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Watson did not say when and where a potential meeting between Kim and Putin in Russia might take place. North Korea does not currently have any nuclear-powered submarines, according to an assessment from Nuclear Threat Initiative, a think-tank focused on reducing nuclear threats. Earlier this month, the US Treasury imposed sanctions on three entities it accused of being tied to arms deals between North Korea and Russia. Apart from North Korea, Russia has also received drones and artillery from Iran. These are our neighbors,” Shoigu told reporters, referring to North Korea by its official name.

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It cited a “written drill order” issued by the military commission that stressed the “importance” of the North Korean exercise. A picture released by North Korea on September 3, 2023, shows what it says is a simulated "tactical nuclear attack" drill . “The nuclear force of [North Korea] will bolster its responsible combat counteraction posture in every way to deter war and preserve peace and stability,” it added. A picture released by North Korea on September 3, 2023, shows what it says is a simulated "tactical nuclear attack" drill . KCNA/ReutersThis week South Korea and the US began annual joint military drills aimed at improving their response to threats from Pyongyang.

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☆ Russia-North Korea arms talks are ‘actively advancing,’ U.S. warns
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Abigail Williams | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu visited North Korea in late July for the 70th anniversary of the end of the Korean War, celebrated in North Korea as "Victory Day." Arms negotiations between North Korea and Russia are "actively advancing," the United States said Wednesday, citing new intelligence. "And of course, we'll take action directly by exposing and sanctioning individuals and entities working to facilitate arms deals between these two countries." Any arms deal between North Korea and Russia would directly violate a number of United Nations Security Council resolutions. The Treasury Department announced new sanctions earlier this month targeting three entities tied to a network trying to support arms deals between the two countries and avoid U.S. sanctions.

Persons: Sergei Shoigu, Sergei Shoigu's, Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong, John Kirby, Kirby, Dmitry Peskov Organizations: Russian, North, National Security, Democratic People's, United Nations, Treasury Department, U.S Locations: North Korea, Russia, United States, Washington, Pyongyang, Ukraine, Russian, DPRK, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, U.S, Moscow, South Korea

☆ Putin and Kim Jong Un have been trading letters as secret talks on getting North Korean weapons into Russia's hands are 'actively advancing,' White House says
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Arms negotiations between Russia and North Korea are "advancing," a White House official said. Several months later, the White House disclosed that Russia had gone as far as to offer food to impoverished North Korea in exchange for military aid. He asserted that the US will take action by sanctioning individuals and entities "working to facilitate arms deals between these two countries." The Biden administration's new warning about Russia's quest for military support on Wednesday comes as Ukrainian forces continue to make slow and steady territorial gains amid their grueling counteroffensive in the eastern and southern regions. Despite criticism and concerns from some in the West about Ukraine's progress, Washington and its NATO allies have asserted their commitment to providing Kyiv with military support.

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KCNA via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsSEOUL, Aug 31 (Reuters) - North Korea conducted a simulated "scorched-earth" nuclear strike on targets across South Korea, state media reported on Thursday, in reaction to allied exercises that it said amounted to plans for a preemptive nuclear attack by the United States. ROK is the initials of South Korea's official name, the Republic of Korea. North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, hours after the U.S. deployed B-1B bombers for allied air drills. South Korea's presidential office convened a security meeting after North Korea's late-night launch, which followed its second failed attempt last week to put its first spy satellite into orbit. Japan will intercept North Korea's missiles if they fly over Japan's territory, Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said.

