WILL CHINA PROVIDE SANCTUARY TO NORTH KOREAN SUBMARINES?

Sourced : Asian Times By Peter J. Brown As Washington, Seoul and Tokyo fret about North Korea’s repeated firing of ballistic missiles into the skies of Northeast Asia, another part of Pyongyang’s arsenal has gone largely unnoticed because it’s under the ocean: Submarines. Of course, submarines aren’t supposed to be noticed, which is what can… Continue reading WILL CHINA PROVIDE SANCTUARY TO NORTH KOREAN SUBMARINES?

NORTH KOREA RUNS ANOTHER ROCKET ENGINE TEST POSSIBLY FOR ICBM

FILE PHOTO: A new engine for an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is tested at a test site at Sohae Space Center in Cholsan County, North Pyongan province in North Korea in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on April 9, 2016. KCNA/via REUTERS/File Photo ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA.

Sourced : Asia Times By Phil Stewart North Korea has carried out another test of a rocket engine that the United States believes could be part of its program to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile, a US official told Reuters on Thursday. The United States assessed that the test, the latest in a series of… Continue reading NORTH KOREA RUNS ANOTHER ROCKET ENGINE TEST POSSIBLY FOR ICBM

IRAN MISSILE TEST EXPOSES ANOTHER LINK TO NORTH KOREA

Sourced : Israel Defence Last week, Iran attempted to launch a cruise missile from a “midget” submarine in the Strait of Hormuz. The submarine appears to be based on a North Korean design, a further indication that the two nations are collaborating on their missile and nuclear programs. Iran and North Korea are the only… Continue reading IRAN MISSILE TEST EXPOSES ANOTHER LINK TO NORTH KOREA

TRUMP WOULD BE “HONORED” TO MEET NORTH KOREA’S LEADER

Sourced : DW US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he would be honored to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “under the right circumstances.” “If it would be appropriate for me to meet with him, I would absolutely, I would be honored to do it,” Trump told the New York-based Bloomberg News… Continue reading TRUMP WOULD BE “HONORED” TO MEET NORTH KOREA’S LEADER

TRUMP ADMINISTRATION DETERMINED TO TAKE REGIONAL LOOK AT AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN ISSUE

Sourced : Live Mint By Lalit K Jha The Trump administration is determined to take a regional perspective on the Afghan- Pakistan issue, the White House said on Thursday, noting that the previous regimes have “not done enough” to address the challenges in the war-torn country. The White House is currently in the middle of… Continue reading TRUMP ADMINISTRATION DETERMINED TO TAKE REGIONAL LOOK AT AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN ISSUE

U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE U.N : ANOTHER MISSILE TEST OF NORTH KOREA COULD PROMPT U.S MILITARY ACTION

Sourced : Politico By Louis Nelson Another ballistic missile test from North Korea could prompt a military reaction from the United States, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Monday morning. Speaking from Washington, where she and other members of the U.N. Security Council will meet with President Donald Trump later Monday, Haley… Continue reading U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE U.N : ANOTHER MISSILE TEST OF NORTH KOREA COULD PROMPT U.S MILITARY ACTION

CHINA AND RUSSIA DEPLOYING TROOPS AND MILITARY HARDWARE TO THEIR BORDERS WITH N. KOREA

Sourced : Already Happened China and Russia are currently deploying troops to their borders with North Korea. According to recent information China is deploying toward the borders with North Korea big number of air defence systems and ambulance vehicles. Video that has been uploaded on internet shows a large convoy of military and ambulance vehicles… Continue reading CHINA AND RUSSIA DEPLOYING TROOPS AND MILITARY HARDWARE TO THEIR BORDERS WITH N. KOREA

KIM JONG UN’S ROCKETS ARE GETTING AN IMPORTANT BOOST – FROM CHINA

Sourced : The Washington Post By Joby Warrick When North Korea launched its Kwangmyongsong-4 satellite into space in February last year, officials heralded the event as a birthday gift for dead leader Kim Jong Il. But the day also brought an unexpected prize for the country’s adversaries: priceless intelligence in the form of rocket parts… Continue reading KIM JONG UN’S ROCKETS ARE GETTING AN IMPORTANT BOOST – FROM CHINA

TILLERSON : USE OF PRE-EMPTIVE FORCE AN OPTION WITH N. KOREA

Sourced : Associated Press By Matthew Pennington and Lee Jin-Man Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Friday it may be necessary to take pre-emptive military action against North Korea if the threat from their weapons program reaches a level “that we believe requires action.” Tillerson outlined a tougher strategy to confront North Korea’s nuclear threat… Continue reading TILLERSON : USE OF PRE-EMPTIVE FORCE AN OPTION WITH N. KOREA

NORTH KOREA “TEST FIRES BALLISTIC MISSILES” AS US-SOUTH KOREAN WAR GAMES CONTINUE

Sourced : ABC.au North Korea has fired four ballistic missiles into waters off its east coast, according to South Korea and Japan. The launch was an apparent reaction to huge military drills by the US and South Korea that the North insists are an invasion rehearsal. The US military said it detected and tracked what… Continue reading NORTH KOREA “TEST FIRES BALLISTIC MISSILES” AS US-SOUTH KOREAN WAR GAMES CONTINUE