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
Jun 21 Otto Warmbier's death looms over U.S.-China talks on North Korea By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press Otto Warmbier's death after returning from North Korean imprisonment is stoking outrage in Washington and threatening to overshadow high-level U.S.-Chinese talks Wednesday. Continue reading
Jun 20 How powerful is North Korea's military? By Eleanor Albert, Council on Foreign Relations North Korea has embarked on an accelerated buildup of weapons of mass destruction and modernization of its already large conventional force. Read more in this Council on Foreign Relations explainer. Continue reading
May 15 Watch 5:18 North Korea's latest missile test signals new design expertise By PBS News Hour North Korea tested a new intermediate-range missile Sunday, claiming it can now hit U.S. bases in the Pacific with a nuclear warhead. What does this breakthrough mean for the North Korea’s nuclear capabilities? Judy Woodruff speaks with Jeffrey Lewis of… Continue watching
May 11 North Korea poses 'existential' threat, U.S. intel chief warns By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press North Korea's nuclear weapons program poses a potentially "existential" threat to the United States, the national intelligence director said in a bleak appraisal to Congress on Thursday. He wouldn't say how close Pyongyang is to being able to strike the… Continue reading
Apr 17 Watch 6:34 How should U.S. and allies confront North Korea? By PBS News Hour The long-simmering standoff between the United States and North Korea is heating up again. As the Trump administration draws a tougher line with the regime, what options are open to the U.S., its allies and China? Judy Woodruff speaks with… Continue watching
Apr 12 U.S. show of force to North Korea also could show U.S. weakness By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press But the Vinson’s presence near North Korea points to the larger challenge for the U.S. of deterrence, which has to be backed by the real threat of force. Continue reading
Feb 25 Malaysia warns North Korea to cooperate with investigation By Eileen Ng, Associated Press Malaysian police said Saturday that they would issue an arrest warrant for a North Korean diplomat if he refuses to cooperate with the investigation into the deadly attack on North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un's exiled half brother. Continue reading
Feb 24 Watch 5:01 News Wrap: Chemical weapon killed Kim Jong Un's half-brother By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, Malaysian toxicologists have determined that a chemical weapon was used to assassinate the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Also, more than 60 people are dead after a pair of bombings by Islamic… Continue watching