North Korea Nuclear Weapons

The Wellspring of a New, Clear Nuclear Vision

Russ Wellen | Posted 11.17.2009 | World


Russ Wellen

The field of nuclear weapons has long needed fresh perspectives. For decades there was deterrence, and then disarmament. Finally, there is a group with potential to break new ground.

Sarkozy the Realist; Obama the Dreamer

Michael D. Brown | Posted 11.25.2009 | Denver


Michael D. Brown

I would very much like to have a world without nuclear weapons. I do not, however, believe that it is practical or even possible to have such a world.

North Korea Says Uranium Program Near Completion

AP | JAE-SOON CHANG | Posted 10.20.2009 | World


SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Friday it is on the threshold of mastering a new way of building atomic bombs, pressuring the United State...

North Korea Claims To Be In Last Stage Of Enriching Uranium

AP | KWANG-TAE KIM | Posted 10.19.2009 | World


SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Friday that it is in the final stages of enriching uranium, a process that could give the nation a second ...

UN North Korea Sanction Bars 5 Top Officials From Leaving Country

Bloomberg | Posted 08.17.2009 | World


The United Nations Security Council barred five North Korean officials from leaving their country and ordered their foreign assets frozen as punishmen...

Obama On Nuclear Weapons: Washington, Moscow Must Take The Lead

AP | Posted 08.10.2009 | World


L'AQUILA, Italy — President Barack Obama says the United States and Russia must show they're "fulfilling their commitments" to lead global effor...

North Korea: A Test for Progressives

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 08.01.2009 | World


Amitai Etzioni

North Korea poses a special test for progressives because unlike the invasion of Iraq, this time the United State is meeting the criteria previously posed by progressives.

USS John McCain Set To Intercept North Korean Ship Carrying Weapons

Fox News | Posted 07.20.2009 | Home


The USS John McCain, a navy destroyer, will intercept the ship Kang Nam as soon as it leaves the vicinity off the coast of China, according to a senio...

North Korean Ships Subject To US Interdiction: White House

AP | CHARLES BABINGTON | Posted 07.13.2009 | World


WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Friday it is prepared to confront ships believed to be carrying contraband materials to North Korea b...

Kim Jong-Un, 'Brilliant Comrade' Touted In North Korean Media

AP | VIJAY JOSHI | Posted 07.13.2009 | World


SEOUL, South Korea — The youngest son of North Korea's authoritarian leader has been given the title of "Brilliant Comrade," a sign the communis...

North Korea Threatens "Merciless Offensive" With Nuclear Weapons If Provoked

AP | KWANG-TAE KIM | Posted 07.10.2009 | World


SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has informed the U.S. of up to 20 North Korean bank accounts suspected of being involved in counterfeiting, mon...

Why North Korea's Antics Are Good For Obama

Stuart Whatley | Posted 06.28.2009 | World


Stuart Whatley

Following its initial hullabaloo, the current standoff may be a foreign policy windfall for the Obama administration by uniting typically disparate regional players

It's Not About North Korea

Stuart Whatley | Posted 06.26.2009 | World


Stuart Whatley

As North Korea closes itself off to the outside world even more, China's unique role as an interlocutor will become even more necessary.

UN Security Council condemns NKorea nuke test

AP | EDITH M. LEDERER | Posted 06.25.2009 | World


UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council swiftly condemned North Korea's nuclear test on Monday as "a clear violation" of a 2006 resolution an...

Ahmadinejad Challenges Obama To Debate At U.N.

AP | Posted 06.25.2009 | Politics


TEHRAN, Iran — Mahmoud Ahmadinejad proposed on Monday a face-to-face debate with President Barack Obama at the United Nations if he is re-electe...

Obama: North Korea "Recklessly Challenging" World With Nuclear Test

AP | MERRILL HARTSON | Posted 06.25.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama assailed North Korea Monday for new missile tests, saying the world must "stand up to" Pyongyang and demand ...

John Bolton: North Korea Will Test Nukes Again

Wall Street Journal | Posted 06.20.2009 | World


The curtain is about to rise again on the long-running nuclear tragicomedy, "North Korea Outwits the United States." Despite Kim Jong Il's explicit th...

North Korea Expels Nuclear Inspectors, Vows To Restart Reactors

AP | JEAN H. LEE | Posted 05.15.2009 | World


SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Tuesday it was restarting its rogue nuclear program, booting U.N. inspectors and pulling out of disarmamen...

Russia: We Can Shoot Down N Korea's Missiles

News24 | Posted 05.10.2009 | World


A Russian general said on Thursday that the nation's military is capable of shooting down missiles like the one launched by North Korea over the weeke...

North Korea: UN Security Council Divided On Response

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.07.2009 | World


Despite the initial hullabaloo that followed North Korea's Sunday test launch of a Taepodong-2 missile, the UN security council has so far failed to i...

US Can Intercept North Korean Missiles: Pentagon

Koreatimes.co.kr | By Jung Sung-ki | Posted 03.29.2009 | World


The United States has successfully intercepted missiles flying from North Korea three times in virtual scenarios testing its ballistic missile defense...

Before Clinton's South Korea Visit, North Korea Steps Up War Rhetoric

AP | JAE-SOON CHANG | Posted 03.22.2009 | World


SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea stepped up its war rhetoric Thursday, saying its troops are "fully ready" for war with South Korea, just hours ...

Stephen Bosworth: Clinton's North Korea Envoy

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 03.15.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton hopes to appoint a special envoy to deal with U.S. policy on North Korea before she leave...

Clinton Eyes Asia For First Trip Abroad: Diplomats

AP | Posted 03.05.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hillary Rodham Clinton is looking to Asia as she plans her first trip abroad as secretary of state. Diplomats briefed on the plann...

Negotiators Prepare To Hold North Korea Nuclear Talks, Gloomy About Progress

AP | Kwang-Tae Kim | Posted 01.08.2009 | World


BEIJING — Negotiators in the latest round of talks on North Korea's nuclear program sat down for a second day Tuesday to discuss ways to overcom...