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N. Korea missile launch appears not imminent: source
North Korea did not appear to move vehicles suspected to be mobile launchers for its medium-range missiles over the past two days, a government source said Saturday, in an indication that Pyongyang's missile launch is not imminent.According to intelligence sources, the North had moved two Musudan intermediate missiles, which had been concealed in a shed in the eastern port city of Wonsan, in and out of the facility earlier this week in an apparent bid to interfere with Seoul's intelligence monit
April 13, 2013
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U.S. shares President Park's vision on N.K.: State Dept.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's offer of dialogue with North Korea reflects South Korean President Park Geun-hye's vision for relations with the communist neighbor, his department said Friday.After talks with South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se in Seoul, Kerry told reporters that Washington hopes for negotiations with North Korea."The president and the secretary have been clear that we're open to engagement. But I think really in this context he was referring to President Park's posi
April 13, 2013
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U.S. views Kaesong project still necessary
U.S. views Kaesong project still necessary despite criticismThe U.S. government does not support the immediate closure of an embattled inter-Korean industrial complex, according to an official, despite claims that it is a failed effort at rapprochement that fuels the North Korean economy.North Korea has shut down, at least temporarily, the industrial park at Kaesong, hailed as a model of cooperation between the two Koreas.Some say that's good.Chun Yung-woo, a former South Korean national securit
April 13, 2013
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Pyongyang denies role in recent hacking case in S. Korea
North Korea has denied its alleged involvement in a March cyber attack in South Korea, claiming related "rumors" are aimed at deepening tensions on the peninsula.Reports that North Korea is behind the March 20 hacking incident that crippled networks of some South Korean banks and broadcasters are a "deliberate provocation," a spokesperson for the General Staff of the (North) Korean People's Army (KPA) was quoted as saying by Pyongyang's propaganda media on Friday.The unnamed official argued the
April 13, 2013
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NATO chief urges N.K. to cease provocations
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Friday called on North Korea to stop provocations and give up weapons of mass destruction programs, stressing the communist state’s bellicose attitude posed a serious threat to the region and beyond.“We are watching with grave concern a series of statements, missile launches and nuclear tests. They pose a serious threat to regional and international peace, security and stability,” he said during a press conference in Seoul.“I urge the North Korean
April 12, 2013
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N.K. rhetoric seen also taking aim at China
North Korea’s recent bellicose rhetoric against the U.S. and South Korea also appears to be an expression of its grievances against China as its key ally is turning increasingly impatient with Pyongyang’s provocative behavior, experts here said Friday.Although there appears to be no fundamental shift in its policy toward the wayward neighbor, Beijing has apparently started to recalibrate its approaches and signaled it would not let North Korean provocations just slip by.“Years ago, China was in
April 12, 2013
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Chinese city on North Korea border holds drill
BEIJING (AP)— A northeastern Chinese city near the border with North Korea staged an air raid drill amid tensions over Pyongyang's latest threats, state media reported Friday. Authorities in Huichen, a city of 250,000 people in Jilin province, sounded alarms in residential areas on Thursday morning, the China News Service reported. Participants were shown to underground shelters and the all-clear was sounded 30 minutes later, it said. CNS quoted the leader of the exercise, Xu Helin, as saying
April 12, 2013
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Seoul, Washington offer dialogue with North Korea
Tension on the Korean Peninsula took a new twist Friday as South Korea and the U.S. offered an olive branch to North Korea to defuse the security crisis through dialogue. After their talks in Seoul, Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called on Pyongyang to stop its saber-rattling and warned of a stern response to any provocations to hurt peace and stability in Northeast Asia.Amid the North’s threats of a nuclear strike and signs of an imminent missile test, Kerr
April 12, 2013
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Pentagon: N. Korea could launch nuclear missile
A U.S. intelligence report concludes that North Korea has advanced its nuclear knowhow to the point that it could arm a ballistic missile with a nuclear warhead, a jarring revelation in the midst of bellicose threats from the unpredictable communist regime.President Barack Obama urged calm, calling on Pyongyang to end its saber-rattling while sternly warning that he would “take all necessary steps” to protect American citizens.The new American intelligence analysis, disclosed Thursday at a heari
April 12, 2013
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'Inaccurate' to say N.Korea has nuclear missiles: U.S.
