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South Korea, US army hold joint military drills amid tensions with North
Jan 14, 2023 06:50An elite South Korean army unit has conducted a joint military drill with American forces at a training field in Paju, located near the inter-Korean border, provoking the already heightened tensions with the North.
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Trump discussed striking North Korea with nuclear weapon, and blaming another country, book reveals
Jan 13, 2023 06:58Former US President Donald Trump discussed the idea of striking North Korea with a nuclear weapon and blaming the attack on another country, a book has revealed.
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South Korea says may deploy nukes if tensions with North escalate
Jan 12, 2023 13:14South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol says his country may deploy nuclear weapons if tensions with North Korea boil over.
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S. Korea, US to hold nuclear tabletop drills amid tensions on Korean Peninsula
Jan 12, 2023 09:32Amid growing tensions on the Korean Peninsula, South Korea and the United States have announced tabletop exercises to be held next month aimed at countering North Korea.
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South Korea mulling purchase of Israeli drone detection system: Report
Jan 09, 2023 07:19South Korea’s military is considering purchasing an Israeli drone detection system as part of efforts to bolster capabilities to detect small North Korean drones, a media report says.
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South Korea says North Korean drone entered no-fly zone over presidential office
Jan 05, 2023 15:21South Korea says a North Korean drone intruded into the no-fly zone over the presidential office in the capital, Seoul, last month.
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South Korea threatens to end military pact with Pyongyang after alleged airspace violations
Jan 04, 2023 15:00South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol has threatened to pull out of a non-hostility pact signed between Seoul and Pyongyang after North Korean drones purportedly violated the South’s airspace.
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North and South Korea mark New Year with missiles
Jan 02, 2023 15:29North Korea and South Korea both rang in the New Year, with missiles. North Korean launched several ballistic missiles over the weekend, with leader Kim Jong-un unveiling a new shorter range design to carry tactical nuclear weapons. South Korea announced Friday it launched a solid fuel rocket it says is designed to place a spy satellite in orbit.
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South Korea warns any N Korean attempt to use nuclear weapons would end Kim's rule
Jan 01, 2023 08:32South Korea's Defense Ministry has warned that any attempt by North Korea to use nuclear weapons would lead to the "end" of Pyongyang, after North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un called for an "exponential" increase in the country's nuclear arsenal.
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Kim orders 'exponential increase' of North Korea's nuclear arsenal to counter US threat
Jan 01, 2023 08:15North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered the development of new nuclear-capable inter-continental ballistic missiles and the mass production of tactical nuclear weapons to counter the threat from the United States to his country’s sovereignty.