The guided missile destroyers USS Lassen (L) and USS Fitzgerald are seen at a South Korean naval port in Donghae, about 190 km east of Seoul, on March 9, 2013. The United States is shifting a guided-missile destroyer in the Pacific to waters off the Korean Peninsula as tensions mount with North Korea, a US military official say. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said on Monday that... 

New North Korean Prime Minister Pak Pong Ju (L) shaking hands with then Chinese President Hu Jintao in 2005 North Korea has reappointed the economic reformist Pak Pong Ju as prime minister amid the country’s escalating tensions with South Korea which has placed the two neighbors in a “state of war.” Political analysts contend that the Monday appointment of Pak underlines the determination of... 

North Korea has entered a “state of war” against its Southern neighbor, stating that from now on any issues between the two countries will be resolved in a “wartime manner.” “From this time on, the North-South relations will be entering the state of war and all issues raised between the North and the South will be handled accordingly,” a special statement by the country’s top... 

Pyongyang has ordered rocket units be put on standby to fire on US bases in the South Pacific. “The time has come to settle accounts with the US imperialists in view of the prevailing situation,” North Korean leader declared, according to state media. It follows a US B-2 flyover of South Korea that saw dummy ammunition dropped as part of a joint military drill Thursday. The North Korean leader... 

North Korea has threatened to take military action against the United States and its allies if Washington continues to fly nuclear-capable bombers over the Korean Peninsula. Pyongyang denounced the joint US-South Korea military exercises and said the drills were an unpardonable provocation and rehearsals for invasion, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Wednesday. “The US is introducing... 

Every military resource the US has, including nuclear arms, will be available to its ally South Korea in the confrontation with its northern neighbor, US Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter pledged in Seoul. “We remain steadfast to our commitment to extended deterrence offered by the US nuclear umbrella,” Carter said after talks with South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan-Jin. “We’ll... 

A US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter lands on the deck of an aircraft carrier during joint military drills between the US and South Korea in the Yellow Sea, southwest of Seoul, on June 24, 2012. South Korea and the United States have continued joint military drills amid rising tensions on the divided Korean Peninsula. South Korean and US military forces took part in a joint base defense training operation... 

North Korea has announced it has withdrawn from the 60-year armistice that ended the Korean War. As Pyongyang threatens military action, South Koreans fearing war have begun to stock up on food and other basic needs. “[The US and South Korea] would be well advised to keep in mind that the armistice agreement is no longer valid and [North Korea] is not restrained by the North-South declaration on... 

Pyongyang announced Friday that it is nullifying non-aggression pacts with South Korea and cutting the hotline with its neighbor. It comes after the UN Security Council adopted a resolution expanding sanctions against North Korea. North Korea “abrogates all agreements on non-aggression reached between the North and the South,” the state-run Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea... 

File photo shows a North Korean soldier saluting in front of the Unha-3 rocket at Sohae Satellite Station. North Korea has vowed to launch a ‘preemptive’ nuclear strike against the US to defend itself in the event that Washington ignites a nuclear war. “Since the United States is about to ignite a nuclear war, we will be exercising our right to preemptive nuclear attack against the headquarters... 

North Korea has threatened the South with ‘final destruction’ during a debate at the UN Conference on Disarmament on Tuesday following an underground nuclear test, Reuters reports. The North has warned that it could take “second and third steps” after a nuclear test conducted on February 12. “As the saying goes, a new born puppy knows no fear of a tiger. South Korea’s... 

Over 100,000 people gathered in Pyongyang to hail the success of a recent nuclear test. Reports have surfaced that North Korea is expanding a rocket launching site, reigniting fears Pyongyang is close to mounting a warhead on a ballistic missile. Troops and civilians alike flooded into Pyongyang’s Kim Il-sung central square on Thursday to celebrate the successful launch, Korean News Agency (KCNA)... 

The UN Security Council is expected to hold a meeting on the nuclear activities of North Korea following a confirmation by Pyongyang that it had “successfully” carried out its third underground atomic test. “A third nuclear test has been successfully staged,” the state-run North Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said on Tuesday. It added that the nuclear test was of a “miniaturized” device... 

South Korean leader Lee Myung-Bak has urged the country’s officials to ‘stand well prepared’ for a third nuclear test by North Korea, according to Yonhap news agency. The test is believed to take place before Lunar New Year starts on February 10. The calls followed the South Korean President’s meeting with his top security advisers, who reportedly passed him information, which could indicate... 

The UN Security Council passed a resolution against North Korea on January 22, 2013. North Korea has threatened to take ‘physical countermeasures’ against South Korea, following a UN resolution adopted against Pyongyang for its rocket launch in December 2012. “If the South Korean puppet regime of traitors directly participates in the so-called UN sanctions, strong physical countermeasures would...