North Korea vows to launch three new spy satellites in 2024 Kim Jong Un tells party conference he also has no option but to press ahead with nuclear ambitions Evening Standard · Dec 31, 2023
N. Korea's Kim Orders Military To Prepare For Possible 'War' North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wrapped the year with fresh threats of a nuclear attack on Seoul and orders for a military arsenal build-up to prepare for a war that can "break out at any time" on the peninsula, state media reported Sunday. International Business Times · Dec 31, 2023
North Korea's new reactor at nuclear site likely to be formally operational next summer, Seoul says South Korea's Defense Minister Shin Wonsik has said that a light-water reactor at North Korea’s main nuclear complex will likely be formally operational by next summer The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2023
Kim Jong Un orders North Korean military to ramp-up war preparations The leader said this was in response to what he called confrontational moves by the US Evening Standard · Dec 28, 2023
North Korea's Kim vows to bolster war readiness to repel 'unprecedented' US-led confrontations North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for bolstered war readiness to repel what he says are unprecedented U.S.-led confrontational moves in comments during a key political meeting tasked with setting state objectives for 2024 The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2023
N. Korea's Kim Calls For 'Accelerated' War Preparations North Korean leader Kim Jong Un urged his party to "accelerate" war preparations including its nuclear programme, state media said Thursday. International Business Times · Dec 28, 2023
North Korea Kicks Off Key Party Meeting Ahead Of New Year North Korea has opened a year-end ruling party meeting attended by leader Kim Jong Un, state media said Wednesday, with key policy decisions for 2024 expected to be unveiled. International Business Times · Dec 27, 2023
North Korea's Kim boasts of achievements as he opens key year-end political meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has praised what he called achievements and victories that strengthened national power this year, as he opened a key political meeting to set new policy goals for 2024 The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2023
North Korea's reported use of a nuclear complex reactor might be an attempt to make bomb fuels The U.N. atomic agency and outside experts say North Korea may have started operating a light-water reactor at its main nuclear complex in a possible attempt to establish a new facility to produce bomb fuels The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2023
N. Korea's Kim Warns Of 'Nuclear Attack' If 'Provoked' With Nukes North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned Pyongyang will not hesitate to launch a nuclear attack if "provoked with nukes", state media said Thursday, while Seoul and its allies called for "dialogue without preconditions". International Business Times · Dec 21, 2023
North Korea's Kim again threatens use of nukes as he praises troops for long-range missile launch North Korean state media is reporting that leader Kim Jong Un says his country has a policy of not hesitating to launch a nuclear strike on a rival if provoked, as he praised troops involved in its recent intercontinental ballistic missile test The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2023
US flies a bomber for joint drills with South Korea, Japan after North's long-range missile launch The United States has flown a long-range bomber for joint drills with South Korea and Japan in a show of force against North Korea The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2023
North Korea's Kim Warns Washington As Biggest ICBM Launched North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to accelerate his country's nuclear build-up and warned Washington against making a "wrong decision" after overseeing the launch of the country's most powerful ballistic missile, state media said Tuesday. International Business Times · Dec 19, 2023
North Korea's Kim threatens 'more offensive actions' against US after watching powerful missile test North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has vowed “more offensive actions” to repel what he called U.S.-led threats after watching the third test of his country’s most advanced long-range missile The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2023
Latin Times · Dec 18, 2023 N Korea Test-fires Most Advanced ICBM With US In Range South Korea said the North fired an ICBM that used solid fuel, which makes missiles easier to transport and faster to fire than liquid-fuelled versions.
International Business Times · Dec 18, 2023 N. Korea Fires 'Long-range Ballistic Missile': Seoul North Korea fired another internationally banned "long-range ballistic missile" on Monday, the South's military said, after Pyongyang voiced outrage over deeper nuclear cooperation between Seoul and Washington.
The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2023 North Korea fires another missile into sea in resumption of weapons testing, South Korea says South Korea says North Korea has fired another ballistic missile off its east coast
Al Jazeera · Dec 17, 2023 North Korea resumes missile launches in ‘threat to peace and stability’ Pyongyang launched ‘ICBM-class’ missile on Monday, hours after a short-range weapon amid record year of testing.
International Business Times · Dec 17, 2023 South Korea Military Says North Fires Ballistic Missile North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile on Sunday, Seoul's military said, as the United States and South Korea warned any nuclear attack would lead to the end of Pyongyang's regime.
The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2023 South Korea's military says North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters South Korea’s military says it has detected that North Korea has fired at least one ballistic missile toward its eastern waters
The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2023 North Korean and Russian officials discuss economic ties as Seoul raises labor export concerns State media say senior North Korean economic officials have met with the governor of a Russian region along the Pacific coast for discussions on boosting economic cooperation between the countries
The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2023 US, South Korean and Japanese national security advisers meet to discuss North Korean threat U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan is meeting with his South Korean and Japanese counterparts Saturday in their latest three-way talks on the North Korean nuclear threat and other regional challenges
The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2023 South Korea's defense chief vows retaliatory strikes on 'heart and head' of North Korea if provoked South Korea’s defense minister has vowed massive retaliatory missile strikes on “the heart and head” of North Korea in the event of provocation, as the rivals escalate their rhetoric over their respective spy satellite launches in recent days
The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2023 National security advisers of US, South Korea and Japan will meet to discuss North Korean threat The national security advisers of the United States, South Korea and Japan will meet in Seoul this week to discuss North Korea’s military threat and other issues as they continue to promote trilateral cooperation in Asia
The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2023 North Korea accuses US of double standards for letting South Korea launch spy satellite from US soil North Korea has accused the U.S. of double standards, slamming it for allowing rival South Korea to launch a spy satellite from U.S. territory after condemning the North’s earlier satellite launch