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Tag: Nukes

Posted inNorth-South Korea

South Korea’s misplaced military inferiority complex

by John Lee August 11, 2021August 16, 2021

According to a survey by the Korea Institute for National Unification, in November 2020 more South Koreans believed that North Korea had a stronger military than South Korea. That changed for the first time in 2021 – by a slim margin. More now believe the South Korean military is more robust than North Korea’s (37.1%) […]

Posted inAnalysis

Nuclear clock speeding up with new era in Iran

by MK Bhadrakumar August 8, 2021August 12, 2021
Posted inMiddle East, Turkey

Turkey could seize US nukes stored at air base

by Stephen Bryen October 18, 2019February 18, 2020
US President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore on June 12, 2018. Photo: AFP/Saul Loeb
Posted inNorth Korea, Northeast Asia

High and rising stakes for Trump-Kim sequel summit

by Asia Times staff January 20, 2019February 18, 2020
Image of US President Donald Trump, China's leader Xi Jinping and North Korea's Kim Jong-un. Photo: Getty Image
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, China, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Korea, World

China resets the tone of US-North Korea talks

by Bertil Lintner July 10, 2018February 18, 2020
Kim Jong Un reacts  during a test launch of ground-to-ground medium long-range ballistic rocket Hwasong-10 in June 2016. 
Photo: Reuters via KCNA
Posted inAT Finance, China, France, India, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

No sign yet Kim really intends to denuclearize

by Bertil Lintner April 26, 2018February 18, 2020
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches the launch of a Hwasong-12 missile in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on September 16, 2017. Photo: KCNA via Reuters
Posted inChina, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Why the Trump-Kim talks will fail

by Bertil Lintner April 17, 2018February 18, 2020
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un waves at a military parade marking the 105th birth anniversary of country's founding father Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang April 15, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Damir Sagolj
Posted inAustralia, China, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Could the Kim-Trump summit succeed?

by Ramesh Thakur March 18, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inNorth Korea, Northeast Asia, World

US nuclear general would resist ‘illegal’ Trump strike order

by Reuters November 19, 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
Posted inAT 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
US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in a combination photo. Photos: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque, KCNA/Handout via Reuters
Posted inChina, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

Trump, Tillerson play ‘good cop, bad cop’ with North Korea

by Reuters October 2, 2017February 18, 2020
Passersby walk past a TV screen reporting news about North Korea's missile launch in Tokyo, Japan September 15, 2017.  Photo: Reuters/Issei Kato
Posted inBeijing, China, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

US says in direct communication with North Korea

by Reuters October 1, 2017February 18, 2020
Photo: YouTube screen grab
Posted inEuropean Union, Mexico, Middle East, World

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by Pepe Escobar September 5, 2017February 18, 2020

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