Officials warn of missile tests amid reports NKorea’s Kim has chosen son as successorSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea is preparing to launch three or four medium-range missiles, along with an intercontinental ballistic missile, amid moves by Kim Jong Il to anoint his third son as heir to the world’s first communist dynasty, reports and experts said Tuesday. US official warns of missile test amid reports NKorea’s Kim has chosen son as successorSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea was preparing to launch a medium- and a long-range missile, following up on its nuclear test last week, amid moves by Kim Jong Il to anoint his third son as heir to the world’s first communist dynasty, reports and experts said Tuesday. US official says NKorea preparing to test long-range missile designed to reach USSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea appears to be preparing to test an advanced missile designed to reach the United States, a U.S. official said Monday, ratcheting up tensions after its second nuclear blast. Media reports say the North Korean leader’s youngest son has been picked to be the next leader. Reports: NKorea prepares to test long-range missile designed to reach US, bolsters defensesSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea appears to be preparing to test an advanced missile designed to reach the United States, a U.S. official said Monday, ratcheting up tensions after its second underground nuclear test. Reports: NKorea bolstering its defenses, preparing long-range missile launchSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has transported its most advanced missile, believed to be capable of reaching Alaska, to a site where it could be ready for launch in a week or two, news reports said Monday. NKorea bolstering its defenses, preparing long-range missile launch: reportsSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea is bolstering its coastal defenses and preparing to launch another long-range missile, believed to be capable of reaching Alaska, from a new base on its west coast, reports said Monday. Detained US journalists face Pyongyang trial amid standoff over NKorea’s nuclear belligerenceSEOUL, South Korea — As global powers debate how to punish North Korea for its nuclear defiance, two American journalists seized nearly three months ago face a trial this week in Pyongyang on charges that could land them in one of the country’s notorious labor camps. South Korea, Thailand criticize North Korea; say nuclear test threatens world peace, stabilitySEOGWIPO, South Korea — South Korea and Thailand criticized North Korea on Sunday, saying the country’s nuclear test threatens world peace and stability and harms efforts to prevent atomic proliferation. South Korea imposes heavy security on Southeast Asian summit amid tensions over NKoreaSEOGWIPO, South Korea — South Korea and Thailand criticized North Korea on Sunday, saying the country’s nuclear test threatens world peace and stability and harms efforts to prevent atomic proliferation. Eye of the storm: Calm of border town belies growing tensions around North KoreaPANMUNJOM, Korea — The thin North Korean guard shuffles around in his dull green uniform, a pair of binoculars fixed to his eyes, while a squad of South Koreans in black helmets glare back silently from their positions across the border. Officials: North Korea appears to be preparing new long-range missile testPANMUNJOM, Korea — Spy satellites have spotted signs that North Korea may be preparing to transport another long-range missile to a test launch site, South Korean officials said Saturday, as the U.S. defense secretary issued his harshest warning to the North since its recent nuclear test. South Korean official says North appears to be preparing new long-range missile testPANMUNJOM, Korea — Spy satellites have spotted signs that North Korea may be preparing to transport another long-range missile to a test launch site, South Korean officials said Saturday, as the U.S. defense secretary issued his harshest warning to the North since its recent nuclear test. North Korea vows retaliation, US officials say new missile launches fearedSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea threatened to retaliate if punitive U.N. sanctions are imposed for its latest nuclear test, and U.S. officials said there are new signs Pyongyang may be planning more long-range missile launches. North Korea test-fires another missile, criticizes UN Security Council as hypocritesYEONPYEONG, South Korea — North Korea warned Friday it would act in “self-defense” if provoked by the U.N. Security Council, which is considering tough sanctions over the communist country’s nuclear test, and followed the threat with the test launch of another short-range missile. North Korea test-fires another missile, slams UN Security Council as hypocritesYEONPYEONG, South Korea — North Korea warned Friday it would act in “self-defense” if