US Sees Hurdles to UN Majority on Monitoring North Korea’s Nuclear Arms

Pushing through a United Nations General Assembly vote to continue expert monitoring of North Korea’s nuclear arms development would require a “tremendous” effort and it’s unclear where funds would be ... Read More

US intends to monitor North Korean nuclear weapons with or without UN, ambassador says

Russia vetoed a U.N. resolution, effective ending the monitoring of weapons program sanctions against North Korea. The U.S. is determined to continue monitoring these sanctions. Read More

North Korea Missile Test Hints at Greater Menace to U.S. Bases

Last month, North Korea said it had tested one such engine on the ground. In recent years, North Korea has tried to make its missiles a greater threat ... s nuclear weapons program or to ease ... Read More

Beware a world without American power

Wonks call it the “nth-country problem”: the more countries have nukes, the more others will want them, the likelier the risk of uncontrolled crises, the greater the constraints on American power and ... Read More

North Korea Nuclear Timeline Fast Facts

March 15 – North Korea’s foreign minister tells reporters that the country has no intention to “yield to the US demands ... that it is a forever nuclear power and that the idea of ... Read More

US and Asia allies push for new panel to monitor North Korea sanctions

The U.S., South Korea and Japan are pushing for a new multi-national panel of experts, possibly outside the U.N., to ensure sanctions enforcement against North Korea after Russia and China thwarted ... Read More

Why Russia Is Protecting North Korea From Nuclear Monitors

On Thursday, Russia used its veto power in the United Nations Security Council to kill off a U.N. panel of experts that has been monitoring North Korea ... s nuclear program to be a threat ... Read More

U.S., South Korea launch task force to thwart North Korean oil smuggling

"Oil is an essential resource for North Korea's nuclear ... front has escalated "significantly" in recent days, Ukraine's armed forces commander-in-chief said Saturday. World News // 7 hours ... Read More

North Korea Says Japan's Prime Minister Offered to Meet With Leader Kim Jong Un Soon

North Korea Says Japan's Prime Minister ... nuclear and missile arsenals pose a major security threat to Japan as well as South Korea and the United States. The three countries have expanded ... Read More

U.S. adds new sanctions targeting North Korea's weapons program

Related U.S., South Korea ... have shot and killed at least 11 people in two separate incidents in Pakistan's Balochistan region, authorities said Saturday. World News // 1 day ago Top North ... Read More

North Korea says Japan's prime minister offered to meet with leader Kim Jong Un soon

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Monday that Japan's prime minister has ... nuclear and missile arsenals pose a major security threat to Japan as well as South Korea and the United ... Read More