Days before President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s inauguration, the North made its latest demonstration of its nuclear might at a Pyongyang military parade.
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Kim Jong-un Doubles Down on North Korea’s Nuclear Program
The North Korean leader said his economic policies had failed, but he called his nuclear arms buildup one of the great feats “in the history of the Korean nation.”
Kim Jong-un Uses Party Congress to Double Down on Nuclear Program
The North Korean leader said his economic policies had failed, but he called his nuclear arms buildup one of the great feats “in the history of the Korean nation.”
Kim Jong-un Vows to Boost North Korea’s Nuclear Capability as Leverage With Biden
But as he pledged to advance the country’s weaponry, the North Korean leader also said he did “not rule out diplomacy.”
North Korea Party Congress Opens With Kim Jong-un Admitting Failures
Mr. Kim convened the first Workers’ Party Congress in five years to revamp his policies as North Korea’s economic troubles deepened amid international sanctions and the pandemic.
The Legacy of the First Nuclear Bomb Test
The 75th anniversary of what’s known as the Trinity explosion, the world’s first nuclear weapon test, comes as tensions over nuclear devices intensify.
Two Years After Trump-Kim Meeting, Little to Show for Personal Diplomacy
North Korea’s nuclear arsenal is far larger than it was when President Trump and Kim Jong-un of North Korea first met.
North Korea Vows to Boost Nuclear Program, Saying U.S. Diplomacy Failed
In a statement marking the second anniversary of a historic summit meeting between Kim Jong-un and President Trump, the North said its hopes had faded into a “nightmare.”
As Coronavirus Toll Preoccupies U.S., Rivals Test Limits of American Power
The coronavirus may have changed almost everything, but it didn’t change this: Global competition spins ahead — and in many ways has accelerated.
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.