Category Archives: North Korea

It very well may be that North Korea has alienated the last friend it had in the whole world this time. South Korean diplomats are reporting that China appears to be leaning toward backing strong sanctions against the rogue state. … Continue reading →

Experts are saying that the small yield of the North Korean nuclear test is a big surprise. They are at a bit of a loss to explain what exactly the North Korean explosion was. There is a possibility that it … Continue reading →

Where that plutonium that North Korea is using came from, the "Agreed Framework" arranged for the stabilization of 8,000 spent fuel rods the North Koreans had allowed to deteriorate to a point where they were in danger of falling apart. … Continue reading →

The United States has presented a list of sanctions it proposes the UN Security Council adopt to address North Korea's nuclear test. They include interdiction and inspection of all shipping in and out of North Korea. The US is also asking … Continue reading →

There is a lot of speculation right now that the nuclear weapon North Korea claims to have detonated may have been a dud. It's a little early to go down that road, I think. There are some presumptions about what … Continue reading →

Fox News has a report that says an unnamed US official has confirmed that North Korea did, in fact, detonate a nuclear bomb. They are also saying the seismic data indicates that the bomb yield may have been smaller than … Continue reading →

North Korea has apparently detonated a nuclear weapon. The US Geological Survey has not confirmed, but South Korean seismic monitors have indicated that a blast of some kind occurred. The Associated Press is reporting that there is no confirmation at all. … Continue reading →

Chinese President Hu Jintao and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held the first summit between the two nations in five years to talk about strategies to stop North Korea from carrying out a threatened nuclear test. Both leaders are very … Continue reading →

Kim Jong Il's "unofficial" spokesman has what amounts to a declaration of war against the United States published in Asia Times. It's important to note that even the Asia Times puts the word "unofficial" in quotes. Kim Myong Chol is … Continue reading →

Normally, the threat of nuclear weapons has always been one of deterrence. In other words that nation that has them regard them as ways to keep other nations from doing something – namely attacking it. At least, that has been … Continue reading →

While Russia and South Korea scramble frantically to try to stop the North Koreans from detonating a nuclear device, the US has sent aloft a monitoring aircraft capable of detecting radiation. It would appear that something is considered imminent here. … Continue reading →