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North Korea capable of launching nuclear weapons: US
Dec 10, 2016 06:47North Korea has become capable of launching nuclear weapons, a US military official claims, noting that the secretive regime does not seem to have acquired the technology to control the weapon after it is launched.
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North Korea conducts artillery drill as UN, South Korea, Japan impose sanctions
Dec 02, 2016 05:31North Korea has carried out a large-scale artillery drill simulating an attack on South Korea, as Seoul and Tokyo unveil fresh unilateral sanctions against Pyongyang over its nuclear and missile program following a UN sanction resolution.
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China to seriously implement UN sanctions on North Korea: Chinese Foreign Ministry
Dec 01, 2016 16:59The Chinese Foreign Ministry says Beijing would seriously implement new United Nations Security Council sanctions against North Korea over its nuclear and missile programs.
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Another North Korean missile fails to launch: US, South Korea
Oct 20, 2016 06:41The United States and South Korea claim they have detected an unsuccessful missile test conducted by North Korea, the second such failed test in the past week.
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North Korea missile launch fails at liftoff: US
Oct 16, 2016 05:21US military sources claim that North Korea has unsuccessfully fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile.
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US pressure, sanctions prompted North Korea to become nuclear power: N Korean media
Oct 07, 2016 10:48North Korean media say the US administration’s hostile policies toward North Korea led Pyongyang toward becoming a “confident nuclear power.”
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North Korea could be preparing for another nuclear test
Oct 07, 2016 10:43A US-based monitoring group says Pyongyang could be preparing to conduct another major nuclear test soon, after detecting increased activities at North Korea’s known test site.
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South Korean president urges North Koreans to defect
Oct 01, 2016 17:39South Korean President Park Geun-hye has urged North Koreans to defect to the South, two days after a North Korean soldier crossed the heavily protected border into the southern neighbor's territory.
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US sanctions Chinese firm, individuals over North Korea
Sep 27, 2016 02:24The United States has imposed sanctions on four Chinese individuals and a Chinese firm for having trade ties with North Korea.
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US, South Korea conduct wargames on Korean Peninsula
Sep 26, 2016 05:27South Korea and the US have carried out wargames in the Sea of Japan, less than a week after two US nuclear-capable bombers flew over the Korean Peninsula for the second time this month.