North Korea

US aircraft carrier starts joint military drills in South Korea
US military official says aircraft carrier’s visit is ‘clear and unambiguous demonstration’ of commitment to alliance.
Published On 26 Sep 2022
North Korea, China resume freight train services: reports
Reported resumption of cross-border trains comes after services were suspended in April due to an outbreak of COVID-19.
Published On 26 Sep 2022
N Korea fires ballistic missile ahead of US-S Korea drills
Japan condemns ‘unprecedented pace’ of North Korean missile launches, lodges official protest through Beijing embassy.
Published On 25 Sep 2022
US aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan arrives for South Korea drills
Arrival marks most significant deployment yet amid push for more US nuclear-capable ‘assets’ to deter North Korea.
Published On 23 Sep 2022

As tensions continue to rise and the rhetoric heats up, we take a look at Russia’s nuclear capabilities.

Pyongyang denies US claims of weapons sales to Russia amid war in Ukraine, condemns Washington’s ‘reckless remarks’.

Japan and S Korea’s leaders agree to improve relations soured by disputes over WWII forced labour and sexual slavery.

US-South Korean military exercises come after North Korea declared its nuclear programme ‘irreversible’.

Estimates of the number of Chinese military casualties during the 1950-53 Korean War range from 180,000 to 400,000.

Legislation allows it to carry out a nuclear first strike, amid concern country is on verge of resuming nuclear tests.

Millions were separated across a border when fighting in the Korean War suddenly came to an end in 1953.

Declassified intelligence from the US says that Moscow is turning to isolated state to secure weapons as sanctions bite.

President tells commanders to speed up the so-called ‘Kill Chain’ system, designed to launch preemptive attacks.

Authorities report four new fever cases in border region two weeks after Kim Jong Un declared victory over COVID-19.

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