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Fears of total war with North Korea as US says ready 『to fight tonight』 after threat @ 2019-12-23T16: Back Hot News
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THE TIMING OF WHEN NORTH KOREA MIGHT RESUME TESTING LONG-RANGE MISSILES THAT THREATEN THE US—IF IT DOES AT ALL—REMAINS UNCLEAR. BUT ANALYSTS WILL PAY CAREFUL ATTENTION TO THE TRADITIONAL NEW YEAR』S SPEECH BY KIM, WHICH MIGHT PROVIDE CLUES ABOUT THE COUNTRY』S INTENDED DIRECTION FOR 2020. KIM SAID IN THE 2017 SPEECH THAT NORTH KOREA WAS CLOSE TO TESTING AN INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE (ICBM), AND THE COUNTRY DID JUST THAT—THREE TIMES—THAT YEAR.
“THE RECENT SITUATION WHERE DIALOGUE BETWEEN NORTH KOREA AND THE UNITED STATES WAS SUSPENDED AND TENSION HAS BEEN RISING ON THE PENINSULA IS NEVER BENEFICIAL FOR NOT JUST OUR TWO COUNTRIES BUT ALSO NORTH KOREA,” MOON SAID.
US EYES MEETING WITH JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA AMID HEIGHTENED TENSIONS WITH NORTH KOREA
(CNN)NORTH KOREA IS PLANNING TO ADOPT A HARD-LINE POLICY TOWARD THE UNITED STATES THAT INVOLVES TAKING DENUCLEARIZATION OFF THE TABLE AMID PERCEPTIONS THAT PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IS VULNERABLE POLITICALLY, A SOURCE FAMILIAR WITH THE NORTH KOREAN LEADERSHIP"S CURRENT MINDSET TOLD CNN.
IN MARCH 2010, THE SOUTH KOREAN WARSHIP THE CHEONAN SANK NEAR YEONPYEONG, KILLING ALL 46 ON BOARD AND SHOCKING SOUTH KOREA. AN OFFICIAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED THAT THE WARSHIP HAD BEEN SUNK BY A NORTH KOREAN TORPEDO ATTACK, SOMETHING THE NORTH HAS ALWAYS DENIED.
"THE NORTH KOREAN AUTHORITIES ARE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT THE WAY NORTH KOREA IS REPRESENTED AND USUALLY DO NOT GRANT ACCESS TO AREAS OR FACILITIES THAT ARE KNOWN TO BE ILL-EQUIPPED AND IN VERY BAD CONDITION. WE RELY ON RESPONSES FROM PEOPLE ARRIVING FROM NORTH KOREA AND RESETTLING IN SOUTH KOREA," TEODORA GYUPCHANOVAAN, A NKDB RESEARCHER, TOLD DW.
ALTHOUGH THE SOUTH』S CONSTITUTION CLAIMS NORTH KOREA AS PART OF ITS TERRITORY, BOTH ​SIDES IN REALITY HAVE ALSO RECOGNIZE​D​ EACH OTHER』S TERRITORIAL SOVEREIGNTY. THEY JOINED THE UNITED NATIONS AT THE SAME TIME, AND HAVE HELD SUMMIT MEETINGS AND SIGNED AGREEMENTS TO BOLSTER ECONOMIC AND OTHER FORMS OF COOPERATION. IN THE PAST DECADE, SOUTH KOREA HAS RETURNED 185 NORTH KOREAN FISHERMEN ADRIFT IN ITS WATERS​ WHO WANTED TO RETURN HOME. IN THE SAME PERIOD, NORTH KOREA SENT HOME 16 SOUTH KOREANS WHO ENTERED THE NORTH ILLEGALLY.
A RECENT REPORT DETAILS NORTH KOREAN GOVERNMENT EFFORTS TO REDUCE THE INFLUENCE OF FOREIGN MEDIA CONTENT. THE WASHINGTON-BASED COMMITTEE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN NORTH KOREA RELEASED THE REPORT LAST WEEK.
SEOUL (REUTERS) - SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT MOON JAE-IN SAID ON MONDAY THAT STALLED DENUCLEARIZATION TALKS AND A RECENT FLARE-UP IN TENSION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND NORTH KOREA WERE NOT BENEFICIAL FOR PYONGYANG, MOON’S OFFICE SAID.
THIS UNDATED PICTURE RELEASED BY NORTH KOREA"S OFFICIAL KOREAN CENTRAL NEWS AGENCY ON DECEMBER 4, 2019, SHOWS NORTH KOREAN LEADER KIM JONG UN (CENTER) VISITING BATTLE SITES AT MOUNT PAEKTU, RYANGGANG.
A REPORT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, OBTAINED BY ABC NEWS, SHOWS A "SPORADIC BUT PERSISTENT" ATTACK BY NORTH KOREAN HACKERS TO GAIN ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS. BETWEEN 2017 AND 2019 THE DOCUMENT IDENTIFIES 142 ATTEMPTED COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN NORTH KOREA AND THE SOUTH DAKOTA STATE NETWORK. OFFICIALS SAY ALL OF THOSE ATTACKS WERE UNSUCCESSFUL.