Persons: North Korea's, Fumio Kishida, Hirokazu Matsuno, Kim Jong Un, KCNA, Kim Jong, Kim, Soo, hyang Choi, Josh Smith, Kantaro Komiya, Kiyoshi Takenaka, Satoshi Sugiyama, Stephen Coates, Gerry Doyle Organizations: Korean People's Army, North, Korean Central News Agency, Reuters, KCNA, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, ROK, U.S, Thomson Locations: North Korea, Rights SEOUL, South Korea, United States, Republic of Korea, Japan, Pyongyang, U.S, Korea, Seoul, Kantaro, Tokyo

[1/4] Missiles from tactical nuclear operation unit of the western district of the Korean People's Army are launched at an undisclosed location in North Korea in this picture released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) and obtained by Reuters on August 31, 2023. KCNA via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsSEOUL, Aug 31 (Reuters) - North Korea conducted a simulated "scorched-earth" nuclear strike on targets across South Korea, state media reported on Thursday, in reaction to allied exercises that it said amounted to plans for a preemptive nuclear attack by the United States. "The KPA staged a tactical nuclear strike drill simulating scorched-earth strikes at major command centers and operational airfields of the 'ROK' military gangsters on Wednesday night," it said, using initials of South Korea's official name, the Republic of Korea. North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, hours after the U.S. deployed B-1B bombers for allied air drills. The latest launch came a day before South Korea and the U.S. wrap up 11 days of combined military drills, which Pyongyang has long denounced as a war rehearsal.

Persons: Kim Jong Un, KCNA, Soo, hyang Choi, Josh Smith, Stephen Coates Organizations: Korean People's Army, North, Korean Central News Agency, Reuters, KCNA, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Staff, ROK, U.S, Thomson Locations: North Korea, Rights SEOUL, South Korea, United States, Republic of Korea, U.S, Pyongyang

☆ North Korea denounces 'gang bosses' of US and allies amid drills
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Soo-Hyang Choi | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/4] North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the Naval Command of the Korean People's Army (KPA) on the occasion of the Navy Day, in North Korea, in this picture released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) and obtained by Reuters on August 29, 2023. KCNA via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsSEOUL, Aug 29 (Reuters) - The United States, South Korea and Japan staged joint naval missile defence drills off the Korean peninsula on Tuesday, as North Korea denounced the "gang bosses" of Washington and its allies for increasing the risk of nuclear war. The three nations staged exercises in international waters off South Korea's southern Jeju island to improve their ability to detect and track targets, and share information in the event of provocation by Pyongyang, South Korea's military said. The drills come as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for "radically" modernising the weapons and equipment of his country's naval forces, criticising an increased presence of U.S. strategic assets in the region. South Korea and the United States last week began the Ulchi Freedom Shield summer exercises, designed to enhance their joint responses to North Korea's nuclear and missile threats.

Persons: Kim Jong Un, Kim Jong, Kim, KCNA, Soo, hyang Choi, Kantaro Komiya, Chang, Ran Kim, Grant McCool, Michael Perry, Nick Macfie Organizations: Naval Command, Korean People's Army, Navy, North, Korean Central News Agency, Reuters, KCNA, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, South Korea, Thomson Locations: North Korea, Rights SEOUL, United States, South Korea, Japan, Washington, Jeju, Pyongyang, South, Camp David , Maryland, U.S, Republic of Korea, Korea, SEOUL, TOKYO

CNN —Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed to strengthen “trilateral strategic collaboration” with the United States and South Korea during the first-ever stand-alone summit between the three nations’ leaders on Friday at Camp David. During the historic meeting, Kishida emphasized the need to strengthen the partnership between the three nations, with heavy emphasis on the growing nuclear and missile threats from North Korea. “Under such circumstances to make our trilateral strategic collaboration blossom and bloom is only logical and almost inevitable and is required in this era,” he said to the crowd. “The three of us here today declare our determination to pioneer a new era of Japan, US, ROK (Republic of Korea) partnership.”In addition to the shared North Korean missile warning system the three countries have established since last November, Kishida announced new measures to combat aggression in the region. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attend a joint press conference during the trilateral summit at Camp David on August 18.