provoked by the U.N. Security Council, which is considering tough sanctions over the communist country’s nuclear test, and followed the threat with the test launch of another short-range missile. North Korea test-fires another missile, slams UN Security Council as hypocritesYEONPYEONG, South Korea — North Korea warned Friday it would act in “self-defense” if provoked by the U.N. Security Council, which is considering tough sanctions over the communist country’s nuclear test, and followed the threat with the test launch of another short-range missile. Report: NKorea test-fires another short-range missileSEOUL, South Korea — A news report says North Korea has test-fired another short-range missile off its east coast. As tensions rise off coast, NKorea calls UN Security Council hypocritesYEONPYEONG, South Korea — North Korea defiantly test-fired another short-range missile Friday and warned it would take “self-defense” action if provoked by the U.N. Security Council, which is considering tough sanctions against the communist regime for conducting a nuclear test. As tensions rise off Koreas’ west coast, fishing boats reportedly leave areaYEONPYEONG, South Korea — North Korea warned Friday it would take “self-defense” action if provoked by the United Nations Security Council, which is considering tough sanctions on the communist regime for conducting a nuclear test. Report: No concrete evidence yet NKorea is harvesting plutonium from nuclear fuel rodsSEOUL, South Korea — U.S. and South Korean authorities have found no concrete evidence yet that North Korea is reprocessing spent nuclear fuel rods to harvest weapons-grade plutonium, a news report said Wednesday. Obama envoy urges NKorea to open dialogue with US, warns of consequences over nuclear testSEOUL, South Korea — President Barack Obama’s top envoy for North Korea warned of “consequences” if the regime pushes ahead with a threatened atomic test and urged Pyongyang to instead return to dialogue with Washington to defuse nuclear tensions. Obama envoy warns NKorea new nuclear test would have ‘consequences,’ urges dialogue with USSEOUL, South Korea — President Barack Obama’s top envoy for North Korea warned of “consequences” if the regime pushes ahead with a threatened atomic test and urged Pyongyang to instead return to dialogue with Washington to defuse nuclear tensions. Report: SKorea detects ‘brisk’ activity at North Korean nuclear test siteSEOUL, South Korea — South Korean officials have detected “brisk” activity at a North Korean nuclear test site, a news report said Thursday, days after the communist country threatened to conduct nuclear and missile tests. North Korea vows to bolster nuclear arsenal, citing Obama administration’s ‘hostile’ policiesSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has accused the Obama administration of hostility and is vowing to bolster its nuclear arsenal. NKorea vows to bolster nuclear arsenal, citing Obama administration’s ‘hostile’ policiesSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea vowed Friday to bolster its atomic arsenal in response to what it called Washington’s “hostile” policy, even as a special envoy for President Barack Obama traveled to the region in a bid to draw Pyongyang back to nuclear negotiations. NKorea threatens nuclear test if UN doesn’t apologize for condemning rocket launchSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea warned it will fire an intercontinental ballistic missile — or even carry out another nuclear test — unless the U.N. apologizes for condemning the regime’s April 5 rocket launch. North Korea threatens nuclear, missile tests over UN criticism of its rocket launchSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea threatened Wednesday to conduct nuclear and missile tests unless the U.N. apologizes for criticizing its April 5 rocket launch, dramatically raising its stake in the worsening standoff over its atomic programs. North Korea says it has restarted its nuclear facilities to harvest weapons-grade plutoniumSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has restarted its nuclear facilities to harvest weapons-grade plutonium, an official said Saturday, in an escalation of the communist state’s standoff with the international community over its nuclear and missile programs. Russia’s foreign minister renews opposition to sanctions on North KoreaSEOUL, South Korea — Russia’s foreign minister on Friday renewed his country’s opposition to sanctions against North Korea for its rocket launch and called for efforts to revive the stalled talks on ending Pyongyang’s nuclear programs. Top Russian diplomat starts mission to get North Korea back into nuclear talksSEOUL, South Korea — Russia launched a mission Thursday to try to bring North Korea back into international disarmament talks, sending its top diplomat to Pyongyang after the North announced it would restart its nuclear program. |
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