Sourced : Business Insider By Tara Francis Chan China is planning to build five camps that could accommodate thousands of North Korean refugees, The New York Times reported Monday. According to The Times, a leaked document from state-run China Mobile that appeared on the microblogging site Weibo, said the telecommunications company was contacted to check… Continue reading CHINA IS PLANNING TO BUILD 5 CAMPS FOR NORTH KOREAN REFUGEES AMID FEARS OF INSTABILITY
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NORTH KOREA TEST FIRES BALLISTIC MISSILE THAT CAN HIT ALMOST ANYWHERE IN USA
Sourced : The National Interest By Dave Majumdar After a months-long lull in activity, North Korea test launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on what appears to have been a lofted trajectory. According to the Pentagon, the weapon flew for a distance of one thousand kilometers before splashing down near Japan. Very few details were… Continue reading NORTH KOREA TEST FIRES BALLISTIC MISSILE THAT CAN HIT ALMOST ANYWHERE IN USA
SOUTH AND NORTH KOREAN ASOLDIERS AVOID EXCHANGING FIRE IN TENSE DEFECTOR INCIDENT AT DMZ
Sourced : Asia Times South and North Korean soldiers avoided shooting at each other in a dangerous incident at the Joint Security Area in Panmunjom on Monday involving a defecting North Korean soldier who was wounded by northern bullets as he was crossing to the South. The incident took place at the demilitarized zone (DMZ)… Continue reading SOUTH AND NORTH KOREAN ASOLDIERS AVOID EXCHANGING FIRE IN TENSE DEFECTOR INCIDENT AT DMZ
NORTH KOREA HAS TESTED A NEW SOLID-FUEL MISSILE ENGINE (VIDEO)
Sourced : The Diplomat By Ankit Panda North Korean ballistic missile scientists carried out a static test of a new type of solid-fuel engine early last week, a U.S. government source with knowledge of North Korea’s ballistic missile programs told The Diplomat. According to the source, the test took place at North Korea’s solid-fuel engine… Continue reading NORTH KOREA HAS TESTED A NEW SOLID-FUEL MISSILE ENGINE (VIDEO)
SOUTH KOREA REVEALS PLAN TO HIT THE NORTH WITH A HUGE MISSILE BARRAGE IF WAR ERUPTS
Sourced : The Drive By Joseph Trevithick As tensions on the Korean Peninsula remain high, South Korea has publicly revealed a three-layer attack strategy, along with plans to acquire additional types of ballistic missiles, which it could put into action in the event of any conflict with North Korea. The disclosure appears to be the… Continue reading SOUTH KOREA REVEALS PLAN TO HIT THE NORTH WITH A HUGE MISSILE BARRAGE IF WAR ERUPTS
DID RUSSIA SUPPLY UKRAINIAN ROCKET ENGINE TO NORTH KOREA ?
Sourced : Asia Times By Asia Unhedged The mystery over how North Korea obtained powerful rocket engines for its last ICBM test deepened Wednesday after Ukraine’s state space agency said the rocket engine used is the same as the type of engine used by Ukraine-made space vehicles, according to UPI. UPI was picking up on… Continue reading DID RUSSIA SUPPLY UKRAINIAN ROCKET ENGINE TO NORTH KOREA ?
NORTH KOREA SECRETLY IMPORTS RUSSIAN OIL THROUGH SINGAPORE
Sourced : Intelnews.org By Joseph Fitsanakis The government of North Korea uses intermediary firms in Singapore to import thousands of tons of Russian oil each year, according to a senior North Korean defector who has spoken publicly for the first time since his defection. Ri Jong-ho was a senior official in the Democratic People’s Republic… Continue reading NORTH KOREA SECRETLY IMPORTS RUSSIAN OIL THROUGH SINGAPORE
CHINA REINFORCING BORDER WITH NORTH KOREA AMID TENSION
Sourced : UPI By Andrew V. Pestano Reports on Chinese military and government websites show Beijing is fortifying China’s 880-mile border with North Korea amid continued tensions between the hermit kingdom and Western powers. China has been bolstering defenses at the border and realigning other forces in surrounding regions to prepare for a possible crisis,… Continue reading CHINA REINFORCING BORDER WITH NORTH KOREA AMID TENSION
NORTH KOREA COULD CROSS ICBM THRESHOLD NEXT YEAR
Sourced : The Washington Post By Ellen Nakashima, Anna Fifield and Joby Warrick North Korea will be able to field a reliable, nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile as early as next year, U.S. officials have concluded in a confidential assessment that dramatically shrinks the timeline for when Pyongyang could strike North American cities with atomic weapons.… Continue reading NORTH KOREA COULD CROSS ICBM THRESHOLD NEXT YEAR
NORTH KOREA MAY HAVE MORE NUCLEAR BOMB MATERIAL THAN THOUGHT
Sourced : NBC News Thermal images of North Korea’s main nuclear site show Pyongyang may have reprocessed more plutonium than previously thought that can be used to enlarge its nuclear weapons stockpile, a U.S. think tank said on Friday. The analysis by 38 North, a Washington-based North Korean monitoring project, was based on satellite images… Continue reading NORTH KOREA MAY HAVE MORE NUCLEAR BOMB MATERIAL THAN THOUGHT