North Korea's Kim Jong Un oversees test-firing of long-range missile, KCNA says

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test-firing on Wednesday of a long-range surface-to-air missile at a launch site ...

Photo Shows North Korea’s New Nuclear-Powered Sub as Kim Tests Missiles

North Korea's Kim Jong Un said he had no choice but to build the massive submarine to counter South Korea's plans to build one.

North Korea's Kim warns Seoul's nuclear-powered submarine plan will 'worsen instability'

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said South Korea's plan to build nuclear-powered submarines will "worsen the instability" ...

North Korea's next nuke test a matter of 'when,' not 'if,' US Army general says, warning its on the way to a key nuclear capability

Pyongyang wants to be able to hit back with nuclear force, and it recently tested a new kind of ICBM that it can launch with little to no warning.

North Korea warns Japan’s nuclear ambitions must be ‘prevented at any cost’

The statement comes after an official at Japan’s prime minister’s office said Tokyo should ‘possess nuclear weapons’ ...
Devdiscourse

North Korea Criticizes Japan's Nuclear Intentions

North Korea has strongly condemned Japan's alleged intentions to pursue nuclear weapons. State media reports suggest Japan is reconsidering its non-nuclear principles in response to U.S. approval for ...
Harvard International Review

From Pyongyang to Seoul: The Influence of the Russo-Ukrainian Conflict on Korean Nuclear Weapon Politics

Today’s Turbulent Terrain   It’s 2025, and the echoes of war continue to linger across Eastern Europe. For three years, Russia has waged a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Since its start in 2022, ...
The Diplomat

Denuclearization of North Korea: No ‘END’ in Sight

Based on recent speeches by top leaders, a profound and unbridgeable gulf between the two Koreas continues to define the peninsula. The speeches of South Korean President Lee Jae-myung at the United ...
WPXI

Hegseth praises South Korea's plans to raise its military spending and boost defense capabilities

SEOUL, South Korea — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth praised South Korea's plans to raise its military spending, saying Tuesday that the Asian ally will take a larger role in defending itself from ...