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South Korea, US troops to hold massive live-fire drills near border with North Korea
The South Korean and US militaries were set to begin massive live-fire drills near the border with North Korea on Thursday, despite the North’s warning that it won’t tolerate what it calls such a hostile invasion rehearsal on its doorstep.…
Washington and Seoul begin major military exercises after Pyongyang launches two missiles
South Korea and the United States began on Monday their largest joint military exercises in five years, despite threats from North Korea, which announced hours earlier that it had launched two cruise missiles from a submarine. Pyongyang…
North Korea fires ballistic missile toward Sea of Japan
North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan on Sunday, the South Korean military said, a day after Pyongyang fired three short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea.
The North said Sunday it had test-fired…
North Korea ends year with ballistic missiles launch
North Korea has fired three short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea to the east of the Korean peninsula, South Korea's military says.
This latest volley comes five days after North Korea flew drones into South Korea's…
North Korean drone reaches north of Seoul
South Korean military officials say North Korea has flown five drones across their mutual border.
The "unmanned aerial vehicles" violated South Korean airspace in the border areas around Gyeonggi province, said the country's…
N Korea completes ‘important’ test of spy satellite: State media
N Korea has released satellite imagery of South Korea’s Seoul and Incheon cities presumed to have been shot during a test.
North Korea has conducted an “important, final phase” test in the development of a military reconnaissance…
North Korea fires two more missiles in a record year for launches
North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into the waters off its east coast on Sunday, the latest in what has been a record year for test launches by the Kim Jong Un regime.
The launches, reported by both South Korean and Japanese…
North Korea successfully tests solid-fuel motor for ICBM development
North Korea said Friday it has successfully test-fired a "high-thrust solid-fuel motor" with 140 tons of thrust, according to state media, as the country seeks to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of being launched with…
North Korea chasing US dollars to finance military
When Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea, ascended to power more than a decade ago, he repeated two promises that his family has made since founding the country in 1948: to strengthen the military and to improve the economy.
On the…
North Korea fires artillery shells into sea as South Korea drills continue
North Korea's military has fired artillery shells into the sea off the country's east coast in response to the firing of rocket launchers by South Korea in joint drills with the United States, South Korean military sources said Tuesday.…