Tag: North Korea

  • Japan Says North Korea Developing Warheads to Penetrate Missile Defenses

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    August 27: Pyongyang appears to be developing warheads to penetrate a ballistic missile shield defending Japan, the country’s defense chief said on Tuesday, pointing to the irregular trajectories of the […]

  • North Korea Launches Missiles From South Hamgyong Province Into Sea of Japan

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    August 10: At approximately 0530 local time on 10 August (2030 UTC on 9 August) 2019, the North Korean military fired two projectiles from an area near the city of […]

  • North Korea Launches Two Short-Range Ballistic Missiles Towards Sea of Japan as ‘Warning’ to South Korea

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    July 26: North Korea says the two new short-range ballistic missiles it launched Thursday [July 25] toward the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan, were intended to […]

  • U.S. Seized North Korean Cargo Ship Over Violating Sanctions in April 2018

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    May 09: U.S. authorities have taken custody of a North Korean cargo ship for the first time for allegedly violating sanctions, announcing the seizure Thursday shortly after Pyongyang fired two […]

  • North Korea Conducts Short-Range Missile Test, Launching into Pacific Ocean

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    May 04: North Korea reportedly conducted its first missile test in 18 months early Saturday morning (May 4), launching a short-range vehicle east into the Pacific Ocean. An Earth-observing Dove […]

  • Aus, NZ to monitor NK

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    Ensuring the sanctions stick. Australia, New Zealand to deploy MPAs to monitor North Korean vessels Gabriel Dominguez The governments of Australia and New Zealand announced on 7 September that they […]

  • New LPH for S. Korea

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    Marado LPH launched. South Korea changes mission for its newly launched assault ship By: Jeff Jeong SEOUL, South Korea ― The South Korean Navy launched its second 14,500-ton Dokdo-class amphibious assault […]

  • NK crackdown?

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    Despite prospect of talks, sanctions still apply. The US wants to board North Korean ships in international waters to enforce sanctions — here’s why it might not make a difference […]

  • More NK sanction busting?

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    MPA spots suspicious tanker. Singaporean Tanker Suspected of Sanctions-Busting The Japan Maritime Self Defense Force says that it detected and photographed a “strongly suspected” high-seas petroleum transfer between a Singaporean-owned […]

  • NK and the Horn

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    Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Somalia maintain covert military ties with Pyongyang, despite UN sanctions. North Korea’s Military Partners in the Horn of Africa By Samuel Ramani On November 14, 2017, a UN […]

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