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Getting Kim Jong Un's attention
Nothing about the international response to North Korea's third nuclear test in February or subsequent provocations has been unreasonable. The crisis is entirely of Pyongyang's making. But it is possible that the hard-line approach taken by Washington,...
Tags: Kim Jong Un, China, Brookings Institution, North Korea, Nuclear Weapons
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U.S. can intercept North Korean missile, top admiral says
WASHINGTON -- Responding to concerns that North Korea is preparing to test a medium-range missile after weeks of bellicose threats, the commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific sought to reassure Congress on Tuesday that the Pentagon would be able...
Tags: Weaponry, U.S. Congress, Armed Forces, U.S. Department of Defense
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For South Korea, no respect, no Kaesong
It's time for South Korea to face facts: The Kaesong experiment has failed. The ideologically motivated joint business venture with North Korea known as the Kaesong industrial complex is not economically viable, nor has it achieved any of its political...
Tags: Kim Jong Un, Career and Workplace, Human Rights, Central Intelligence Agency, Blackmail and Extortion
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U.S. can thwart North Korea, admiral tells senators
WASHINGTON — The commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific reassured Congress on Tuesday that the U.S. military could intercept any missile launched by North Korea and aimed at America's territory or its East Asian allies. Adm. Samuel Locklear's...
Tags: Kim Jong Un, Tokyo (Japan), Wars and Interventions, Park Geun-hye, Seoul (South Korea)
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South Korea raises alert level in anticipation of North Korea launch
South Korea has raised its military alert level and stepped up monitoring of North Korea, local news reports said Wednesday, amid indications that the Pyongyang regime could be preparing for a missile test. Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se told South...
Tags: Weaponry, United Nations, Petroleum Industry, North Korea, Japan
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Stumbling into another Korean war
Shouldn’t we just nuke North Korea now and get it over with? Or, to put it another way, was Douglas MacArthur right, after all? Well, no and no. (Although undoubtedly some will want to argue the MacArthur thing late into the night.) Yes, the...
Tags: Kim Jong Un, Weaponry, North Korea, Unrest, Conflicts and War, South Korea
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South Korea to pull workers from Kaesong complex in North Korea
SEOUL -- South Korea said Friday it would pull its remaining workers from an industrial complex run jointly with North Korea after Pyongyang refused an offer to begin talks. Located just north of the demilitarized zone between the two countries, the...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Emily Alpert, Employees, Seoul (South Korea), North Korea
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North Korea demands end to U.N. sanctions before talks
North Korea insisted Thursday that the U.S. and South Korea must scrap United Nations sanctions and put an end to joint military drills before any talks on its nuclear arsenal can begin. The U.S. and South Korea have said the burden is on Pyongyang to...
Tags: Kim Jong Un, John Kerry, China, United Nations, Kim Il Sung
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North Korea marks founder's birthday with flowers, not missiles
BEIJING -- North Korea celebrated the 101th anniversary of its founder's birth Monday with flowers and dancing instead of missiles, raising hopes that the regime may be climbing down from the furious rhetoric of recent weeks. Even the fire-breathing...
Tags: Kim Jong Un, China, United Nations, Kim Il Sung, Seoul (South Korea)
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China signals North Korea to stop throwing the 'world into chaos'
BEIJING -- In a sign of China’s exasperation with its rogue ally, North Korea, newly installed Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday condemned nations that throw the “world into chaos.” Without mentioning North Korea by name, Xi...
Tags: Weaponry, National Government, China, Park Geun-hye, Government
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Japan readies defenses for possible missile test by North Korea
Japan readied its missile defense systems Tuesday against a possible North Korean weapons test, saying it would shoot down any missiles or debris if Japanese territory was threatened. Patriot anti-missile batteries were deployed on the grounds of the...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Tokyo (Japan), United Nations, Bodies of Water, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Kerry affirms U.S.-Japan bond as North Korean threat looms
TOKYO — Secretary of State John F. Kerry pledged a strong and continuing U.S. commitment to the defense of Japan in the final stop of an Asia tour that was dominated by North Korea's threats of an attack with nuclear weapons. Speaking before a...
Tags: Kim Jong Un, Tokyo (Japan), John Kerry, China, Kim Il Sung
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