North Korea
North Korea would use nuclear weapons in a 'merciless offensive'
(The Independent) North Korea today said it would use nuclear weapons in a "merciless offensive" if provoked — its latest bellicose rhetoric apparently aimed at deterring any international punishment for its recent atomic test blast. The tensions emanating from Pyongyang are beginning to hit nascent business ties with the South...
Could North Korea Provoke a New Korean War?
(TIME) To fear a new Korean War is historically inaccurate, because, in fact, the last one never ended: the world's most dangerous border, across which some 2 million North Korean, U.S. and South Korean troops face each other along the 38th parallel of the Korean Peninsula is, in fact, simply an armistice line. On July 27...
NKorea vows nuke attack if provoked by US
(Breitbart) Punching their fists into the
air and shouting "Let's crush them!"
some 100,000 North Koreans packed
Pyongyang's main square Thursday
for an anti-U.S. rally as the communist
regime promised a "fire showerof
nuclear retaliation" for any...
NKorea may be prepping new nuclear test
(AP) North Korea may be preparing
for its third nuclear test, a show of
defiance as the United Nations
considers new sanctions on the
dictatorship for conducting an
underground nuclear explosion in
May, according to a U.S...
The Obama Doctrine: Apologize, bend over … oops!
(WND.com) Obama has followed in
the footsteps of his slick Democrat
predecessor. He is a man of many
words that mean little. However, his
actions during his first months in
office are pitiful and scary. Obama...
by Oliver North
(RealClearPolitics) Here in Europe,
there is little media coverage about
North Korea's May 25 nuclear
weapons test or its increasingly
frequent ballistic missile launches.
There is even less mention of...
North Korea Acts With Impunity
(RealClearPolitics.com) Once again,
North Koreans led by Kim Jong Il
have defied the rest of the world and,
as they have for much of the last
forty years, will evidently get away
South Korea to Boost Military Capabilities Over North’s Threat
(Bloomberg) South Korea said it will
boost its military capabilities in
response to the nuclear threat from
North Korea, the Defense Ministry
in Seoul said.South Korea will spend
8 trillion won ($6.2 billion) to ...
China Warns Against Force in Carrying Out North Korea Sanctions
(Bloomberg) China warned about the
dangers involved in inspecting North
Korean cargo under United Nations
Security Council sanctions approved
yesterday, saying countries
interceptingvessels should avoid...
NKoreans mass at rally in capital to denounce US
(Breitbart) Tens of thousands of North
Koreans shouted slogans to
denounceinternational sanctions at
a rally in central Pyongyang on
Thursday, as the communist country
vowed to enlarge its atomic arsenal...
N.Korea accuses Obama of nuclear war plot
(Breitbart) North Korea has accused
US President Barack Obama of
plotting a nuclear war on the
communist nation by reaffirming a
US assurance of securityfor South
Korea, the North's state media said
in a first official response to last...
US will not use force to inspect NKorean ship
(Washington Post) The United States
will not use force to inspect a North
Korean ship suspected of carrying
banned goods, an American official
was quoted as saying Friday. An
American destroyer has been
shadowing the North Korean...
Japan Ruling Coalition Plans Bill to Inspect North Korean Ships
(Bloomberg) Japan’s ruling coalition
agreed to propose a bill that would
allow the Coast Guard to inspect
North Korean ships to help enforce
a United Nations resolution aimed at
curbing illicit cargo from the...
How should the U.S. handle North Korea?
(The Heritage Foundation) The United Nations' feckless defense of Security Council resolutions demanding Pyongyang abandon its missile and nuclear programs bodes ill for diplomatic efforts to denuclearize North Korea and prevent further proliferation.China's willingness to derail international efforts to punish North Korea for its blatant violation plucks the fig leaf from the cherished...
