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US F-16 jet crashes during S Korea drills near Seoul

May 06, 2023 11:26

A US F-16 jetfighter has crashed during military drills near South Korean capital Seoul, the US Air Force has announced, saying the pilot had safely ejected prior to the crash.
North Korea: US, South Korea agreement escalating tensions to brink of nuclear war

May 01, 2023 04:25

North Korea has once again strongly condemned a recent agreement between the United States and the South, which makes way for deployment of American nuclear assets to the Korean Peninsula.
North Korea vows response to US-South's nuclear agreement

Apr 29, 2023 04:12

North Korea vows to respond proportionally to an agreement reached recently between the South and the United States allowing the deployment of American nuclear assets to the Korean Peninsula.
China warns US, S Korea against ‘stirring tensions' with Pyongyang

Apr 27, 2023 09:38

China has warned the US and South Korea against "stirring up tensions" and "provoking confrontation" with the North following Washington’s decision to deploy nuclear submarines to Seoul to purportedly protect it against Pyongyang.
US nuclear submarines to dock in S Korea in rare visit amid tension with North

Apr 27, 2023 08:11

The US military is set to deploy nuclear-armed submarines to South Korea in a purported move to show its resolve to protect Seoul against the North Korea.
US will send nuclear-armed subs to South Korea: Biden

Apr 27, 2023 03:23

In a new agreement with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, US President Joe Biden has pledged to deploy nuclear-armed submarines to South Korea for the first time in four decades to defend its ally from what they claim to be growing nuclear threats from North Korea.
Japan orders military to shoot down North Korean satellite if necessary

Apr 22, 2023 09:36

Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada has ordered the military to prepare to shoot down a North Korean satellite should it fall within Japan's territory after Pyongyang said this week it was ready to launch its first military spy satellite.
North Korea raps G7 for interference over denuclearization

Apr 21, 2023 03:10

North Korea has condemned the Group of Seven (G7) countries after what Pyongyang described as the bloc’s unlawful meddling in the nation’s domestic affairs by calling on the country to scrap its nuclear weapons which it sees as a deterrent force against its enemies.
N Korea’s Kim orders launch of 1st surveillance satellite

Apr 19, 2023 04:53

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered the launch of the country’s first military reconnaissance satellite as a deterrence measure against persisting US-led war games near its waters.
US nuclear blackmail reaching new levels with bomber deployment: North Korea

Apr 18, 2023 04:48

A senior North Korean official says the United States' nuclear blackmail has reached new levels with its deployment of strategic bombers in the Korean Peninsula.