Lindsey Hilsum
North Korea – a beginner’s guide
North Korea is prone to extreme rhetoric, so should current threats be a matter for concern, and how did we get to this current impasse anyway?
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North Korean ‘indication’ of nuclear test, South warns
South Korea’s government warns that North Korea may be preparing for a fourth nuclear test, which could further heighten tensions between the two countries, and the West.
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US delays missile test as North Korea tensions mount
The US postpones plans to carry out a missile test in California next week over fears it will increase tensions with North Korea, as Foreign Secretary William Hague calls for calm over the crisis.
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South Korean workers speak of tensions in the North
As tension remains high between Pyongyang and the west, John Sparks speaks to workers returning to South Korea after spending the last week on the northern side of the border.
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FactCheck: should we scrap Trident?
David Cameron says we need the Trident deterrent to protect against new threats like South Korea and safeguard jobs. FactCheck goes nuclear.
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North Korea warning over embassy staff safety
The Foreign Office confirms it is “consulting international partners” after North Korea informed foreign embassies in Pyongyang it could not guarantee the safety of staff in the event of conflict.
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Lindsey Hilsum
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US to defend Guam from ‘clear danger’ from North Korea
As the United States prepares to send a missile defence system to Guam to defend it from North Korea, David Cameron warns it would be “foolish” to abandon Britain’s nuclear deterrent Trident.
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Should we be scared of North Korea?
As North Korea ramps up talk of a nuclear attack, Jon Snow talks to former British ambassador to Pyongyang, John Everard and PJ Crowley, Hillary Clinton’s spokesman at the US state department .
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North Korea: beware of the bluster
Talk of all-consuming hell-fire and nuclear war sounds grim. But North Korea’s violent sabre-rattling must be viewed in context.
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North Korean border bars South Koreans
North Korea blocks South Koreans from crossing its border to work in a jointly run factory park, amid increasing hostility from Pyongyang.
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North Korea ‘must calm down’ says UN
North Korea’s vow to restart all its mothballed nuclear facilities is met with dismay by the United Nations, which urges leaders to end “aggressive” threats and begin talks.
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South Korea vows to retaliate if North strikes
South Korea’s president vows to strike back quickly “without any political considerations” if the North stages any attack on its territory.
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North Korea enters a ‘state of war’ with South
North Korea is claiming it has entered a “state of war” with South Korea as tenions continue to escalate in the region.
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North Korea: ‘prepare to attack the US’
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un tells generals to prepare for an attack on the US, according to state media, after American stealth bombers flew over the Korean peninsula.
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Hackers target South Korean banks and broadcasters
Officials in South Korea are investigating a suspected cyber attack that shut down two major banks and three TV broadcasters, prompting speculation that North Korea was involved.
