Category: Kim Jong-un
‘We No Longer Need’ Nuclear or Missile Tests, North Korean Leader Says
On April 21, 2018 by IleneMr. Moon’s office also praised the announcement. “We view the North’s decision as a significant step toward the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula the world has wished for,” said Yoon Young-chan, a spokesman for Mr. Moon. Despite the enthusiasm, American officials have watched Mr. Kim with a mix of satisfaction and wariness. The North Korean
Trump’s Abrupt ‘Yes’ to North Korea: The 45 Minutes That Could Alter History
On March 11, 2018 by IleneMr. Trump brushed them off. I get it, I get it, he said. Where others see flashing yellow lights and slow down, Mr. Trump speeds up. And just like that, in the course of 45 minutes in the Oval Office, Mr. Trump threw aside caution and dispensed with decades of convention to embark on a
He Had the Treasonous Uncle Killed, but He Forgave the Disloyal Chef
On March 10, 2018 by IleneHe said the boy was his father’s favorite among six children. After years of working for the family, Mr. Fujimoto fled home to Japan, where he lived in fear that North Korean agents would punish him for disloyalty. But in 2012, he returned to the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, for a visit at the request
The Interpreter: 7 Big Things to Understand About Trump’s Talks With North Korea
On March 9, 2018 by IleneStill, that only lasts until the talks themselves. Photo Three South Korean officials outside the White House on Thursday. From left, the National Intelligence Service chief, Suh Hoon; the national security director, Chung Eui-yong; and the ambassador to the United States, Cho Yoon-je. Credit Michael Reynolds/European Pressphoto Agency 2. Mismatched signals may have set up
North Korean rulers attempted to enter the west using Brazilian passports
On February 28, 2018 by IleneBeing a despot sucks. International sanctions keep you from being able to import Game of Thrones DVDs or yellow cake uranium. No one ever tells you that there’s food on your face and the anguished cries from your nation’s gulags keep you and the rest of your family from getting a good night’s rest. When
North Korea Rouses Neighbors to Reconsider Nuclear Weapons
On October 29, 2017 by IlenePrime Minister Shinzo Abe has campaigned for a military buildup against the threat from the North, and Japan sits on a stockpile of nuclear material that could power an arsenal of 6,000 weapons. Last Sunday, he won a commanding majority in parliamentary elections, fueling his hopes of revising the nation’s pacifist Constitution. This brutal calculus
North Korea Says It Tested a Hydrogen Bomb Meant for Missiles
On September 4, 2017 by IleneThe statement echoed past comments by the defense secretary as well as a warning issued by President George W. Bush after the North’s first atomic test, in 2006. In that statement Mr. Bush also said North Korea would be held responsible if it ever exported any of its nuclear weapons technology to other nations or
How U.S. Military Actions Could Play Out in North Korea
On August 12, 2017 by IleneAside from the president’s rhetoric, little suggests that war on the Korean Peninsula is at hand. The warnings from Mr. Trump — and equally bellicose responses from Mr. Kim — have increased tensions. But left unclear are the circumstances under which the United States might be willing to use military force. Would it shoot down
News Analysis: Even the Most Precise Strike on North Korea Could Prompt Retaliation
On August 12, 2017 by IleneThe Trump administration’s first recourse has been diplomacy. Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson sought to head off North Korea’s missile program this week by suggesting that the United States could open talks with Pyongyang if North Korea would halt its missile tests. Graphic What Can North Korea Reach With Its Missiles? North Korea’s ballistic
North Korea Says It Might Fire Missiles Into Waters Near Guam
On August 10, 2017 by IleneVideo North Korea’s Threat Against Guam North Korea warned that it was considering a strike that would create “an enveloping fire” around the island of Guam. By CHRIS CIRILLO and DREW JORDAN on Publish Date August 9, 2017. Photo by Nancy Borowick for The New York Times. Watch in Times Video » SEOUL, South Korea
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