A strategic cruise missile dubbed ‘Pulhwasal-3-31’, which is currently under development, launches during a test at an unspecified location in North Korea earlier in January. South Korea says the North has fired multiple missies off an eastern military port.
North Korea said on Friday that it had tested an “underwater nuclear weapon system” in response to joint naval exercises by Washington, Seoul, and Tokyo that involved a US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
The naval forces of the United States, South Korea, and Japan held a joint naval exercise in which an American aircraft carrier also participated, with the aim of showing power against North Korea.
North Korea has officially dissolved a number of key government agencies charged with promoting cooperation and reunification with South Korea, the official state news agency said.
South Korea's House of Representatives banned the production and sale of dog meat in the country on Tuesday (January 19) with an overwhelming majority of votes.
South Korean and U.S. troops have conducted joint combat firing drills near the border with North Korea involving heavy weapons, as Pyongyang lambasted the allies for dangerous moves pushing the region to the brink of “an inferno of nuclear war.”
North Korea launched another long-range ballistic missile on Monday with the potential capability of striking the United States, Seoul and Tokyo officials said, extending a record-breaking number of weapons tests this year that have been condemned by the West.
South Korea has confirmed yesterday (Saturday) that it has put the first military spy satellite into Earth orbit, which was launched by SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket.
South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported from the words of the country's presidential spokesman that Yun Suk-yul yesterday (Monday) ordered that decisive military preparedness be maintained in his country following the further reduction of relations with North Korea.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un viewed the first recorded images of "main target areas" taken by the country's new spy satellite, North Korea's official state news agency said.
A day after South Korea suspended part of the 2018 military agreement between the two countries, North Korea has also announced that it will suspend a military pact with South Korea and deploy stronger armed forces and new weapons on the border with the country.
In the midst of the escalation of North Korea's threat, South Korea and the United States held their 12th joint air exercise this year with the presence of American B-52 bombers.
The event follows the South Korean president's hawkish stance on North Korea, focusing on weapons displays and more
South Korea on Tuesday held its first major military parade in 10 years showcasing a variety of weapons, including ballistic missiles and attack helicopters, as a display of strength and resolve against North Korea.
During a speech at the country's big military parade, South Korea's president threatened that if North Korea uses nuclear weapons, its regime will be destroyed with a decisive response from the Washington-Seoul alliance.