Defectors lift curtain on North Korea’s information blackout
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioBy Mori Rothman and Karla MurthyKARLA MURTHY: North Korea has been ruled by the totalitarian regime of the Kim family dynasty for the last seven decades, handing power...
View ArticleStakes rising, Trump has limited options to stop North Korea nuclear threat
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gives a New Year address for 2017 in this undated picture provided by KCNA in Pyongyang on Jan. 1, 2017. KCNA via ReutersWASHINGTON — Donald Trump says he is confident...
View ArticleNorth Korea test-fires missile, apparently challenging Trump
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gives a New Year address for 2017 in this undated picture provided by KCNA in Pyongyang on Jan. 1, 2017. KCNA via ReutersPYONGYANG, North Korea — In an implicit...
View ArticleWeek 12: Trump's Ever Changing Military Policy
From Syria to North Korea, the Trump administration in the last week has started flexing its military and foreign policy muscles around the world. And on Tuesday, the president pulled back on his...
View ArticleU.S. show of force to North Korea also could show U.S. weakness
A woman and her daughter their pay respects at statues of North Korea founder Kim Il Sung, left, and late leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang on October 11, 2015. Photo by Damir Sagolj/File...
View ArticleHow should U.S. and allies confront North Korea?
Watch VideoJUDY WOODRUFF: We return to our top story, North Korea, its missile and nuclear programs, and the tougher line being drawn with the regime by the Trump administration.I spoke a short time...
View ArticleNorth Korea: How About Now?
A few weeks ago, Bob spoke with David Kang, director of the University of Southern California’s Korean Studies Institute, about how to read the threats exchanged between American and North Korean...
View ArticleNorth Korea poses ‘existential’ threat, U.S. intel chief warns
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un applauds during a military parade marking the 105th birth anniversary of the country’s founding father, Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang in April. Photo By Damir...
View ArticleNorth Korea’s latest missile test signals new design expertise
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: North Korea today hailed its test of a new intermediate-range missile and claimed that it can now hit U.S. bases in the Pacific with a nuclear...
View ArticleNegotiating with North Korea
In a face-to-face meeting, President Obama warned his successor that America’s biggest security concern was North Korea. Since then, Pyongyang has conducted a series of ballistic missile tests,...
View ArticleWhat are North Korea’s military capabilities?
North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un observes a target-striking contest by the Korean People’s Army (KPA) in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on April 13, 2017....
View ArticleOtto Warmbier’s death looms over U.S.-China talks on North Korea
File photo of University of Virginia student Otto Warmbier by Kyodo via ReutersWASHINGTON — Otto Warmbier’s death after returning from North Korean imprisonment is stoking outrage in Washington and...
View ArticleWATCH LIVE: Tillerson and Mattis to hold joint news conference after talks...
The U.S. and China began high-level security talks Wednesday focused largely on North Korea, amid outrage in Washington over the death of an American college student after his imprisonment in the...
View ArticleMissile Launched by North Korea Has Intercontinental Reach
Late on Monday, North Korea launched a missile they claimed was capable of reaching the U.S. On Tuesday, the Trump administration confirmed the claim.The missile was launched into the Sea of Japan at...
View ArticleNorth Korea missile program farther along than believed, report says
A North Korean navy truck carries the ‘Pukkuksong’ submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) during a military parade marking the 105th birth anniversary of country’s founding father, Kim Il Sung in...
View ArticlePentagon confirms North Korea launched ballistic missile
North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un watches a military drill in this handout photo by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency. KCNA/Handout via ReutersThe Pentagon confirmed Friday that it detected a...
View ArticleNorth Korea keeps building better missiles. How should the U.S. respond?
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioWILLIAM BRANGHAM: Today, President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe spoke by phone about the growing threat posed by North Korea. The two agreed on the...
View ArticleFormer Joint Chiefs Head: Tensions With N. Korea Have Potential to 'Explode'
Click on the 'Listen' button above to hear this interview. The U.S. military often performs routine tests for missiles. Yet, even something routine can become precarious during an extraordinary period...
View ArticleTrump's North Korean Missile Crisis
Last Friday, the regime of Kim Jong-un tested an intercontinental ballistic missile that may be capable of delivering a nuclear warhead to U.S. soil. Evan Osnos joins Dorothy Wickenden to discuss how...
View ArticleTrump national security adviser stresses North Korea threat
Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Hwasong-14 is pictured during its second test-fire in this undated picture provided by KCNA in Pyongyang on July 29, 2017. Photo by KCNA/ReutersBRIDGEWATER,...
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