Persons: Fumio Kishida, David, Kishida, ”, Yoon Suk Yeol, Joe Biden, Camp David, Evelyn Hockstein, Reuters Kishida, ” Kishida Organizations: CNN, Japanese, “, ROK, ”, Korean, United Nations Security Council, South, Reuters, ’ Locations: United States, South Korea, North Korea, Japan, US, Republic of Korea, Camp

☆ Biden, Kishida, Yoon at historic Camp David summit
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

U.S. President Joe Biden holds a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol during the trilateral summit at Camp David near Thurmont, Maryland, U.S., August 18, 2023. REUTERS/Jim Bourg Acquire Licensing RightsAug 18 (Reuters) - After meeting at Camp David on Friday, U.S. President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol spoke to reporters from all three countries for about an hour, delivering prepared remarks and answering questions. This is a new era of partnership between Japan and the Republic of Korea and the United States." JAPANESE PRIME MINISTER FUMIO KISHIDA"This has been a precious opportunity for myself to further deepen the relationship of trust and confidence." Speaking of Camp David: "It is a huge honor to have printed a fresh page in its history with this meeting."

Persons: Joe Biden, Fumio Kishida, Yoon Suk, Camp David, Jim Bourg, JOE BIDEN, Peter the Great, David, YOON SUK, Trevor Hunnicutt, Hyonhee Shin, Eric Beech, Heather Timmons, Grant McCool Organizations: Japanese, South, REUTERS, Camp, South China, ASEAN, Pacific, SOUTH, IAEA, Thomson Locations: Camp, Thurmont , Maryland, U.S, Japan, Republic of Korea, United States, Korea, Ukraine, China, Taiwan, East, South, North Korea

☆ North Korea confirms custody of U.S. soldier Travis King, who crossed DMZ in July
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Phil Helsel | Mosheh Gains | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A U.S. soldier who had served in South Korea crossed the military demarcation line separating the two Koreas into North Korea without authorization. North Korea commented Tuesday for the first time about a U.S. soldier who ran into the isolated country's territory last month. North Korea also alleged that King said he decided to cross into North Korean territory. North Korea had offered a very brief response to United Nations officials about King, the Pentagon's spokesman said Aug. 1. North Korea has also six times conducted nuclear tests, which are also banned by the U.N.

Persons: KCNA, Travis King, Lloyd Austin, King, Jonathan Franks, Claudia Gates, Gates, today's, Travis, Franks, Martin Meiners, Private King, Meiners, Patrick Ryder, Ryder Organizations: Security Area, DPRK, Democratic People's, U.S . Army, Army, Korean Central News Agency, . Defense Department, Private, United Nations, Pentagon, Air Force, Command, Joint Security Agency, United Nations Command, North Locations: Paju, South Korea, U.S, North Korea, Panmunjom, Korea, Korean, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, North, DPRK, KCNA

☆ North Korea Claims U.S. Soldier Fled ‘Maltreatment’ in Army
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Choe Sang-Hun | More About Choe Sang-Hun | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

North Korea said on Wednesday that Pvt. Travis T. King, the American soldier who fled across the inter-Korean border into its territory on July 18, wanted to seek refuge in the isolated Communist country or a third country, according to a state media report. The report by the Korean Central News Agency is the first time the North has commented on Private King’s case. During an investigation by North Korean officials, Private King “confessed that he had decided to come over to the DPRK as he harbored ill feelings against inhuman maltreatment and racial discrimination within the U.S. Army,” the Korean Central News Agency said, using the abbreviation of the country’s official name, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. Private King “admitted that he illegally intruded into the territory of the DPRK,” saying that he did so because he “was disillusioned at the unequal American society,” the news agency said.

Persons: Travis T, King “, “ Organizations: Korean Central News Agency, North, U.S . Army, Democratic People’s, DPRK Locations: Korea, DPRK, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Seoul, South Korea CNN —North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has fired his top general amid a shakeup of the country’s military leadership and wants his army to “gird for a war,” state media reported Thursday. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un leads a meeting of the Central Military Commission in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Wednesday. KCNA/Handout/ReutersNorth Korea regularly revamps its military leadership. 2 job in the North Korean military hierarchy as recently as December 31 – reflected that, analysts said. Easley said the North Korean leader may simply be trying to ensure that no one below him becomes too powerful.

