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North Korea Says It Conducted "Tactical Nuclear Strike Drill"
North Korea said it fired two short-range ballistic missiles as part of a "tactical nuclear strike drill" prompted by US-South Korean military exercises, state media reported Thursday.
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N. Korea Says Tested New Solid-Fuel Ballistic Missile: "To Strike Horror"
North Korea said its latest weapons test was of a "solid-fuel" intercontinental ballistic missile, with leader Kim Jong Un saying it marked a major step in Pyongyang's capacity to conduct a nuclear counterstrike, state media said Friday.
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Kim Jong Un Tests Undersea Drone, Warns of 'Radioactive Tsunami'
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw tests of weapons designed to deliver nuclear strikes against the US and its allies, including one his regime billed as a new underwater drone that can create a "radioactive tsunami."
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Japan, S Korea Alert Citizens As North Korea Launches Missile Strikes
North Korea fired one long-range and two short-range ballistic missiles Thursday, Seoul's military said, with one prompting warnings for residents of a South Korean island and people in parts of northern Japan to seek shelter.
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North Korea Test-Fires Long-Range Strategic Cruise Missiles: Report
North Korea has test-fired a pair of long-range strategic cruise missiles, with leader Kim Jong Un hailing another successful display of the country's tactical nuclear strike capability, state media reported Thursday.
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North Korea Nuclear Stance A "Threat To Peace": France
France on Friday condemned the adoption by North Korea of a law declaring its readiness to launch preventive nuclear strikes as a "threat to international and regional peace and security".
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North Korea's New Law Allows For Nuclear 1st Strike, Makes Policy "Irreversible"
North Korea has passed a law allowing it to carry out a preventive nuclear strike and declaring its status as a nuclear-armed state "irreversible", state media said Friday.
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Kim Jong Un Appears To Lower His Guardrails for A Nuclear Strike
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appears to have lowered his threshold for a nuclear strike, raising the risks for a miscalculation as he rolls out new weapons whose uses range from nearby tactical strikes to threatening the U.S. homeland from afar.
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North Korea's Nukes Could "Eliminate" South, Says Kim Jong Un's Sister
North Korea opposes war, but if South Korea chooses military confrontation or makes a preemptive strike, then the North's nuclear forces will have to attack, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un said on Tuesday.
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Peace Deal Possible If North Korea Doesn't Test Weapons: Trump
USPresident Donald Trump has said he would be happy as long as North Korea maintains its pause on weapons testing, and he was in no rush to strike a nuclear deal with its leader, Kim Jong Un, when they hold their second summit this week
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UN Panel Says North Korea Shielding Missiles At Airport
North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs remain intact and Pyongyang is using airports and other facilities to shield its weapons from possible US military strikes, according to a UN panel of experts.
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Donald Trump Says "Long Way" To Go On North Korea Crisis
US President Donald Trump said the North Korean nuclear crisis is far from conclusion on Sunday, striking a cautious note a day after the North's pledge to end its nuclear tests raised hopes before planned summits with South Korea and the United States.
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No Plan For "Bloody Nose" Strike Against North Korea: US Officials
The United States is not considering a pre-emptive "bloody nose" strike on North Korea to punish it for its nuclear weapons program, US lawmakers and a senior official said Thursday.
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North Korea "Months Away" From Ability To Hit US With Nuclear Weapon: Envoy
North Korea is only months away from obtaining the capability to hit US territory with a nuclear weapon and must be disarmed, a US envoy said on Tuesday, dismissing Pyonyang's diplomatic thaw with South Korea as a "charm offensive" that fooled no one.
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North Korea To Perfect Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles Soon, Warns US Officials
North Korea has taken fresh strides in its nuclear missile program but has not shown all the technologies needed to strike America, a US general said Tuesday, as another top official warned such a capability is just months away.
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North Korea Says It Conducted "Tactical Nuclear Strike Drill"
North Korea said it fired two short-range ballistic missiles as part of a "tactical nuclear strike drill" prompted by US-South Korean military exercises, state media reported Thursday.
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N. Korea Says Tested New Solid-Fuel Ballistic Missile: "To Strike Horror"
North Korea said its latest weapons test was of a "solid-fuel" intercontinental ballistic missile, with leader Kim Jong Un saying it marked a major step in Pyongyang's capacity to conduct a nuclear counterstrike, state media said Friday.
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Kim Jong Un Tests Undersea Drone, Warns of 'Radioactive Tsunami'
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw tests of weapons designed to deliver nuclear strikes against the US and its allies, including one his regime billed as a new underwater drone that can create a "radioactive tsunami."
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Japan, S Korea Alert Citizens As North Korea Launches Missile Strikes
North Korea fired one long-range and two short-range ballistic missiles Thursday, Seoul's military said, with one prompting warnings for residents of a South Korean island and people in parts of northern Japan to seek shelter.
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North Korea Test-Fires Long-Range Strategic Cruise Missiles: Report
North Korea has test-fired a pair of long-range strategic cruise missiles, with leader Kim Jong Un hailing another successful display of the country's tactical nuclear strike capability, state media reported Thursday.
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North Korea Nuclear Stance A "Threat To Peace": France
France on Friday condemned the adoption by North Korea of a law declaring its readiness to launch preventive nuclear strikes as a "threat to international and regional peace and security".
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North Korea's New Law Allows For Nuclear 1st Strike, Makes Policy "Irreversible"
North Korea has passed a law allowing it to carry out a preventive nuclear strike and declaring its status as a nuclear-armed state "irreversible", state media said Friday.
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Kim Jong Un Appears To Lower His Guardrails for A Nuclear Strike
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appears to have lowered his threshold for a nuclear strike, raising the risks for a miscalculation as he rolls out new weapons whose uses range from nearby tactical strikes to threatening the U.S. homeland from afar.
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North Korea's Nukes Could "Eliminate" South, Says Kim Jong Un's Sister
North Korea opposes war, but if South Korea chooses military confrontation or makes a preemptive strike, then the North's nuclear forces will have to attack, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un said on Tuesday.
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Peace Deal Possible If North Korea Doesn't Test Weapons: Trump
USPresident Donald Trump has said he would be happy as long as North Korea maintains its pause on weapons testing, and he was in no rush to strike a nuclear deal with its leader, Kim Jong Un, when they hold their second summit this week
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UN Panel Says North Korea Shielding Missiles At Airport
North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs remain intact and Pyongyang is using airports and other facilities to shield its weapons from possible US military strikes, according to a UN panel of experts.
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Donald Trump Says "Long Way" To Go On North Korea Crisis
US President Donald Trump said the North Korean nuclear crisis is far from conclusion on Sunday, striking a cautious note a day after the North's pledge to end its nuclear tests raised hopes before planned summits with South Korea and the United States.
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No Plan For "Bloody Nose" Strike Against North Korea: US Officials
The United States is not considering a pre-emptive "bloody nose" strike on North Korea to punish it for its nuclear weapons program, US lawmakers and a senior official said Thursday.
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North Korea "Months Away" From Ability To Hit US With Nuclear Weapon: Envoy
North Korea is only months away from obtaining the capability to hit US territory with a nuclear weapon and must be disarmed, a US envoy said on Tuesday, dismissing Pyonyang's diplomatic thaw with South Korea as a "charm offensive" that fooled no one.
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North Korea To Perfect Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles Soon, Warns US Officials
North Korea has taken fresh strides in its nuclear missile program but has not shown all the technologies needed to strike America, a US general said Tuesday, as another top official warned such a capability is just months away.
