Kim Ii Sung

Days after a historic inter-Korean summit Lee Min-bok, a defector who has been flying anti-Pyongyang leaflets into the North for 15 years, received a call from an official at Seoul's Unification Ministry urging him to halt his balloon campaign.

Case in point: a new video, unveiled at a recent musical performance in honor of Kim II Sung, shows missiles leaving a U.S. city in flames.

North Korea put on a musical show to mark the birthday of founding father Kim II Sung, which ended with a mock-up video of missiles engulfing the United States in flames, prompting cheers from the audience and smiles from current leader Kim Jong Un.

We arrived at the People's Palace of Culture for what turned into a two-hour security check, where our wallets and chocolate were taken away and tied up in black plastic bags.

North Korea plans to blast a satellite into space next month to mark the centenary of the birth of its founder, Kim II Sung, which the US quickly called a "deal-breaker" for a new agreement where the US would exchange food aid for nuclear concessions.

Days after a historic inter-Korean summit Lee Min-bok, a defector who has been flying anti-Pyongyang leaflets into the North for 15 years, received a call from an official at Seoul's Unification Ministry urging him to halt his balloon campaign.

Case in point: a new video, unveiled at a recent musical performance in honor of Kim II Sung, shows missiles leaving a U.S. city in flames.

North Korea put on a musical show to mark the birthday of founding father Kim II Sung, which ended with a mock-up video of missiles engulfing the United States in flames, prompting cheers from the audience and smiles from current leader Kim Jong Un.

We arrived at the People's Palace of Culture for what turned into a two-hour security check, where our wallets and chocolate were taken away and tied up in black plastic bags.

North Korea plans to blast a satellite into space next month to mark the centenary of the birth of its founder, Kim II Sung, which the US quickly called a "deal-breaker" for a new agreement where the US would exchange food aid for nuclear concessions.