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☆ World Scout Jamboree: Extreme weather forces teenagers to leave campsite early in South Korea event concludes early due to extreme weather in South Korea
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Gawon Bae Jake Kwon Jessie Yeung | Gawon Bae | Jake Kwon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The World Scout Jamboree, held in Saemangeum on the country’s west coast, saw nearly 40,000 teenagers turn up, according to organizers. The event was supposed to feature outdoor activities, cultural performances, sustainability workshops and other offerings for the participants, mostly middle and high schoolers. But extreme weather has put a dampener on festivities and scouts are now leaving the main venue almost a week ahead of schedule. The typhoon is forecast to hit South Korea on Thursday, with up to 6 inches (150 millimeters) of rainfall expected, according to CNN meteorologists. Participants play with a ball at the campsite for the 25th World Scout Jamboree in South Korea, on August 4, 2023.

Persons: Khanun, Kim Sung, Ho, Kim Hong, Kim Hyun, Yoon Suk Yeol, US Army Garrison Humphreys Organizations: South Korea CNN, Organization of, Scout Movement, Government of, CNN, Safety Management, Korean Meteorological Agency, South, US Army, Reuters Locations: Seoul, South Korea, Saemangeum, Republic of Korea, Korea, United States, Britain, Singapore

☆ In a desperate scramble for ammo, Russia's defense chief flew all the way to North Korea to beg for some of theirs
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Russia's defense chief traveled to North Korea recently to try and secure more ammunition. Shoigu went to Pyongyang "in a bid to convince North Korea to sell munitions to Russia to support Russia's war," Kirby added. Kirby said on Thursday that any arms deal between Russia and North Korea would be in violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walks with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in Pyongyang, North Korea, on July 27, 2023. Iran has outfitted Russia's military with explosive drones that Moscow has used for nearly a year to attack Ukrainian cities and the country's civil infrastructure.

Persons: Vladimir Putin's, Biden, Vladimir Putin, Sergei Shoigu, Shoigu, Kim Jong Un, John Kirby, Kirby, Li Hongzhong, Kim, Kim Jong, Putin, he's, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, there's Organizations: White, US, Service, Russian, North, DPRK, Ukraine, National Security, Democratic People's, Chinese Communist Party, Russia's, Korean Central News Agency, KCNA, REUTERS, Korean, Wagner Group, US Treasury Department, Slovakian, United Nations, Russian Defense Locations: North Korea, Ukraine, Russia, Wall, Silicon, Moscow, North Korean, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Pyongyang, REUTERS North Korea, Korea, Iran, China, Washington, Beijing

☆ Permanent Mission of North Korea to U.N. defends Pyongyang's nuclear weapons as sovereign right
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

REUTERS/Mike Segar/File PhotoSEOUL, Aug 5 (Reuters) - The Permanent Mission of North Korea to the United Nations has criticized the U.S. for having nuclear weapons and urged it to stop "sharing nuclear" or "beefing up extended deterrence," state media KCNA reported on Saturday. While criticizing the U.S. over the AUKUS alliance and the Nuclear Consultative Group with South Korea, Pyongyang defended its nuclear weapons as an "exercise of sovereignty." DPRK is short for the North's official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. "Its nuclear force will never be a threat to those countries respecting its sovereignty and security interests," the permanent mission said. Reporting by Hyunsu Yim; Editing by Leslie Adler and Sandra MalerOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: United Nations Kim Song, Mike Segar, Hyunsu Yim, Leslie Adler, Sandra Maler Organizations: United Nations, General Assembly, . Security, REUTERS, Nuclear, South, NPT, DPRK, UN Office, Democratic People's, Thomson Locations: China, Russia, North Korea, U.N, New York City , New York, U.S, SEOUL, South Korea, Pyongyang, DPRK, Vienna, Democratic People's Republic of Korea

☆ Eyeing China in the Pacific, US studies explosives to make missiles fly further
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Mike Stone | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

China views the U.S. in the Pacific as a threat, ramping up its own military presence in response. "Unfortunately, the Pentagon has grown complacent using 1940s-era energetics and neglected advanced energetics like CL-20 that are necessary to increasing the range and lethality of our force. In the last decade, when explosive weapons were used in populated areas, 90% of those reported killed or injured globally were civilians." The House version does not name any weapons, but Bob Kavetsky with the Energetics Technology Center said candidates for the new chemicals include the Lockheed Martin-made (LMT.N) long range anti-ship missiles and extended range air-to-surface missiles. Other candidates include Harpoon anti-ship missile made by Boeing (BA.N) and Javelin anti-tank weapons made by Lockheed and RTX (RTX.N).