ACCORDING TO REPORTS, BIEGUN HELD NUMEROUS MEETINGS IN CHINA, JAPAN, AND SOUTH KOREA ABOUT THE STATE OF NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE DPRK — BUT WAS UNABLE TO MEET WITH THE NORTH KOREANS THEMSELVES.
TALKS BETWEEN NORTH KOREA UNITED STATES STARTED THE YEAR WITH MUCH PROMISE, BUT THINGS TOOK A ROCKY TURN IN 2019. CNN"S WILL RIPLEY LOOKS BACK.
AMID A DIPLOMATIC VACUUM, NORTH KOREA HAS BOLSTERED ITS ARSENAL OF MISSILES AND ITS STOCKPILE OF BOMB-READY NUCLEAR MATERIAL. IF THE NORTH GOES AHEAD WITH THE TEST — PYONGYANG PROMISED A 「CHRISTMAS GIFT」 IF NO PROGRESS HAD BEEN MADE ON LIFTING SANCTIONS — IT WILL BE A GLARING SETBACK FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP』S BOLDEST FOREIGN POLICY INITIATIVE.
US OFFICIALS BELIEVE THAT NORTH KOREA MAY BE LOOKING TO TEST AN INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE - WHICH WOULD DESTROY TRUMP"S ARGUMENT THAT HE HAS SUCCEEDED IN REDUCING RISKS FROM NORTH KOREA.
SECOND, A BLOCKADE WOULD NOT BE A ONE-ON-ONE BRAWL BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AGAINST NORTH KOREA. A BLOCKADE IS AN ACT OF WAR UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW, AND WASHINGTON WOULD BE PROSECUTING THAT ACT OF WAR IN PART ALONG THE KOREAN WEST COAST—AT BEIJING』S MARITIME DOOR. CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY LEADERS ARE ACUTELY CONSCIOUS THAT THE KOREAN PENINSULA OVERSHADOWS THE SEA ROUTE INTO THE BOHAI SEA, HOME TO ONE OF CHINA』S COASTAL ECONOMIC HUBS AS WELL AS THE GATEWAY FROM THE YELLOW SEA TO CHINA』S CAPITAL CITY.
STEPHEN BIEGUN, THE U.S. SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR NORTH KOREA, WAS TO ARRIVE IN SEOUL ON SUNDAY FOR DISCUSSIONS WITH SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT MOON JAE-IN AND OTHER OFFICIALS. IT WAS UNCLEAR WHETHER BIEGUN WOULD ATTEMPT CONTACT WITH NORTH KOREAN OFFICIALS AT THE INTER-KOREAN BORDER, WHICH HAS OFTEN BEEN USED AS A DIPLOMATIC VENUE, OR WHETHER SUCH AN EFFORT WOULD BE SUCCESSFUL.
MR. TRUMP, WHO HAS REPEATEDLY ASSERTED HE HAS A BUDDING FRIENDSHIP WITH MR. KIM, HAS LARGELY IGNORED NORTH KOREA』S MISSILE LAUNCHES THIS YEAR. THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ALSO PREVENTED A SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING REQUESTED BY OTHER MEMBERS ON NORTH KOREAN HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES, IN WHAT WAS INTERPRETED AS A GESTURE TO MOLLIFY NORTH KOREA.
ON THURSDAY, NORTH KOREA』S FIRST VICE FOREIGN MINISTER, CHOE SON-HUI, SAID THAT MR. TRUMP』S USE OF THE 「ROCKET MAN」 INSULT WAS A SIGN OF 「THE RELAPSE OF THE DOTAGE OF A DOTARD.」 ON SATURDAY, THE NORTH KOREAN AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED NATIONS, KIM SONG, ISSUED A STATEMENT THAT SUGGESTED NORTH KOREA WOULD NO LONGER DISCUSS DENUCLEARIZATION, REUTERS REPORTED.
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A SENIOR MEMBER OF THE NORTH KOREAN GOVERNMENT AGAIN DESCRIBED TRUMP AS A "DOTARD" THURSDAY AFTER THE US PRESIDENT REVIVED THE WAR WORDS WITH KIM JONG UN BY CALLING THE NORTH KOREAN LEADER "ROCKET MAN."
INSKEEP: U.S. AND NORTH KOREAN NEGOTIATORS HAVE MET IN RECENT MONTHS BUT HAVE MADE NO PROGRESS. A U.S. OFFICIAL FAMILIAR WITH THE TALKS DESCRIBES NORTH KOREA"S NEGOTIATORS AS, QUOTE, "PROFESSIONAL BUT AFRAID." FOR THEIR OWN SAFETY, THEY WANT KIM JONG UN TO DECIDE ON ANY DEAL NORTH KOREA MAKES, BUT HE"S NOT IN THE ROOM. NOW WE NEAR THAT HOLIDAY DEADLINE THAT WAS IMPOSED IN FRUSTRATION. AND SATELLITE IMAGES SUGGEST NORTH KOREA HAS BEEN FIRING OFF ROCKET ENGINES AS IF PREPARING FOR SOME KIND OF LONG-RANGE MISSILE TEST.

 

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