Tillerson to North Korea: 'Let's Just ... Talk About the Weather'
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says the US is ready to talk to North Korea at any time about any subject Pyongyang wants to talk about—without preconditions. "Let's just meet and let's talk about the...
View ArticleAussies Charge Guy With Trying to Hawk N. Korean Missile Tech
Australia on Saturday arrested one of its own citizens and charged him with acting as an economic agent on behalf of North Korea in attempting to sell the Hermit Kingdom's missile technology, reports...
View ArticleIf Things Implode in N. Korea, Here's What Happens Next
It's the conversation that was never had—until now, apparently. The New York Times reports that US diplomats have long tried to open a discussion with China about how things would play out if Kim Jong...
View ArticleN. Korea: Our Nukes Stay Until US Stops Its 'Blackmail'
North Korea said Saturday it will never give up its nuclear weapons as long as the US and its allies continue their "blackmail and war drills" at its doorstep. The North's Korean Central News Agency...
View ArticleKim Warns of 'Nuclear Button' on His Desk
Kim Jong Un's New Year's Day speech is being widely described as an "olive branch"—despite the fact that he warned the nuclear button is "always on his table" and bragged that the entire US is now...
View ArticleTrump to Kim: My Button Is Bigger Than Yours
President Trump fired back at Kim Jong Un's claim to have a nuclear button on his desk by telling the North Korean leader that his button is bigger—and more functional. Kim "just stated that the...
View ArticleUS Ambassador, N. Korean Diplomat Bicker in Geneva Over Nukes
As US athletes prepare to compete against North Koreans at the Olympics, officials from both countries are locked in a "diplomatic showdown," per Reuters . At the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva on...
View ArticleSeoul: North Korea Dropped Key Denuclearization Demand
North Korea wants "complete denuclearization" of the Korean peninsula and is willing to drop its key demand that American troops fully withdraw from South Korea, according to Seoul. South Korean...
View ArticleNorth Korea Makes Big Move on Nukes
North Korea says it has suspended nuclear and long-range missile tests and plans to close its nuclear test site. The North's official Korean Central News Agency said the suspension of nuclear and ICBM...
View ArticleNorth Korea: We'll Give Up All Nukes on One Condition
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Friday that he would totally denuclearize if America declares the Korean War over and promises not to invade the North, the New York Times reports. Kim made the...
View ArticleN. Korea's New Move Assures Some, Concerns Others
Satellite imagery shows North Korea has already begun dismantling its Punggye-ri nuclear-test site ahead of a promise to destroy it entirely in front of international journalists. The removal of...
View ArticleNorth Korea Follows One Threat With a Second
North Korea is ratcheting up its threats—and potentially inching away from the table. After canceling high-level talks with South Korea planned for Wednesday and warning the US it could cancel Kim Jong...
View ArticleNorth Korea Plans 'Spectacle' at Mount Mantap
The world's last active underground nuclear testing site is set to meet its end this week. North Korea intends to close the Punggye-ri facility beneath Mount Mantap between Wednesday and Friday,...
View ArticleJournos Told to Keep Blinds Closed on N. Korea Train Ride
Kim Jong Un vowed to dismantle the nuclear testing facility beneath Mount Mantap this week, and he invited foreign journalists to witness the Punggye-ri facility's end. Reuters reports journalists from...
View ArticleN. Korea Threatens War, Slams 'Stupid' Mike Pence
The US has a simple choice, according to Pyongyang: Meet North Korea at the negotiating table, or in a "nuclear-to-nuclear showdown." Senior North Korean official Choe Son Hui put the planned June 12...
View ArticleNorth Korea Says It Just Blew Up Nuke Test Site
North Korea carried out what it said is the demolition of its nuclear test site Thursday, setting off a series of explosions over several hours in the presence of foreign journalists. The explosions at...
View ArticleAttempts to Salvage Summit Found in 3 Corners of World
It'll take a "herculean focus on all kinds of details" to revive President Trump and Kim Jong Un's June 12 summit, reports the New York Times , and a herculean effort seems to be underway. The paper...
View ArticleTrump Says US Will Meet Major N. Korea Demand
President Trump filled in more details on his summit with Kim Jong Un at a press conference in Singapore on Tuesday—and it appears that a major North Korean demand has been met. Trump said that the...
View ArticleTrump Tweets North Korea Is 'No Longer a Nuclear Threat'
President Trump tweeted upon landing back on US soil, and one sentence in particular is grabbing attention: "There is no longer a Nuclear Threat from North Korea." In a subsequent tweet he wrote that...
View ArticleSatellite Images Show 'Rapid' Work at N. Korea Nuke Site
North Korea is talking the talk on denuclearization but there's no sign yet of it walking the walk, according to the monitoring group 38 North. The group says satellite images taken June 21—more than a...
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