well after the ending of the Korean War, and four years after forward deployment of nuclear weapons began in Europe. Over the years the numbers and types of nuclear weapons in South Korea changed frequently. At one point in the late 1960s, as many as eight different...
While defense hawks in Seoul and Washington have, in 2017, called for the United States to redeploy tactical nuclear weapons to South Korea, the authors argue against this idea. Doing so, they say, would provide no resolution of the crisis over North Korea's nuclear weapons and would likely...
The nuclear-armed North last weektest-firedwhat it said was its most advanced and powerful solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). That was Kim Jong Un's first weapons test since he wasaccused by U.S. and Ukrainian officialsof sending soldiers to help support Russia's ongoi...
The United States flew nuclear-capable bombers and advanced stealth jets in a show of force againstNorth Koreaon Tuesday, as the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un derided doubts about her country's military and threatened a full-range intercontinental ballistic missile test.A ...
KoreaTaiwanFollowing the revival of interest in a deliberate process of reduction in the nuclear arsenals, eventually to zero, this article looks at a dimension of this challenge that has been overshadowed by the Cold War US–Soviet/Russia nuclear relationship and its legacy, namely, how nuclear...
The US president said: "We know what some of the challenges are, but we can ultimately achieve what the world wants, which is to denuclearise North Korea. Image:The table set for the lunch that did not happen in Hanoi "But I'm optimistic about the progress that w...
S.Korea, US, Japan Hold Drills as N.Korea Slams US 'Nuclear Blackmail' More Reuters A view of a test launch of a new solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Hwasong-18 at an undisclosed location in this still image of a photo used in a video rele...
North Korea attempted and failed to conduct a ballistic missile test earlier this month, raising concerns about the reclusive country’s nuclear weapons program. Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, earlier Monday warned North Korea against provoking America. ...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to redouble efforts to make his nuclear force fully ready for combat with the United States and its allies, state media reported Tuesday, after the country disclosed a new platform likely d
North Korea is lashing out at the arrival of a U.S. aircraft carrier battle group in South Korea, calling it a provocation and again raising the specter of using nuclear weapons to defend itself.