Tag Archives: Kim Jong Un

Wednesday, 29 March 2017 Washington – Satellite images taken this week suggest North Korea could be in the final stages of preparations for a new nuclear test, US-based analysts said Tuesday. The images, taken 25 March, show up to 4 vehicles or equipment trailers continuously present at the entrance to …

Tuesday, 21 March 2017 As tensions between the US and North Korea continue to escalate, leader Kim Jong Un threatens to reduce America “to ashes” if “even a single bullet” from Washington is fired toward Pyongyang. South Korean deputy defense ministry spokesman Lee Jin-woo said,”Through this test, it is found …

Wednesday, 11 January 2017 Amid continued threats from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the United States’ expensive, ground-based interceptors “can’t yet be counted on to shoot down a nuclear-armed missile,” the Pentagon’s weapons testing office has concluded in its annual report. That means that should North Korea launch an attack, the …

Tuesday, 26 September 2017 :  North Korea’s foreign minister said on Monday that President Donald Trump had declared war on North Korea and that Pyongyang reserves the right to take countermeasures, including shooting down U.S. bombers even if they are not in its air space. “The whole world should clearly …

Wednesday, 20 September 2017 :  U.S. President Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that the United States will be forced to “totally destroy” North Korea unless Pyongyang backs down from its nuclear standoff, mocking North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as a “rocket man” on a suicide mission. Loud murmurs filled …

Saturday, 22 July 2017 WASHINGTON: Myanmar’s military has maintained ties with North Korea, even though the civilian-led government denies any cooperation, and the Trump administration is pressing for a complete break-off of remaining links, current and former U.S. officials said. Washington made its case to Myanmar’s de facto leader, Nobel …

Thursday, 6 July 2017 SEOUL: North Korea said on Wednesday its newly developed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) can carry a large nuclear warhead, triggering a call by Washington for global action to hold it accountable for pursuing nuclear weapons. A spokeswoman for the U.S. Defense Department said it had concluded …

Tuesday, 23 May 2017 SEOUL: North Korea said on Monday it had successfully tested an intermediate-range ballistic missile which met all technical requirements and could now be mass-produced, indicating advances in its ambitions to be able to hit the United States. The North fired the missile into waters off its …

Friday, 21 April 2017 SEOUL: Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the United States was looking at ways to pressure North Korea over its nuclear programme, as North Korean state media warned the Americans of a “super-mighty pre-emptive strike” and said “don’t mess with us”. US President Donald Trump has …