North Korea threatens ‘consequences’ as South Korea and US stage latest round of military drills

North Korea has threatened the US and South Korea with “consequences ... The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking news brand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for ... Read More

Reuters: Half of North Korean missiles fired by Russia blow up in mid-air, Ukraine's top prosecutor says

Around half of the North Korean missiles fired at Ukraine by Russia have malfunctioned and exploded in mid-air, Reuters reported on May 7, citing Ukraine's Prosecutor General's Office. In March, ... Read More

North Korea raises spectre of nuclear strike as US carrier arrives in South

On Friday, the North’s official Korean Central News Agency called the aircraft carrier ... rapid first strike will be given to the ‘extended deterrence’ means, used by the US to hallucinate ... Read More

North Korea threatens military steps in response to US-South Korean drills

North Korea has ... pre-emptively. The US and South Korea have expanded their military exercises and increased the deployment of powerful US military assets like aircraft carriers and nuclear ... Read More

US aircraft carrier joins 3-way naval drill with Korea, Japan

including North Korea’s recent ballistic missile launches,” the Navy said. Speaking to reporters, Rear Adm. Christopher Alexander, commander of US Navy carrier strike group nine, said Thursday ... Read More

North Korea says it tested ‘super-large’ cruise missile warhead and new anti-aircraft missile

North Korea says it tested a “super-large” cruise missile warhead and a new anti-aircraft missile in a western coastal area as it expands its military capabilities in the face of deepening tensions ... Read More

North Korea Launches Multiple Missiles in Latest Show of Force

North Korea fired short-range ballistic missiles Monday in its latest show of force just days after a US ambassador visited the demilitarized zone dividing the two countries. Multiple short-range ... Read More

North Korean satellite takes pictures of US aircraft carrier, military bases

North Korean ... photographs of the US aircraft carrier Carl Vinson and military bases in Hawaii made by the country’s new intelligence satellite, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported. Read More

North Korea runs simulation nuclear counterstrike against foreign enemies

control and operation of the whole nuclear force," according to state news. North Korea has claimed the 600mm multiple rocket launchers used in the Monday operation are capable of firing nuclear ... Read More

North Korea threatens nuclear retaliation over US displays of military force

SEOUL--North ... force in a standoff over the isolated country's nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programmes. The defence minister's statement also accused the United States and South Korea ... Read More

U.S. aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea as warning to North

BUSAN, South Korea (Reuters) -A U.S. aircraft carrier ... vessels in a show of force intended to send a message to North Korea. USS Ronald Reagan and ships from its accompanying strike group ... Read More

DPRK threatens US, South Korea with nuclear weapons in response to ‘military provocations’

The US and its satellites must remember that the state they are dealing with has real nuclear strike capabilities, and our people and the army do not know empty words, KCNA said in a statement ... Read More