
Jan. 8, 2016
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Troops on high alert as Seoul starts anti-N.K. propaganda
YEONCHEON/SEOUL ― Tension prevailed across the Demilitarized Zone after South Korea reactivated sets of loudspeakers for anti-Pyongyang broadcasts on Friday in a first punitive step against the North’s fourth nuclear test two days ago. At noon, the “Voice of Freedom” show began with the host calling for soldiers to quit smoking as a New Year’s resolution, followed by the 1980s rock band Gun Son’s popular song “No Smoking” and Rimi and Potato’s “Baby I’m Cold.”Unfolding at 11 locations along the
Jan. 8, 2016
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Test draws attention to N.K. nuke strategy
North Korea’s dogged pursuit of nuclear armament is drawing attention to what kind of nuclear strategy it has been pursuing and whether it would ever use its atomic bomb in any conflict with its potential adversaries including the U.S. and South Korea. North Korea leader Kim Jong-un delivers his New Year`s address. (Yonhap)Pyongyang has so far been striving to nuclearize itself apparently to raise its bargaining power, fend off threats of a regime change, deter nuclear attacks or any blackmail f
Jan. 8, 2016
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Koreas back in confrontational mode after 4-month lull
The outlook for Inter-Korean relations remains bleak as South Korea resumed its anti-North Korea loudspeaker broadcasts in response to the North's latest nuke test, a move certain to agitate the North.On Friday, South Korea re-started its cross-border loudspeaker broadcasts carrying anti-North Korea messages in about four months in retaliation for North Korea's claims of a successful hydrogen bomb test earlier this week. The North has yet to show any response to Seoul's resumed psychological war
Jan. 8, 2016
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S. Korea prudent about Gaesong complex despite N.K.'s nuke test
South Korea said Friday it is still premature to consider the shutdown of a joint industrial park in North Korea or the withdrawal of South Koreans there despite Pyongyang's latest nuclear test.There has been speculation that South Korea may push for the temporary closure of the Kaesong Industrial Complex."At this stage, we don't think it is appropriate to talk about the withdrawal or closure of the complex," Jeong Joon-hee, the Unification Ministry's spokesman told a regular press briefing, whe
Jan. 8, 2016
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S. Korea resumes anti-N. Korea loudspeaker broadcasts
South Korea restarted propaganda broadcasts Friday along its border with North Korea, two days after Pyongyang tested a nuclear bomb.Military tensions are expected to escalate on the peninsula as the North is extremely sensitive to any outside criticism of its leadership and system.Seoul's move came on the purported birthday of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, known to be in his early 30s.The South's military carried out the psychological campaign using loudspeakers for weeks last year in retali
Jan. 8, 2016
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Park says strong countermeasures under way against N. Korea
President Park Geun-hye said Friday that South Korea is taking strong countermeasures against North Korea over its hydrogen bomb test.She also called for the people's unity at a time when South Korea "is closely coordinating with the international community" on how to handle the North's latest provocation.Tensions are high on the Korean Peninsula over South Korea's anti-Pyongyang broadcasts along the heavily fortified border with North Korea.South Korea resumed the propaganda broadcasts at noon
Jan. 8, 2016