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US on brink of recklessness in Ukraine

by Stephen Bryen April 28, 2022May 4, 2022

Ukraine war pushes DoomsDay Clock closer to midnight

by Alexander Gillespie April 22, 2022April 25, 2022

Russian policy allows ‘defensive’ nuclear weapon use

by Christoph Bluth March 31, 2022April 1, 2022

N-war risk real; Biden’s living a dangerous fantasy

by Uwe Parpart and David P. Goldman March 30, 2022April 6, 2022

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Ukraine war has exploded NATO’s credibility

by Stephen Bryen March 17, 2022March 23, 2022

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US strategists double down on war with China

by David P. Goldman March 12, 2022March 15, 2022

Why NATO won’t enforce a Ukraine no-fly zone

by Christoph Bluth March 10, 2022March 10, 2022

Sleepwalkers in the South China Sea

by David P. Goldman November 3, 2021November 6, 2021

A Russian submarine launches a missile from the Barents Sea near Norway last June. Photo: Russian Defense Ministry

Russia, United States, World

World War III’s newest potential battlefield

by Michael T Klare February 10, 2020February 18, 2020

US President Ronald Reagan. 2018-03-23

European Union, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

Cold warrior Reagan’s bold foray into outer space

by Michael Rühle March 23, 2018

A US Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber is flanked by fighter jets flying over South Korea. South Korean Defense Ministry handout via AFP

North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

US shouldn’t assume it can ‘prevail’ by using military force against N Korea: 38 North

by Asia Times staff February 2, 2018February 18, 2020

US Marine Corps Commandant General Robert Neller speaks during a discussion at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, DC, January 25, 2018. Photo: AFP/Saul Loeb

North Korea, Northeast Asia

US military must be ‘psyched’ for war with North Korea: Marine commander

by Asia Times staff January 27, 2018February 18, 2020

North Korea has tested a series of ICBMs in the past six months. Photo: Reuters / KCNA

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, United Kingdom, World

Is North Korea the world’s main remaining ‘Cold War’ problem?

by Xuan Loc Doan January 22, 2018

US sailors stand amid wrecked planes at Pearl Harbor after a Japanese attack, watching as USS Shaw explodes in the center background, 7 December 1941. Photo: US Navy, now in the collections of the National Archives.

Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Parallel between Japan 1941 and N. Korea 2017?

by Asia Times staff December 9, 2017February 18, 2020

US Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-35 Lightning II aircraft participate in a training mission over South Korea. US Air Force via Reuters / Josh Rosales

North Korea, Northeast Asia

US F-35 fighters could help intercept N. Korean nukes

by Asia Times staff December 8, 2017February 18, 2020

Shibuya crossing, Shibuya area, Tokyo, Japan, Asia. Photo: AFP

Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

Millions in Tokyo to participate in nuke evacuation drills from next year

by Asia Times staff December 8, 2017February 18, 2020

North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

US nuclear general would resist ‘illegal’ Trump strike order

by Reuters November 19, 2017February 18, 2020

US Defense Secretary James Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson testify about authorizations for the use of military force before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill. Photo: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst

Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Syria, World

Trump doesn’t need congressional approval to attack North Korea: Mattis

by Asia Unhedged November 2, 2017February 18, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un supervised a ballistic rocket launch drill of Hwasong artillery units of the Strategic Force of the KPA. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

AT Finance, China, Iran, Israel, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Where North Korean rockets meet US antimissile shields

by Doug Tsuruoka Editor at Large October 21, 2017February 18, 2020

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un looks at a rocket warhead tip after a simulated test of atmospheric re-entry of a ballistic missile, at an unidentified location in this undated image. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

Pyongyang repeats warning against introducing US tactical nukes to Korea

by Asia Unhedged October 18, 2017February 18, 2020

South Korean officials watch television news channels showing North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on September 3, 2017. Photo: AFP

North Korea, Northeast Asia

N. Korean nuke attack on Seoul and Tokyo could kill 2.1 million

by Asia Unhedged October 6, 2017February 18, 2020

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe addresses the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 20, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Lucas Jackson

Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

N. Korea threatens nuke strike on Japan, calls Abe ‘headless chicken’

by Asia Unhedged October 4, 2017February 18, 2020

South Korean Soldiers at the Joint Security Area facing the North Korean side of the border. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea

Moon adviser: Even if Korea-US ties break, war cannot happen

by Asia Unhedged September 28, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

Australia, Beijing, China, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Why is North Korea terrorizing the US with a hydrogen bomb?

by Sudhanshu Tripathi September 27, 2017

Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet Admiral Scott Swift aboard the USS Ronald Reagan in Brisbane, Australia, July 25, 2017. Photo via Reuters

AT Finance, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Vietnam, World

When in doubt, nuke China

by Pepe Escobar July 28, 2017February 18, 2020