Aug 06 Welcome boost from China to global pressure on North Korea By Josh Lederman, Associated Press A global pressure campaign on North Korea received a welcome boost Sunday from China as Beijing called on its neighbor to halt its missile and nuclear tests. Continue reading
Aug 05 Trump national security adviser stresses North Korea threat By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press President Donald Trump's national security adviser H.R. McMaster is stressing that it is "impossible to overstate the danger" posed by North Korea. Continue reading
Jul 31 Watch 11:05 North Korea keeps building better missiles. How should the U.S. respond? By PBS News Hour North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile on Friday that experts said could strike at least half of the continental U.S. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner reports on the response by the U.S. and allies and William Brangham examines… Continue watching
Jul 28 Pentagon confirms North Korea launched ballistic missile By Dayana Morales Gomez The Pentagon confirmed Friday that it detected a launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile from North Korea. Continue reading
Jul 25 North Korea missile program farther along than believed, report says By Deb Riechmann, Richard Lardner, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Intelligence officials believe North Korea will have a reliable, intercontinental missile capable of carrying a nuclear weapon as early as next year, according to a report published Tuesday amid a warning from a top Republican lawmaker who says… Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch 8:53 Could new economic pressure change North Korea's ambitions? By PBS News Hour When it comes to facing the threat of North Korea, there are no easy answers and few good options. Could new economic sanctions change the trajectory of the country’s? Judy Woodruff gets views from John Mearsheimer of the University of… Continue watching
Jul 05 Tensions rise as U.S. says North Korea tested its first intercontinental ballistic missile By Josh Lederman and Catherine Lucey, Associated Press President Donald Trump expressed frustration with China on Wednesday for failing to do more to cut off support to North Korea and exert pressure to curb its nuclear pursuits. Continue reading
Jul 04 Watch 8:30 North Korea is making progress developing weapons. What can the U.S. do about it? By PBS News Hour North Korea claims it successfully fired off a new long-range missile, which someday could put the United States within range of its weapons. What options remain for the Trump administration? William Brangham speaks with Mark Bowden of The Atlantic and… Continue watching
Jul 04 Trump criticizes North Korea's Kim Jong Un after latest missile launch By Lou Kesten, Associated Press Trump urged North Korea's biggest ally, China, to "put a heavy move on North Korea and end this nonsense once and for all!"… Continue reading
Jun 21 WATCH LIVE: Tillerson and Mattis to hold joint news conference after talks with China By Associated Press The US and China began high-level security talks Wednesday focused largely on North Korea, amid outrage in Washington over the death of an American college student after his imprisonment in the North. Continue reading