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North Korea Fires Short-Range Ballistic Missiles, South Says
The South Korean military called it “deeply inappropriate” for the North to test missiles as the world grapples with the coronavirus pandemic.
Efforts to Denuclearize North Korea Will Continue Despite Hard-Line Minister, U.S. Says
Privately, some American officials acknowledge that the administration has gotten nowhere in negotiations, and that there is no sign the North will give up its nuclear weapons.
What Kim Jong-un’s Latest Threats Say About His Trump Strategy
With an election and impeachment trial pending in the United States, North Korea’s leader added elements of caution in his threat of “shocking” action.
North Korea Is No Longer Bound by Nuclear Test Moratorium, Kim Says
Kim Jong-un said North Korea was free of a self-imposed pause on testing nuclear weapons and long-range missiles, which President Trump had called a diplomatic victory.
North Korea Leader Urges ‘Offensive Measures’ at Top Party Meeting
Analysts warn that Kim Jong-un may end a moratorium on testing long-range missiles and nuclear weapons.
U.S. Braces for Major North Korean Weapons Test as Trump’s Diplomacy Fizzles
President Trump’s summits with Kim Jong-un have failed to bring concrete results, and the diplomatic vacuum has given North Korea more time to build its nuclear arsenal.
Top U.S. Envoy Warns North Korea Against Weapons Tests
Stephen E. Biegun appealed to the North to return to dialogue on denuclearization. “Let’s get this done,” he said.
North Korea Links 2nd ‘Crucial’ Test to Nuclear Weapons Program
As a top American envoy visits the region, the North declared that tests would bolster its “reliable strategic nuclear deterrent.”
After North Korea Hints at New Policy, U.S. Warns Against More Missile Tests
The American ambassador to the United Nations, responding to North Korean signals that it could resume long-range missile tests, said such a move would be “deeply counterproductive.”