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24 Apr 2017, 12:08 pm by Quinta Jurecic
Meanwhile, North Korea appears to have detained another U.S. citizen, the New York Times writes, bringing the total tally of Americans thought to be held captive by Pyongyang up to three. [read post]
21 Apr 2017, 11:21 am by Helen Klein Murillo
But the threat to South Korea may be too great for a military strike on North Korea, the Post notes. [read post]
18 Apr 2017, 11:00 am by Quinta Jurecic
Meanwhile, the New York Times reports on the suggestion by a leading Chinese historian of the Korean War that, “North Korea is China’s latent enemy and South Korea could be China’s friend. [read post]
18 Apr 2017, 7:52 am by Tom Smith
No solid evidence has yet emerged that China is acting on or cajoling its only ally, North Korea, to halt or relinquish its march towards long-distance nuclear attack capacity.But the Trump administration is signalling that at the recent summit with President Xi Jinping, and in conversations since, Chinese leaders have indicated privately their readiness to push Pyongyang more heavily in return for an American abandonment of earlier plans for a trade war. [read post]
17 Apr 2017, 10:41 am by Quinta Jurecic
The looming showdown over North Korea is a “Cuban missile crisis in slow motion,” the New York Times reports. [read post]
16 Apr 2017, 8:28 am by Tom Smith
A North Korean missile launch that failed shortly after it was fired may have been thwarted by cyber attacks from the US. [read post]
16 Apr 2017, 7:00 am by Julian Ku, Chris Mirasola
Nonetheless, a number of Chinese scholars have argued that China is not obligated to defend North Korea under the treaty if the U.S. launches a preemptive strike on North Korea’s nuclear weapons programs because North Korea’s development of nuclear weapons relieves China of its military obligations. [read post]
14 Apr 2017, 9:22 am by Jordan Brunner
CBS News adds that North Korea’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs answered “of course,” when asked whether North Korea would use nuclear weapons if it felt it would be attacked. [read post]
14 Apr 2017, 5:58 am by Staci Zaretsky
[USA Today] * Kevin Jones, head of the China labor and employment practice at Faegre Baker Daniels, always wanted to run a marathon and always wanted to visit North Korea, so he decided to kill two birds with one stone by running the Pyongyang Marathon. [read post]
13 Apr 2017, 11:53 am by Jordan Brunner
-China summit last week that it could resort to military action against North Korea unless Beijing steps up pressure on Pyongyang to curb its nuclear and missile ambitions. [read post]
13 Apr 2017, 6:14 am
One possible theory is that the more dangerous it presents itself, the more it can milk from countries like China and especially South Korea – who are more incentivized than the United States to have a calmer Pyongyang....China provides a market, and access to the rest of the financial world, but South Korea provides the cash. [read post]
11 Apr 2017, 10:51 am by Jordan Brunner
” The tweet comes as Post tells us that North Korea has threatened to respond militarily, possibly with a nuclear strike, if Pyongyang determines that the United States will take preemptive measures against it, decrying the deployment of the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier and its battle group to waters off the Korean peninsula as “outrageous. [read post]
11 Apr 2017, 8:27 am by Tom Smith
Pyongyang, North Korea (CNN)North Korea has issued a forceful response to the deployment of a US naval strike group to the region, saying it would counter "reckless acts of aggression" with "whatever methods the US wants to take. [read post]
10 Apr 2017, 11:00 am by Rishabh Bhandari
The North Korean government had condemned U.S. strikes on Syria as an “unforgivable act of aggression” that underscores Pyongyang’s need for its own nuclear program. [read post]
3 Apr 2017, 8:49 am by Rishabh Bhandari
Beijing has called for tying its efforts vis-a-vis North Korea with a halt in U.S. [read post]
31 Mar 2017, 9:27 am by Jordan Brunner
The Journal writes that Malaysia sent the embalmed body of Kim Jong-nam, the late half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, back to North Korea yesterday in exchange for nine Malaysian nationals detained in Pyongyang, ending a tense diplomatic standoff. [read post]
29 Mar 2017, 10:32 am by Quinta Jurecic
North Korea is likely preparing for a sixth nuclear test, the Wall Street Journal tells us. [read post]
21 Mar 2017, 1:30 pm by Jordan Brunner
Reuters writes that the Trump administration is considering sweeping sanctions aimed at cutting off North Korea from the global financial system as part of a broad review of measures to counter Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile threat. [read post]
21 Mar 2017, 6:30 am by Stephan Haggard
  The Negotiations Piece On negotiations with North Korea, the message appears blunt: there will be none. [read post]