Weapons Proliferation
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Japan, South Korea, U.S. discuss sharing North Korea missile data
The Associated Press Japan, South Korea and the United States are negotiating an agreement on sharing real-time data on North Korean missile launches, as cooperation among the three nations becomes…
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ROK-U.S. alliance marks 70th anniversary with strengthened mutual defense commitments
FORUM Staff South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and United States President Joe Biden highlighted 70 years of the Republic of Korea (ROK)-U.S. alliance with a commitment to regional peace…
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CCP’s diplomatic overtures to North Korea cast uncertainty over rogue nation’s nuclear disarmament
FORUM Staff Speculation mounts as to whether the Chinese government’s increased efforts at diplomacy with North Korea will curtail the Kim Jong Un regime’s nuclear and ballistic weapons programs or…
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Japan, South Korea, U.S., allies, partners denounce North Korea’s latest ICBM test
FORUM Staff Allies, partners and much of the international community condemned North Korea’s test-firing of a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) into the Sea of Japan, also known as the…
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Allies demonstrate resolve in face of North Korea’s WMD threats
Felix Kim North Korea’s threats to test or deploy weapons of mass destruction (WMD) have sparked increased tension on the Korean Peninsula and beyond, as well as a redoubling of…
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Kim regime promotes its demise through U.N. Security Council resolution violations — increasing likelihood of miscalculation
FORUM Staff North Korea ended 2022 the way it began the year, firing missiles in defiance of United Nations Security Council resolutions. And following a year of unprecedented missile launches…
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North Korea’s provocative missile launches draw unified response
Felix Kim North Korea’s provocative and destabilizing missile launches, which reached record levels in 2022, are a clear threat to South Korea and Japan, as well as to United States…
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ROK forces establish headquarters to upgrade response to North’s missile provocations
Felix Kim South Korea has established a nuclear and weapons of mass destruction (WMD) response headquarters to improve coordination of counter actions to North Korea’s continued missile provocations. The command…
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Positioning Against Provocations
Advisors to South Korea’s then-incoming president sought redeployment of United States strategic assets, such as nuclear bombers and submarines, to the Korean Peninsula during talks in Washington in April 2022.…
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South Korea test-fires first solid-fuel space rocket
REUTERS South Korea’s military said it successfully test-fired a solid-fuel space rocket for the first time in late March 2022, a step it said will help it eventually launch a…
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