US, South Korea sharpen deterrence plans over North Korean nuclear threat
Monday, 13 November 2023 The US and South Korea on Monday updated a bilateral security agreement with the aim of more effectively countering North Korea's evolving nuclear and missile threats. The move followed high-level military talks in Seoul, where the allies also discussed enhancing three-way defense exercises with Japan and improving information-sharing on North Korean missile launches. Tensions between the Koreas are at their highest point in years as the pace of both North Korea's weapons tests and South Korea's combined military exercises with the United States have intensified in a cycle of tit-for-tat.
US and South Korean defence chiefs have updated a key military agreement against nuclear-armed North Korea for the first time in a decade as they hailed their "stronger than ever" alliance. US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin is in Seoul for an annual security meeting with his South Korean...
In a bold assertion, North Korea has declared that its first spy satellite, launched earlier this month, has captured images of key United States landmarks, including the White House, Pentagon, and..
Dive into the unfolding geopolitical tension as South Korea confirms North Korea's successful launch of a spy satellite into orbit. Explore the implications for regional security and the..
Images released by North Korea's official Korean Central Television (KCTV) on Thursday November 23, 2023, show the launch of a rocket carrying a North Korean military spy satellite.
The satellite..