The country appeared to signal an openness to talks, but said it must be recognized as a nuclear power and would not discuss abandoning its arsenal.
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Kim Jong-un Vents Fury After Botched Launch of North Korean Destroyer
He vows to punish as criminals those responsible for the failure, in which the ship had its hull torn open and ended up on its side in the water.
North Korea’s Latest Missile Test Suggests Arms Race With South
The North said it tested a missile with a “super-large warhead” on Monday. The South has similar missiles, meant to target underground bunkers.
North Korea Says It Tested a Nuclear-Capable Underwater Attack Drone
Such a test would be a first for Kim Jong-un’s weapons program. But there was no independent confirmation that it had happened.
Kim Jong-un Says North Korea Will ‘Never Give Up’ Its Nuclear Weapons
The law authorizes a nuclear strike if an enemy tries to remove Kim Jong-un from power, the North’s state media reported.
North Korea’s Covid Outbreak Is Over, Kim Jong-un Says
Kim Jong-un declared “victory” over the virus, despite a lack of vaccines. Outside experts have cast doubt on the North’s pandemic-related claims.
North Korea Dangles Hopes for Summit and End-of-War Declaration
Kim Jong-un’s sister responds to the South Korean leader’s last attempt to put the peace process back on track, but skepticism abounds.
North Korea to Washington: Timetable on Talks Is Up to Us, Not You
The country turned down an American offer to resume negotiations “without preconditions,” as President Biden’s envoy visited the region.
North Korea Cuts Off All Communications Lines to South Korea
The North’s leadership says it will now treat the South as an “enemy,” the latest sign of chilling relations between the two Koreas.
North Korea Threatens New ‘Dotard’ Insults if Trump Revives Name-Calling
North Korea threatened to resume tit-for-tat insults against President Trump two days after he called its leader, Kim Jong-un, a “Rocket Man.”