Persons: U.S . Navy Arleigh, Burke, Curtis Wilbur, Read, Mike Gallagher, Kathleen Hicks, Tom Karako, Karako, Iain Overton, Bob Kavetsky, Lockheed Martin, Mike Stone, Chris Sanders Organizations: U.S . Navy, Pacific Vanguard, U.S . Naval, Pentagon, Reuters, Democrat, Republican, Navy, Energetics Technology Center, Northrop Grumman Corp, CL, L3Harris Technologies, Department of Defense, Army, Air Force, energetics, Center for Strategic, International Studies, Lockheed, Boeing, Thomson Locations: Australia, Japan, Republic of Korea, U.S, Philippine, WASHINGTON, Pacific, China, California, United States, Washington

However, Pentagon spokesperson Brigadier General Patrick Ryder said that North Korea only acknowledged the U.N. Command's request for information about U.S. Army Private Travis King and stopped short of offering detailed information about him. When pressed, Ryder said that North Korea's message back to the U.N. Command was just "an acknowledgement" of the U.N. Command's inquiry. King sprinted into North Korea on July 18 while on a tour of the Demilitarized Zone on the border, landing the United States in a new diplomatic quandary with nuclear-armed North Korea. After his release from the prison, which is designated for U.S. military members and other foreigners, King stayed at a U.S. base in South Korea for a week, Yonhap said. U.S. officials have expressed deep concern over King's fate in North Korea.

Persons: Travis T, Sarah Leslie, Handout, Patrick Ryder, Travis King, Ryder, King, Yonhap, Otto Warmbier, Idrees Ali, Phil Stewart, Grant McCool Organizations: Security Area, REUTERS, United Nations Command, Pentagon, U.S, Army, DPRK, Democratic People's, Command, U.S . Army, Cavalry, Korean, Force, Fort Bliss , Texas ., Thomson Locations: Panmunjom, South Korea, REUTERS WASHINGTON, North Korea, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, United States, Cheonan, U.S, Fort Bliss , Texas, Fort Bliss , Texas . U.S

☆ The Korean War ended 70 years ago. Here's how the 'forgotten war' started.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Stephen Carlson | Task | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

This began the deployment of Task Force Smith, the first American combat troops to arrive and fight in the Korean War. It was Soviet leader Josef Stalin himself who reluctantly gave the go ahead to North Korean dictator Kim Il-Sung to invade. Task Force Smith suffered its heaviest casualties during the retreat, with enemy machine gun positions hitting them from close range. Crew members give first aid to wounded soldier, during action in the Korean War. After American and UN reinforcements arrived, a counteroffensive drove the North Korean military to the brink of collapse.

Persons: Charles B, Smith, Force Smith, Josef Stalin, Kim Il, Task Force Smith, Gordon Sullivan, Stalin, Mao Zedong, Sung, Adolf Hitler, Dean Acheson, Christmas, Dwight D, Eisenhower Organizations: North Koreans, South, Service, North, Soviet Union, 국군 Republic of Korea Armed Forces, Wikimedia Commons Bombers, US Far East Air Force Command, Royal Australian Air Force, Suwon, KA, Korean Army, US Army, North Korean Communist, Wikimedia, Task Force, Artillery, Army, Wikimedia Commons, Crew, National Archives, Records Administration, Staff, Force, Communist, National Press Club, Armored Forces, Arlington National Cemetery, American, UN, North Korean, Public Locations: Wall, Silicon, Camp Woods, Kumamoto, Japan, Soviet, Korean, 국군 Republic, Pusan, South Korea, Republic of Korea, Osan, Korea, Saipan, United States, Arlington, Tim1965, Pacific, China, Kaesong, U.S, Soviet Union, North Korea, North

