The United States and South Korea have reaffirmed their commitment to South Korea’s defense in the face of an expected North Korean rocket launch. South Korean officials say Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin discussed the launch with his American counterpart Leon Panetta by telephone Tuesday morning. Both sides say the officials agreed the launch is a […]
Washington, Seoul Voice Solidarity Against North Korean Rocket Launch
Posted April 10th, 2012 at 1:35 am (UTC-5)
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Rice: UN Would Reply in ‘Credible Fashion’ to N. Korean Nuclear Test
Posted April 9th, 2012 at 11:30 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice says she expects the U.N. to reply in what she calls a “credible fashion” to a North Korean rocket launch or nuclear test. Rice told CNN television Monday that a North Korean launch would be a blatant violation of its international obligations under Security Council resolutions. Ambassador […]
Rice: UN Would Reply in ‘Credible Fashion’ to N. Korean Nuclear Test
Posted April 9th, 2012 at 10:05 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice says she expects the U.N. to reply in what she calls a “credible fashion” to a North Korean rocket launch or nuclear test. Rice told CNN television Monday that a North Korean launch would be a blatant violation of its international obligations under Security Council resolutions. Ambassador […]
US Says North Korea on Path to Further Isolation
Posted April 9th, 2012 at 2:30 pm (UTC-5)
The United States says a rocket launch or future nuclear test by North Korea would only isolate its communist government further. U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland made the comments Tuesday as South Korean intelligence photos, obtained by VOA, showed what appear to be preparations for a third North Korean nuclear test. Nuland said she […]
Foreign Press Shown North Korean Rocket
Posted April 9th, 2012 at 5:35 am (UTC-5)
North Korean space officials took the rare step Sunday of allowing foreign journalists to see a rocket, that, despite the objections of the United States and South Korea, is being prepared for launch this week. The rocket viewing came as South Korean intelligence photos, obtained by VOA, showed what appear to be preparations for a […]
Foreign Press Shown North Korean Rocket
Posted April 9th, 2012 at 2:55 am (UTC-5)
North Korean space officials took the rare step Sunday of allowing foreign journalists to see a rocket, that despite the objections of the United States and South Korea, is being prepared for launch this week. Reporters said all three stages of the Unha-3 rocket were on the launch pad at the new Tongchang-ri space facility […]
South Korea Says Pyongyang Preparing for Third Nuclear Test
Posted April 8th, 2012 at 2:05 pm (UTC-5)
South Korea’s Yonhap news agency says North Korea appears to be preparing for a third nuclear weapons test. The report quotes an unidentified intelligence source as saying satellite images show workers digging a new tunnel at the Punggye-ri nuclear test site in the northeast. The North conducted two previous nuclear tests in tunnels at the […]
South Korea Says Pyongyang Preparing for Third Nuclear Test
Posted April 8th, 2012 at 9:45 am (UTC-5)
South Korea’s Yonhap news agency says North Korea appears to be preparing for a third nuclear weapons test. The report quotes an unidentified intelligence source as saying satellite images show workers digging a new tunnel at the Punggye-ri nuclear test site in the northeast. The North conducted two previous nuclear tests in tunnels at the […]
News Report Says North Korea Preparing for Third Nuclear Test
Posted April 8th, 2012 at 4:50 am (UTC-5)
South Korea’s semi-official Yonhap news agency reported Sunday that North Korea appears to be preparing for a third nuclear weapons test. The report quoted an unidentified intelligence source as saying that satellite images show workers at the Punggye-ri nuclear test site in the northeast digging a new tunnel. The North conducted two previous nuclear tests […]
Images Show North Korea Readying Rocket Launch
Posted April 2nd, 2012 at 2:00 am (UTC-5)
New satellite images of a North Korean rocket site show evidence of increased preparation for a space launch that Washington sees as cover for a long-range missile test. The U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies said Sunday that satellite photos taken last Wednesday show a mobile radar trailer, not previously present […]
