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US ready to nuke North Korea
The Pentagon claimed about its readiness to destroy nuclear weapon of North Korea if necessary, after the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un had made statements on the combat readiness of the country’s nuclear arsenal.
“The U.S. government assessment has not changed. We have not seen North Korea test or demonstrate the ability to miniaturize a nuclear weapon and put it on an ICBM. Our forces...
North, South Korea trade machine gun fire along land border
Seoul military officials say North and South Korea have exchanged fire across their land border after the North shot balloons carrying anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets floated from the South.
South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said shots could be heard from north of the border at around 3:55 p.m. local time (0655 GMT) on Friday, about two hours after balloons containing 200,000 leaflets were...
South Korea expands air defense zone
South Korea says it has expanded its East China Sea air defense zone to partially overlap with a similar zone recently declared by China.
The South Korean Defense Ministry said Sunday that its new zone would cover Ieodo – a submerged rock reef off the South Korean south coast, which China calls Suyan.
Defense Ministry head of policy Jang Hyuk said, “We have explained our position to related...
South Korea threatens to gun down North Korea's space rocket
The South Korean government has threatened to shoot down a North Korean rocket due for launch in April. The rocket mission has sparked international controversy, the US labeling it a test for a long-range missile that could carry nuclear warheads.
“We are studying measures such as tracking and shooting down [parts] of a North Korean missile in case it strays out of its normal trajectory”...
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