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South Korea unveils its most powerful missile, which could reach North Korea's underground bunkers

Oct. 01, 2024 06:32 AM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea unveiled its most powerful ballistic missile and other weapons that could target North Korea during a massive Armed Forces Day ceremony on Tuesday, as the South's president warned the North's regime would collapse if it attempts to use nuclear weapons. ...

On a day when isolated nations get their say at the UN, North Korea reups condemnation of US

Sep. 30, 2024 20:10 PM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — North Korea condemned the United States and its allies Monday for “stirring up military confrontations still further" by engaging in war games in the Asia-Pacific region and “talking unceasingly” about regime change in the diplomatically isolated nation. U.N....

The UN's nuclear chief says the world needs to pursue dialogue with North Korea over nuclear weapons

Sep. 26, 2024 17:28 PM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The world must recognize that North Korea possesses nuclear weapons and pursue dialogue despite its violations of U.N. sanctions and international law, the United Nations' nuclear chief said Thursday. In an interview with The Associated Press. Rafael Grossi,...

North Korea has enough uranium to build a 'double-digit' number of bombs, Seoul's spy agency says

Sep. 26, 2024 01:51 AM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has likely enriched enough uranium to build a “double-digit” number of bombs and is making progress in its efforts to develop more powerful and accurate missiles targeting rival South Korea, Seoul’s spy agency told lawmakers on Thursday. ...

North Korea vows response to US submarine's visit to South Korea

Sep. 24, 2024 07:15 AM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed Tuesday to boost the country’s nuclear war capability and take other steps to protest the recent arrival of a nuclear-powered U.S. submarine in South Korea. North Korea has repeatedly vowed to...

Takeaways from AP’s story on the role of the West in widespread fraud with South Korean adoptions

Sep. 20, 2024 00:43 AM EDT

Western governments eagerly approved and even pushed for the adoption of South Korean children for decades, despite evidence that adoption agencies were aggressively competing for kids, pressuring mothers and bribing hospitals, an investigation led by The Associated Press has found. ...

North Korea's Kim is bolstering nuclear and conventional weapons after testing 2 types of missiles

Sep. 19, 2024 01:51 AM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Thursday that leader Kim Jong Un supervised successful tests of two types of missiles — one designed to carry a “super-large conventional warhead” and the other likely for a nuclear warhead, as he ordered officials to bolster up his country’s...

North Korea test-fired ballistic missiles in latest military display, neighbors say

Sep. 18, 2024 07:20 AM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Wednesday test-fired multiple ballistic missiles toward its eastern seas, the South Korean and Japanese militaries said, adding to its military demonstrations as tensions with Washington and neighbors escalate. The launches come days after...

Japan’s defense ministry says North Korea has test-fired a ballistic missile

Sep. 17, 2024 18:44 PM EDT
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Japan’s defense ministry says North Korea has test-fired a ballistic missile.

What to know about North Korea's unveiling of its uranium enrichment facility

Sep. 13, 2024 05:09 AM EDT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — In a significant show of defiance against the United States, North Korea on Friday provided the outside world with a rare view into a secretive facility built to enrich uranium for nuclear bombs as leader Kim Jong Un called for a rapid expansion of his nuclear weapons...