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How did North Korea get its nuclear weapons?
North Korea has obtained the money, knowledge and materials to build nuclear missiles which – it claims – can reach American soil. But it would be in this position without help from the outside world. FactCheck follows North Korea’s nuclear trail, from the Soviet Union to South London.
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The challenges faced by North Korean defectors
With tensions in the region at a high, millions of South Koreans live with the ongoing threat of military violence from their northern neighbours. But for one group the threat is even more acute. North Korean defectors who have managed to escape their repressive homeland face the challenges of integration in their new home. But…
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Philip Hammond’s attack on Labour over ‘market economics’
The chancellor, Philip Hammond, has defended the “market economy”, saying it has brought people out of poverty. In media interviews and his speech to Conservative conference, Mr Hammond repeatedly accused the Labour Party of posing a threat to this economic model. The chancellor even appeared to compare Labour’s policies to countries like North Korea and…
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What would war look like for North Korea?
North Korea has claimed that Donald Trump has declared war. The US president had said North Korea’s leaders “won’t be around much longer” and referred to Kim Jong-Un as “Little Rocket Man”. This followed Mr Trump’s speech to the UN last week in which he warned that America would “totally destroy” North Korea if the…
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North Korea says it is at war with US
North Korea has said it regards itself at war with America and threatened to shoot down US airplanes after President Trump’s comments about Kim Jong-un last week. The threat comes on the day President Trump added three more countries to his US travel ban – North Korea, Venezuela and Chad. He’s also started a fight…
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North Korea missile test: US says China and Russia have ‘responsibility’ to ensure stability
The US Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, says China and Russia bear “unique and special responsibility for North Korea’s growing threat to regional and global stability”.
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FactCheck: how dangerous is North Korea?
North Korea’s leaders say the communist country has successfully tested a hydrogen bomb. Should we believe them? Should we panic?
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Timeline: North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme
North Korea makes a key step in its nuclear weapons programme by launching a ballistic missile from a submarine – the latest in a list of actions to anger and worry the international community.
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North Korea: who needs human rights when you’ve got slogans?
North Korea releases 310 slogans to mark the anniversary of its “liberation”, including “We serve the people” – ironic, perhaps, in a country where torture, starvation and executions are commonplace.
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The Interview DVD smuggled to North Korea by giant balloon
North Korea won’t have to wait much longer for Sony’s film The Interview to premiere in the country, with activists in South Korea planning to send copies over the border by balloon.
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Gamers get back online after Christmas Day outages
Millions of gamers can finally pick their joypads back up as services on Microsoft’s Xbox Live and Sony’s Playstation Network are restored after a suspected attack took both down over Christmas.
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Sony decides to show comedy film The Interview after all
Sony Pictures u-turns on its decision to pull parody film The Interview following a cyber attack blamed on North Korea – and now wants it released in cinemas on Christmas day.
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North Korea back online after internet blackout
North Korea suffers an internet outage for several hours before links were restored on Tuesday, but the US government refuses to say whether it is responsible.
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North Korea threatens attacks on US over Sony hacking
North Korea threatens the United States, calling it a “cesspool of terrorism” and accusing the Obama administration of being behind the satirical film The Interview.
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Obama ‘may put North Korea back on terror list’
US President Barack Obama says the cyber hack against Sony, blamed on North Korea, is not an “act of war” – but is considering putting them back on the terror list.