☆ Biden to meet with leaders of South Korea, Japan at Camp David
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Nikki Carvajal | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

As CNN previously reported, the leaders of South Korea and Japan promised to resume ties in a fence-mending summit in March – the first such meeting in 12 years – as the two neighbors sought to confront threats from North Korea and rising concerns about China. Mutual visits by Japanese and South Korean leaders had been suspended as ties soured over several issues, including a dispute over proper compensation of South Koreans who were forced to work in Japan during the Japanese occupation of South Korea in the early 20th century. In recent years the often fraught relations have undermined efforts by the United States to present a united front against North Korea – and the growing assertiveness of Beijing. The two East Asian neighbors have a long history of acrimony, dating back to Japan’s colonial occupation of the Korean Peninsula a century ago. Biden met with both leaders for a trilateral meeting in May 2023 in Hiroshima, Japan, during the G7 meeting and in June 2022 at the NATO summit in Madrid.

Persons: Joe Biden, Kishida Fumio, Yoon Suk, Camp David, “, ”, David, Biden, Barack Obama, John Kirby, Yoon, Kishida, they’ve, ” Kirby Organizations: CNN, South, Camp, White, DPRK, ASEAN, United States National Security, ROK, Mutual, North Korea –, NATO Locations: United States, Japan, Republic of Korea, South Korea, North Korea, China, Beijing, Hiroshima, Madrid

☆ Kim Jong Un just showed off two new North Korean aircraft that look shockingly similar to US military drones
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

North Korea unveiled two new aircraft this week that very closely resemble US military drones. Thousands of people can be seen standing along the sidelines and waving North Korean flags. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walks with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in Pyongyang, North Korea, on July 27, 2023. This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile during a military parade on Thursday. North Korea has not conducted a nuclear test since 2017 but remains determined to stand among the world's nuclear powers, despite widespread international pressure and concern.

Persons: Kim Jong, Sergei Shoigu, Kim Il, Phil Speck, it's, Hawk, Bobbi Zapka, Kim Jong Un, Shoigu, Kim, Vladimir Putin Organizations: American, Kim Jong Un, Service, North, North Korean, Korean Central News Agency, Korea News Service, AP, US Air National Guard, ISIS, Russian Defense, Getty, Air Force, U.S . Air Force, REUTERS, Korean, Russian, AP Pyongyang, DPRK, White, Democratic People's, UN Locations: Korea, China, Russia, Wall, Silicon, Pyongyang, North Korea, Wyoming, Handou, Korean, South Korea, Ohio, Kentucky, American, Ukraine, North, United States, Democratic People's Republic of Korea

☆ USS Canberra: US commissions first Navy warship in foreign port
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SYDNEY, July 22 (Reuters) - The United States commissioned a warship in Sydney, Australia, on Saturday, the first time a U.S. Navy vessel joined active service at a foreign port, as the two close allies step up their military ties in response to China's expanding regional reach. "Australians can be proud that this ship, designed in Western Australia by local industry and named after HMAS Canberra, is being commissioned here for the first time in the history of the United States Navy," Australian Defence Minister Marles said in a statement. The commissioning of the U.S. ship in Australian waters reflected "our shared commitment to upholding the rules-based order", he added. Under the AUKUS project announced in March, the United States and Britain have agreed to help Australia acquire a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines. Before that, in the early 2030s, the United States is supposed to sell Australia three U.S. Virginia class nuclear-powered submarines, with an option for Australia to buy two more.

