North Korea News News North Korea » Security: North Korea’s New Defense Minister Warns US Over Military Drills
North Korea’s newly appointed defense minister criticized ongoing US drills with South Korea and Japan and vowed to punish what he described as hostile forces threatening the country’s national ...
News North Korea » Security: [Key Points] Seoul urges renewed US-North Korea talks backed by strong deterrence
Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back called for renewed US-North Korea talks, saying Seoul’s military would support diplomacy with stron ...
News North Korea » Security: North Korea adds second destroyer as US, South Korea and Japan hold military exercise
North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has put his second naval destroyer into service and called for building a more reliable nuclear deterrent.
News North Korea » Security: Freedom Edge 2026 runs at full scope; Trump halved bilateral drills North Korea already ignored
Freedom Edge 2026 launched September 7 with six Aegis destroyers conducting trilateral US-South Korea-Japan ballistic missile defense drills at full scope, even as Trump cut the separate bilateral ...
News North Korea » Security: North Korea fires ballistic missiles as US-South Korea drills near end
South Korea convened an emergency security meeting following the launches, as Trump seeks to sway Pyongyang.
News North Korea » Security: North Korea threatens 'powerful response' over U.S. arms sales to Seoul
North Korea on Thursday condemned U.S. approval of a possible $125 million arms sale to South Korea, warning of a "serious, immediate and powerful response." ...
News North Korea » Security: North Korea lashes out at US ahead of wargames
The fiery statement comes two days after Pyongyang carried out its 11th missile launch of 2026.
News North Korea » Security: North Korea's Kim shakes up security detail amid 'decapitation' fears
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un replaced three top officials in charge of his personal security, South Korea said Tuesday, suggesting the leader may fear assassination attempts. Seoul's Unification ...
News North Korea » Security: Why Russia May Share Intelligence – Not Satellites – With North Korea
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (left) shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting at the Vostochny Cosmodrome, Sep. 13, 2023. Credit: Russian Presidential Press and ...
News North Korea » Security: Putin Says Russia, North Korea Coordinating on Regional Security, KCNA Reports
Putin Says Russia, North Korea Coordinating on Regional Security, KCNA Reports SEOUL, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin told North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that Moscow and ...