Inside North Korea's Unit 180, the cyber warfare cell that worries the West
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's main spy agency has a special cell called Unit 180 that is likely to have launched some of its most daring and successful cyber attacks, according to defectors,...
View ArticleNorth Korea just fired an 'unidentified' projectile
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired an unidentified projectile on Sunday, South Korea's military said, a week after it test-fired a mid-long range missile which experts said marked an advancement in...
View ArticleTillerson: The US' pressure on North Korea is still in its 'early stages'
Washington (AFP) - US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned Sunday that the United States was still in the "early stages" of applying pressure on Pyongyang, after yet another North Korean missile...
View ArticleNorth Korea declares medium-range missile ready for deployment
Seoul (AFP) - North Korea on Monday declared its medium-range Pukguksong-2 missile ready for deployment after a weekend test, the latest step in its quest to defy UN sanctions and develop an...
View ArticleSouth Korea fired at a suspected North Korea drone amid tension over...
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's military fired warning shots at a suspected drone from North Korea on Tuesday amid tension over Pyongyang's latest missile test which drew international condemnation and...
View ArticleTrump could stop North Korea's nuclear program tomorrow — but it would send...
North Korea's latest round of missile tests has shocked even the more bullish experts on the Kim regime's nuclear and ballistic missile programs, who place it a few months from testing a weapon that...
View ArticleThe UN vowed to push all countries to tighten sanctions against North Korea
(AFP) - The UN Security Council on Monday vowed to push all countries to tighten sanctions against North Korea as it prepared for a closed-door meeting called in response to the latest missile...
View ArticleGEORGE FRIEDMAN: A US attack on North Korea is imminent
The US is preparing to attack North Korea, according to Geopolitical Futures founder George Friedman—setting the stage for a difficult, messy war with potentially catastrophic consequences.Speaking...
View ArticleKim Jong Un's brother reportedly met with a US agent before he was killed —...
Days before he was killed by a toxic nerve agent, Kim Jong Nam, the brother of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, met with a Korean-American who Malaysian officials suspected was a US intelligence...
View ArticleTrump calls North Korean leader a 'madman,' days before saying he'd be...
Days before President Donald Trump said that he would be "honored" to meet with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, Trump appeared to be singing a different tune to Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte...
View Article'Confrontation hysteria': North Korea accused South Korea of opening fire at...
Seoul (AFP) - North Korea on Thursday accused the South of unleashing more than 450 machine gun rounds at a flock of birds in an "armed provocation" at the tense Demilitarized Zone, after Seoul's...
View ArticleHere's why the US would have to be insane to attack North Korea
Despite reports of US and Chinese military buildups, North Korea's increased pace of provocations, and the Trump administration's repeated claims that "all options are on the table," the US would have...
View ArticleKim Jong Un's rocket stars: The trio behind North Korea's missile program
SEOUL (Reuters) - After successful missile launches, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un often exchanges smiles and hugs with the same three men and shares a celebratory smoke with them.The three, shown...
View ArticleTrump calls North Korea 'a big problem' that 'will be solved'
Taormina (Italy) (AFP) - US President Donald Trump said Friday the "problem" of an increasingly belligerent North Korea would be "solved", as he met with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe just before...
View ArticleA US attack on North Korea would be catastrophic — but the US might still do it
As North Korea draws ever closer to possessing a nuclear weapon that could hit the US mainland, President Donald Trump and his top military advisers must weigh whether or not they'd launch a preemptive...
View ArticleNorth Korea threatens to send 'bigger gift package' to US after latest test
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test of a new ballistic missile controlled by a precision-guidance system and ordered the development of more powerful strategic weapons, the North's...
View ArticleHere's why Kim Jong Un is always surrounded by people taking notes
Like many world leaders, Kim Jong Un is often photographed giving talks, inspecting schools and farms, and attending various ceremonies.He is always surrounded by an entourage of acolytes, often senior...
View ArticleWhat it’s like living in North Korea — according to a North Korean defector
Hyeonseo Lee is a North Korean defector and the author of "The Girl With Seven Names." She tells us what life was really like in North Korea until she fled at the age of 17. She says about her time in...
View ArticleNorth Korea is openly trolling Trump by responding to months-old tweets,...
Experts have long suggested that North Korea intends to develop a thermonuclear bomb that can reach hold targets in the US mainland at risk as a deterrent, for possible diplomatic concessions, and now...
View ArticleMATTIS: North Korea 'most urgent' threat to security
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Monday that North Korea's advancing missile and nuclear programs were the "most urgent" threat to national security and that its means to...
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