North Korea

Dr John Nilsson-Wright, senior research fellow for north east Asia at Chatham House, says the North Koreans will believe Trump is ‘bluffing’ when it comes to seeing through his military threats.

President Trump has warned – in a tweet – that military solutions are locked and loaded “should North Korea act unwisely”. His latest comment comes ten days before the annual U.S. / South Korean military exercises in the region begin, exercises that always bring strong condemnation and threats of countermeasures.   On the U.S. territory…

Tonight’s developing news – reports from the United States suggest that North Korea has managed to construct a nuclear warhead small enough to fit inside its missiles – crossing a key line in becoming a full fledged nuclear power. Shea Cotton from the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies discusses the developments.

Major developments in the North Korean nuclear standoff. Reports in the US media claim Pyongyang has successfully constructed a miniaturised nuclear warhead which could fit inside the type of missile it’s been testing. And experts fear those missiles are capable of reaching the US mainland.

China has urged North Korea to end its nuclear missile activities – and stop provoking the international community’s goodwill.

Christopher Hill, the former US ambassador to South Korea and assistant secretary of state, says North Korean leader Kim Jong-un  is “a big problem”, but President Trump has “barely understood” what the issues are.  

The United Nations Security Council is due to hold an emergency session in an attempt to ratchet down tensions in the Korean peninsula. Yesterday, North Korea tested a long-range missile which may be capable of reaching Alaska. The US and South Korea carried out their own missile drills in response, with the US Secretary of…

Could the shadowy hand of North Korea be behind the ransomware attack which brought chaos to computers around the world? Cyber security experts say there’s a possible link between the rogue software known as WannaCry, and hackers linked to North Korea – although there’s no conclusive evidence.

A liberal candidate who favours closer ties with North Korea has claimed victory in South Korea’s Presidential election.  

North Korean missile tests and displays of military might have been met by US warnings that its patience is at an end and that it’s ready to “deal with” the threat from Pyongyang. President Trump’s boast of sending an “armada” has so far turned out to be empty rhetoric, but US military exercises began in…

America says it’s working with China to respond to the growing crisis over North Korea’s nuclear missile programme.

The military hardware was impressive, the spectacle epic. And with the visuals, an unequivocal message from Pyongyang: “Mess with us at your peril”.

From Boston in the United States, John Park, director of the Korea Working Group at the Harvard Kennedy School, joins Cathy Newman to discuss North Korea.

Professor Hazel Smith is an expert on North Korea from the School of African and Oriental Studies.

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