The United States on Thursday insisted North Korea did not have nuclear-armed missiles as officials sought to play down a leaked intelligence report warning Pyongyang had likely succeeded in building atomic warheads that could be fit on a ballistic missile.Pentagon spokesman George Little said "it would be inaccurate to suggest that the North Korean regime has fully tested, developed, or demonstrated the kinds of nuclear capabilities referenced in" the intelligence report.The statement came afte
April 12, 2013
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N. Korea knows how to miniaturize nuclear bombs, U.S. military agency says
A U.S. military intelligence agency believes that North Korea has learned how to mount nuclear bombs on ballistic missiles, a U.S. congressman said Thursday, citing a classified report.But the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) still questions whether the secretive nation has mastered the sophisticated technology, according to Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO).In a congressional hearing, he quoted the report as saying, "DIA assesses with moderate confidence the North currently has nuclear weapons capable
April 12, 2013
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N. Korea-China border remains calm as Pyongyang prepares for major holiday
While tensions mount on the Korean Peninsula, North Korea's border region with China remains calm as Pyongyang prepares to celebrate its most important holiday, Chinese traders said Thursday.Chinese businessmen just across the border from North Korea's Sinuiju city in Dandong said the North is buying a lot of fertilizer in preparation for spring planting."Judging by the volume and the materials going into the country, it does not seem like war is imminent," a local trader said.Chinese observers
April 11, 2013
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Seoul urges N.K. to settle dispute over Gaeseong through talks
South Korea on Thursday called for dialogue with North Korea to resolve the standoff over Pyongyang’s recent suspension of their joint industrial complex in Gaeseong.Seoul’s Unification Minister Ryoo Kihl-jae urged Pyongyang to refrain from further escalating tension and to behave as a responsible member of the international community. Expressing deep regret over the North’s withdrawal of its 53,000 workers at the complex earlier this week, he called on the North to take responsible measures to
April 11, 2013
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[Graphic News] N. Korea ready to launch multiple missiles
North Korea has completed preparations for launching multiple missiles with various ranges that can put South Korea, Japan and U.S. bases in Guam within striking range, Seoul officials said.The communist state has positioned two Musudan missiles with ranges beyond 3,000 kilometers at a launch site on its east coast. The intermediate-range missiles can, in theory, reach Guam, a key strategic U.S. base in the Asia-Pacific. Seoul also spotted four to five transporter-erector-launchers around the Do
April 11, 2013
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[Newsmaker] N.Korea bureau, command of cyber warfare
North Korea is bolstering its cyber warfare capabilities through its Reconnaissance General Bureau, Pyongyang’s premier intelligence body, with some north Korean defectors comparing its abilities to that of the U.S.’ Central Intelligence Agency. The Reconnaissance General Bureau, which is thought to have carried out the March 20 and March 26 hacking attacks on South Korean news and financial organizations, forms the core of the North’s cyber warfare and terrorism operations.Headed by Kim Yong-ch
April 11, 2013
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S. Korea denounces N. Korea's bellicose threats as 'useless'
South Korea on Thursday denounced a barrage of warlike threats from North Korea as a "useless" tactic, making it clear that Pyongyang will face consequences if it follows through with an expected missile launch. The South Korean and U.S. militaries have remained on high alert with North Korea expected to test-launch at least one mid-range ballistic missile in the coming days. The North has stepped up its fiery rhetoric following the latest U.N. sanctions that punished Pyongyang for conducting it
April 11, 2013
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N.K. threats are to bolster young leadership: former terrorist
Former North Korean terrorist Kim Hyun-hui has said that Pyongyang’s recent bellicose rhetoric is due to its young leader’s desire to impress his countrymen.Kim, 51, said in an interview with Australia’s ABC news that Kim Jong-un was stepping up threats against South Korea and the United States to solidify his place as the leader of the communist country.The dictator, according to Kim, is “struggling to gain complete control of the military and win their loyalty.” Kim Jong-un is too young and in
April 11, 2013
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N. Korea shifts missile locations ahead of imminent launch: sources
As South Korea and the United States brace for a possible missile launch by North Korea, the communist nation appears to be moving several missiles repeatedly on its east coast in an apparent attempt to interfere with intelligence monitoring, sources familiar with the matter said Thursday.According to intelligence analysis, the North has moved two Musudan intermediate missiles, which had been concealed in a shed in the eastern port city of Wonsan, in and out of the facility.Four or five wheeled
April 11, 2013
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Online war rumor causes scare amid tension with N.K.
A false rumor of war with North Korea circulated online recently, alarming many South Korean citizens harassed by continuing threats from its northern neighbor. Around 9 p.m. Wednesday, a netizen claimed via Twitter that the North Korean military had invaded Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi Province. “[Urgent] Battle broke out in Yeoncheon. F-15K fighter jets are currently waiting deployment. Citizens of Gyeonggi Province are evacuating,” the netizen posted.The post encouraged the war rumor to spread among I
April 11, 2013
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No panic in N. Korea despite talk of missile test
As the world braced for a provocative missile launch by North Korea, with newscasts worldwide playing up tensions on the Korean Peninsula, the center of the storm was strangely calm. The focus in Pyongyang on Wednesday was less on preparing for war and more on beautifying the capital ahead of the nation's biggest holiday: the April 15 birthday of the nation's founder, Kim Il Sung. Soldiers put down their rifles to blanket the barren ground with sod and students picked up shovels to help plant tr
April 11, 2013