World View: Donald Trump in Seoul Issues Stern Warning to North Korea – and to China
Contents: Donald Trump in Seoul issues stern warning to North Korea — and to China; Trump’s speech targeted at China
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Mattis: Use of Tactical Nuclear Weapons Against North Korea Discussed with South Korea
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis confirmed on Monday that the United States has discussed with South Korea the option of employing tactical nuclear weapons to defend against North Korea’s nuclear weapons program.
South Korea Quadruples Reward for Classified Intel from North Korean Defectors
South Korea’s Ministry of Unification has quadrupled its reward for North Korean defectors who supply classified information.
North Korea Pushes Ahead with Nuclear Program
North Korea wrapped up its four-day Workers’ Party conference on Monday by declaring it would continue working on nuclear weapons — for “defensive” purposes, of course — and threatening to wipe out South Korea, if their neighbor “opts for war.”
State Dept: North Korea Should Be ‘Inspired by’ Iran Nuclear Deal
During a visit to Seoul, South Korea, Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the North Koreans should be “inspired” to give up their nuclear weapons by the deal that was struck with Iran.
Report: High-Ranking North Korean Intelligence Officer Defects
On Monday, the South Korean government confirmed that a high-ranking North Korean intelligence officer defected to the South last year.
South Korean President: We Will Work to ‘End the Tyranny’ in North Korea
South Korean President Park Geun-hye vowed in a speech Thursday that her nation would work to pressure North Korea to “end the tyranny that has deprived North Koreans of their freedom and human rights,” the first time she has called the communist regime in Pyongyang a “tyranny.”
North Korea Threatens ‘U.S. Mainland’ in Response to Largest-Ever Joint Drill on Border
“The doom of the U.S. has been sealed.” So reads a statement on North Korea’s official state media outlet, warning Pyongyang will attack the “U.S. Mainland” if American and South Korean forces complete a military drill simulating the collapse of the Kim Jong-un regime in March.
South Korean Official: Kim Jong-un Preparing ‘Terror Attacks’
Kim Sung-woo, the chief presidential secretary for public affairs to South Korean President Park Geun-hye, warned on Thursday that North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un is preparing a campaign of terror against the South, as tensions between the two countries over the North’s nuclear weapons program increase.
South Korea Fires Warning Shots at North Korean Ships, Days After Rocket Launch
North Korea sent a patrol boat into sovereign South Korean waters just days after violating international sanctions by shooting a long-range rocket into space, allegedly to install a new satellite into orbit. South Korea’s navy forced the patrol boat to retreat, firing multiple warning shots in its direction.
Report: John Kerry Will Urge China to Give ‘Firm… Not Flaccid’ Response to North Korea
“Clearly there is more that they can do,” a source described as “a senior official of the U.S. State Department” by Reuters says of China’s role in curbing North Korean belligerence, particularly following the rogue nation’s claim it had detonated a hydrogen bomb.
U.S. Moves Nuclear-Capable B-2 Bombers to Keep North Korea in Check
The weekend’s crisis on the Korean peninsula ultimately ended with North Korea expressing “regret” over the severe injury of two South Korean soldiers by land mines in the DMZ, while South Korea agreed to turn off the propaganda loudspeakers that had infuriated the North and led to declarations that it was preparing for all-out war.
North Korea Threatens to Destroy Loudspeakers at Border
Last week, South Korea blamed the North for land mine explosions that maimed two South Korean soldiers and resumed propaganda broadcasts for the first time in 11 years in retaliation. North Korea has denied the accusations and threatened to launch strikes on South Korean loudspeakers.
Seoul: North Korea Will Pay ‘Harsh Price’ for Land Mines Planted on Our Side of DMZ
The government of Seoul is promising “pitiless penalty” and “a severe retaliation” against North Korea for the serious injury of two South Korean soldiers at the hands of what appear to be North Korean landmines, which the South Korean government believes were planted by North Koreans infiltrating the other side of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ).
Seoul’s Economy Brought to Grinding Halt as MERS Panic Takes South Korea by Storm
Seoul, the bustling capital of South Korea, is now reportedly a “ghost town” due to the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak. The disease killed over 10 people and sickened 126 others.
World View: Iran Demands a Nuclear Agreement ‘Snapback’ Provision of its Own
Contents: South Korea fears that MERS virus will break out into general population; Iran demands a nuclear agreement ‘snapback’ provision of its own
ISIS Takes Credit For Attacks On South Korean, Moroccan Embassies in Libya
Islamic militants fired upon the South Korean embassy in Tripoli, Libya on Sunday, resulting in the death of two base guards, South Korean and Libyan officials have confirmed. In a separate attack on early Monday morning, ISIS-linked jihadis bombed Morocco’s Embassy in Tripoli.
North Korea: UN Human Rights Office in Seoul Will Be Met with ‘Merciless Punishment’
The government of North Korea has once again threatened to attack a proposed United Nations field office planned to be built in Seoul and specialize in monitoring human rights abuses perpetrated by the Kim Jong Un regime.
North Korea Celebrates ‘Knife Shower of Justice’ Attack on US Ambassador
The North Korean government wasted no time celebrating the act of terrorist Kim Ki Jong, who assaulted U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert in Seoul yesterday with what is being described as a “fruit knife.” North Korean state-run Korean Central News Agency declared the attack “just punishment for U.S. warmongers.”