Persons: Marles, Sam McKeith, Stephen Coates Organizations: SYDNEY, United, U.S . Navy, Royal Australian Navy, U.S, Marine, Sydney Harbour, United States Navy, Australian Defence, Talisman Sabre, Australia, ., Thomson Locations: United States, Sydney, Australia, U.S, Western Australia, China, Canada, Fiji, France, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Korea, Tonga, Britain, . Virginia

☆ Exclusive: G7, others ask China to stop North Korea sanctions evasion in its waters
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Michelle Nichols | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

North Korea, formally named Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), has been under U.N. sanctions for its missiles and nuclear programs since 2006. The Security Council has also blacklisted several ships for sanctions busting. The satellite images to be provided to China show some of those ships using its territorial waters. "We encourage the Chinese government again to do more to identify and prevent these vessels from anchoring or loitering in Chinese territorial waters," the letter said. China has repeatedly said it abides by U.N. Security Council sanctions resolutions.

Persons: United Nations Cho Hyun, Mike Segar, China's U.N, Zhang Jun, Zhang, Michelle Nichols, Richard Chang Organizations: United Nations, General Assembly, . Security, REUTERS, UNITED NATIONS, European Union, United, Reuters, DPRK, Democratic People's, Security, UN, U.N . Security, Thomson Locations: China, Russia, North Korea, U.N, New York City , New York, U.S, Korea, Sansha Bay, United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Britain, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, DPRK, Pyongyang

☆ North Korea threatens nuclear retaliation over U.S. displays of military force
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Hyunsu Yim | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The comments raise the stakes as each side steps up displays of military force in a standoff over the isolated country's nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programmes. "The ever-increasing visibility of the deployment of the strategic nuclear submarine and other strategic assets may fall under the conditions of the use of nuclear weapons specified in the DPRK law," the statement said. The report comes after a U.S. soldier crossed the border into North Korea on Tuesday at a time of heightened tension between the two Koreas and the United States. North Korea has yet to comment on the incident involving the U.S. soldier. "The utmost significance of legislating nuclear weapons policy is to draw an irretrievable line so that there can be no bargaining over our nuclear weapons," North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un was quoted as saying at that time by KCNA.

Persons: Jonathan Ernst, Kang Sun Nam, Kim Jong Un, Hyunsu Yim, Bernadette Baum, Mike Harrison Organizations: North Korean, Capella, REUTERS, DPRK, Democratic People's, U.S, U.S ., KCNA, Thomson Locations: Sentosa, Singapore, SEOUL, North Korea, U.S, South Korea, United States, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Ohio, Busan

☆ North Korea threatens nuclear retaliation over US displays of military force
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Hyunsu Yim | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] U.S. and North Korean national flags are seen at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore June 12, 2018. The comments raise the stakes as each side steps up displays of military force in a standoff over the isolated country's nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programmes. The KCNA report came after a U.S. soldier crossed the border into North Korea on Tuesday at a time of heightened tension between the two Koreas and the United States. North Korea has yet to comment on the incident involving the U.S. soldier. Last year, the reclusive state codified a new, expansive nuclear law declaring its status as a nuclear-armed state "irreversible".

Persons: Jonathan Ernst, Kang Sun Nam, Ankit, Panda, Hyunsu Yim, Josh Smith, Bernadette Baum, Mike Harrison, Tom Hogue Organizations: North Korean, Capella, REUTERS, U.S, Nuclear Consultative, DPRK, Democratic People's, South Korea's Ministry of National Defense, USS, Korean, U.S ., Carnegie Endowment, International, South, Thomson Locations: Sentosa, Singapore, SEOUL, North Korea, South Korea, United States, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Ohio, Busan, USS Kentucky, Korea, U.S, Washington

☆ What do we know about the US solider in North Korea?
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Seoul, South Korea CNN —For the first time in decades a US soldier is believed to be in North Korean custody. The US Army has identified the soldier who crossed the demarcation line into North Korea on Tuesday as Pvt. The last American known to be held by North Korea was Bruce Byron Lowrance, who, according to North Korean state-run media, crossed from China into North Korea. While in North Korea, he appeared in propaganda films, taught North Korean spies English and spent up to eight hours a day studying the writings of North Korean leaders. He was allowed to leave North Korea in 2004, two years after his wife, a Japanese national who was kidnapped from her home in Japan in 1978, was allowed to leave North Korea under a deal between Pyongyang and Tokyo.

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