Articles by Ji Da-gyum
Ji Da-gyum
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US aircraft carrier, S.Korean warships stage drills as allies vow tit-for-tat military actions
South Korea and the United States on Friday began another round of large-scale naval drills, including a redeployed US aircraft carrier, in waters off the Korean Peninsula as the allies vow to take tit-for-tat military actions against North Korean provocations.The two-day bilateral maneuvering exercises have been staged in international waters of the East Sea to “strengthen combined defense capabilities,” South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff announced on Friday morning. The US n
North Korea Oct. 7, 2022
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N. Korean warplanes conduct apparent live-fire drills in show of force: JCS
North Korean bombers and fighter jets on Thursday made a rare formation flight and apparently conducted live-fire drills, in an assumed tit-for-tat military action to the recent strike exercises of the air forces of South Korea and the US. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said its military detected four North Korean bombers and eight fighter jets flying in formation over North Hwanghae Province, which borders South Korea. Twelve North Korean warplanes were seen crossing a “special
North Korea Oct. 6, 2022
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What is behind N.Korea’s sudden burst of ballistic missile launches?
North Korea on Thursday fired two short-range ballistic missiles -- pushing up the total to 10 ballistic missiles in 12 days -- claiming that the country’s ballistic missile launches are the “just counteraction measures” against combined military exercises between South Korea and the US. The latest missile launches have come as an apparent tit-for-tat military action against the redeployment of a US aircraft carrier near the Korean Peninsula on Wednesday. In violation of multip
North Korea Oct. 6, 2022
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Blast in Gangneung as missile veers inland
South Korea's military will launch an investigation into the failed launch of its operational ballistic missile, it said Wednesday, and apologized for its sluggish response to the incident that baffled residents in the coastal city of Gangneung. The indigenously developed Hyunmoo 2-C ballistic missile fell on land Tuesday night during a combined live fire drill with the United States Forces Korea, senior South Korean military officials, who requested to remain anonymous, confirmed during a close
Defense Oct. 5, 2022
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US aircraft carrier redeployed near Korean Peninsula in warning to N. Korea
The United States has re-dispatched its nuclear-powered aircraft carrier near the Korean Peninsula in a tit-for-tat action to North Korea’s longest-range missile launch, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said Wednesday. The US Navy’s USS Ronald Reagan, a 100,000-ton nuclear-powered supercarrier, and its strike group were deployed in the international waters of the East Sea as of Wednesday. The redeployment of the key US strategic asset near the peninsula is the allies’
North Korea Oct. 5, 2022
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N. Korea fires ballistic missile over Japan for first time since 2017
North Korea on Tuesday fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years, marking its fifth launch in 10 days. In response, the air forces of South Korea and the US conducted a strike drill Tuesday afternoon as a show of force. The South Korean military detected an intermediate-range ballistic missile, or IRBM, being fired from Mupyong-ri in the northern province of Chagang eastward at 7:23 a.m. on Tuesday, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
North Korea Oct. 4, 2022
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After flurry of missile launches, N.Korean media dismiss allies’ moves to sharpen deterrence
North Korea’s propaganda outlets have continued to dismiss South Korea and the US’ move to reinforce their deterrence and military readiness as “bravado” against a “nuclear weapons state,” arguing that North Korea merely sees a US aircraft carrier as a “lump of scrap metal.” Multiple propaganda outlets have simultaneously launched a flurry of attacks on the Yoon Suk-yeol government’s defense strategy to reinforce the South Korea-US combined d
North Korea Oct. 3, 2022
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N.Korea conducts fourth ballistic missile launch in a week
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles from the capital city of Pyongyang toward the east coast on Saturday morning, marking its fourth missile launch in a week. The missile launches came hours before South Korea was set to stage a large-scale military parade to mark the Oct.1 Armed Forces Day with the participation of President Yoon Suk-yeol, Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup and top military commanders. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said “two short-range ballis
North Korea Oct. 1, 2022
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N.Korea conducts third ballistic missile launch in less than a week
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles from a western inland town toward the East Sea on Thursday evening, marking its third missile launch in less than a week. North Korea’s latest missile launches came hours after US Vice President Kamala Harris denounced North Korea’s “brutal dictatorship” while reaffirming the US’ ironclad defense commitment to South Korea during her visit to South Korea. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said two short-ran
North Korea Sept. 29, 2022
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S. Korea, US, Japan set to stage anti-submarine drills to counter N. Korea
South Korea, the United States and Japan will conduct an anti-submarine warfare exercise near the Korean Peninsula for the first time in five years to enhance combined capabilities and interoperability against escalating threats from North Korea. The South Korean and US navies and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force are set to stage trilateral drills on Friday in international waters of the East Sea, South Korea and the US announced on Thursday. “The exercise is designed to strengthen ca
North Korea Sept. 29, 2022
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N. Korea fires ballistic missiles toward East Sea as allies engage in naval drills
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles eastward from the capital city of Pyongyang on Wednesday evening, according to the South Korean military. Pyongyang’s consecutive missile launches came just one day before US Vice President Kamala Harris is set to visit South Korea. The ballistic missile-firing was the second in three days as Seoul and Washington engage in large-scale naval drills. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said “two short-range ballistic missiles w
North Korea Sept. 28, 2022
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S. Korea, US, Japan to conduct trilateral military exercise off peninsula: lawmaker
South Korea, the United States and Japan will conduct a trilateral military exercise in waters off the Korean Peninsula, a South Korean lawmaker revealed Wednesday. The South Korean, US navies and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force are set to stage an anti-submarine warfare exercise on Friday in international waters of the East Sea, Rep. Ahn Gyu-back of the opposition Democratic Party of Korea said on Facebook. Ahn said the trilateral exercise will be staged outside of the Korean Theater of O
Defense Sept. 28, 2022
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North Korea may conduct nuclear test between Oct.16 to Nov.7: NIS
North Korea may conduct a seventh nuclear test after China’s party congress in October but before the US midterm elections in November, the South Korean spy agency said on Wednesday. South Korea’s National Intelligence Service said North Korea’s completion of restoring Tunnel No.3 at the Punggye-ri nuclear testing site has increased the chance of a nuclear test during a closed-door briefing to the parliamentary intelligence committee. The NIS said North Korea could conduct a se
North Korea Sept. 28, 2022
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N. Korea blames US for first-use nuclear doctrine
North Korea claimed Monday that the United States compelled the country to adopt a first-use nuclear doctrine and vowed to continue military buildup in a tit-for-tat move against the US’ “hostile policy.” At the UN General Assembly, the claim was immediately dismissed by South Korea, but North Korea repeatedly clarified that it no longer seeks to discuss Korean Peninsula affairs with the Yoon Suk-yeol government. North Korean Ambassador to the United Nations Kim Song underscore
North Korea Sept. 27, 2022
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US aircraft carrier, South Korean Navy conduct drills off peninsula to deter N.Korea
South Korea and the United States began four days of combined naval exercises, including a US aircraft carrier, off the Korean Peninsula’s east coast on Monday to enhance allied military capabilities against North Korean threats. They are the first such drills staged in South Korean waters since 2017. “The exercises were designed to demonstrate the South Korea-US alliance’s strong will to counter North Korean provocations and improve the capabilities of the two navies to carry
Defense Sept. 26, 2022
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