During a state visit at the White House, Mr. Biden and President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea sought to bolster America’s nuclear umbrella guarding against threats from the North.
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Inside Biden’s Renewed Promise to Protect South Korea From Nuclear Weapons
President Biden’s emphasis on America’s willingness to defend South Korea is a striking admission that North Korea’s arsenal is here to stay.
North Korea Says It Launched a Solid-Fuel ICBM, a First
If successfully developed, solid-fuel technology would be a significant advance, making the North’s missiles easier to move and harder to target.
North Korea Launches Two Ballistic Missiles: What to Know
The test came two days before North Korea was set to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the 1953 armistice that ended the Korean War.
Your Tuesday Briefing: Ukraine Prepares a Counteroffensive
Also, Trump returns to New York to surrender and North Koreans remain in “state-sponsored slavery” abroad.
North Korean Workers Toil in Russia and China, Despite Sanctions
Despite sanctions and the pandemic, laborers from the country remain abroad, earning desperately needed cash for the regime, according to a new report.
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.
To Combat Food Shortages, North Korea Deploys the Military
Kim Jong-un, the country’s leader, has called for soldiers to be “a driving force” in increasing food production, a reflection of the North’s economic and geopolitical challenges.
North Korea Launches Cruise Missiles From Submarine
The missile test, the first of its kind carried out by the North, took place as South Korea and the United States were about to begin joint military exercises.
Are North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons Tests as Safe as the Country Claims?
The country has conducted six underground nuclear tests, and a seventh may be on the way. Rights groups fear their environmental and health consequences.