The mutual threats escalated action from both the U.S., which warned against attacks, and Iran, which said it would not fully comply with a deal President Trump already abandoned.
Tag: Nuclear Weapons
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 Launches Short-Range Projectiles, South Says
The move is likely to raise tensions as denuclearization talks with the United States remain stalled.
Britain’s Big Squeeze: Austerity-Battered U.K. ‘Retreating Behind a Nuclear Shield’
As Britain spends heavily on big-ticket items like nuclear-armed submarines, its military is no longer deemed capable of defending the homeland by itself.
Kim Jong-un Meets Putin in Russia With U.S. Talks Faltering
Mr. Kim, the North Korean leader, met the Russian president as he tries to build support for his approach to sanctions relief and nuclear disarmament.
Kim Jong-un Arrives in Russia for Meeting With Putin
The North Korean leader’s visit to Russia signals a desire to foster ties with his country’s old Soviet allies while his diplomacy with President Trump remains deadlocked.
North Korea’s Kim Jong-un Arrives in Russia for Meeting With Putin
The North Korean leader’s visit to Russia signals a desire to foster ties with his country’s old Soviet allies while his diplomacy with President Trump remains deadlocked.
North Korea Hits a Man With Glasses
A senior North Korean official dismissed President Trump’s national security adviser, John Bolton, as “dim-sighted” after he demanded more evidence of willingness to give up nuclear weapons.
North Korea Tests New Weapon
North Korea had declared a moratorium on missile tests after the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile in November 2017.
South Korean President, Called ‘Officious’ by Kim Jong-un, Still Wants Another Summit
President Moon Jae-in made his overture days after the North Korean leader dismissed his mediating efforts between the North and the United States.