South Korea hopes the move will help persuade the North to return to talks on improving inter-Korean ties and ending its nuclear weapons program.
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Hypersonic Missiles Are Unstoppable. And They’re Starting a New Global Arms Race.
The new weapons — which could travel at more than 15 times the speed of sound with terrifying accuracy — threaten to change the nature of warfare.
Xi Jinping Will Make First Visit to North Korea Ahead of Meeting With Trump
At a time when tensions among North Korea, China and the United States have been high, some officials see Mr. Xi’s trip to Pyongyang as a way to cool things down.
U.S. Believes Russia Has Restarted Low-Yield Nuclear Tests
If true, the finding could eventually prompt the Trump administration to begin its own testing. But some experts said the accusations were nothing new.
Trump and Abe’s ‘Unshakable Bond’ Shows Some Cracks in Tokyo
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he was “completely on the same page” with President Trump on North Korea and trade, but the president made it clear that being in lock step with him is a precarious position.
Trump Opens Tokyo Visit With a Tweet Sure to Unnerve the Japanese
President Trump played down North Korea’s recent tests of short-range ballistic missiles, undercutting declarations by both Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the president’s own national security adviser.
South Korea Announces $8 Million Aid Package for North
With North Korea facing severe drought and a food crisis, the South said it would help “regardless of the political situation.”
In North Korea, Worst Drought in Decades Adds to Food Crisis
North Korea says it has received just 2.1 inches of rain this year, and the United Nations warned of a food crisis barring urgent outside aid.
In Weapons Tests, North Korea Revives an Old Playbook, With a Strategic Twist
A year after beginning a bold experiment in the power of personal diplomacy, President Trump has run headlong into its limits, discovering that it is not a counterproliferation strategy.
North Korea Threatens to Scuttle Talks With the U.S. and Resume Tests
A senior North Korean diplomat said Kim Jong-un would soon decide whether to end its moratorium on nuclear and missile tests.