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Satellite photos suggest North Korea preparing submarine missile test: report

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Recent satellite photos suggest North Korea could be preparing for fresh submarine-based ballistic missile tests, an expert on its military said Friday. Joseph Bermudez, a specialist in North Korean defense and intelligence affairs, posted photographs on the authoritative 38 North blog of the US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University which he said could show preparations for a test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM). “Recent commercial satellite imagery reveals […]

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Trump says US military ‘locked and loaded’ on N.Korea

  by Maggy Donaldson in Washington / with Laurent Thomet in Beijing Agence France Presse President Donald Trump on Friday once again upped the ante in his war of words with North Korea, warning Pyongyang that the US military is “locked and loaded” in the event of a misstep by the totalitarian state. Ignoring appeals from China for restraint, Trump launched another rhetorical salvo at the North to keep its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile […]

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Video: Guam residents express confidence US military can intercept any missile near island

https://youtu.be/koxm-tgFlMM   Residents of Guam interviewed by Agence France Presse TV expressed confidence that the US military will be able to protect the island, and intercept any missile that would be launched by North Korea. Francis Abino, Guam resident, said “North Korea does not have a chance to penetrate any missiles into the Mariana Islands, to the Territory of the United States. Due to the fact that the military has major capabilities to intercept anything […]

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China urges US, North Korea to tone down rhetoric

  by Laurent Thomet Agence France Presse Beijing, China (AFP) — China pleaded with the United States and North Korea to tone down their fiery rhetoric on Friday as concerns grew that Pyongyang’s rogue arms program could trigger a catastrophic conflict. Beijing’s appeal followed an escalation of a war of words between US President Donald Trump and Kim Jong-Un’s nuclear-armed regime. Foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang called on both sides to avoid “going down the […]

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Is China being left behind in US-N.Korea sparring?

by Yanan Wang Agence France Presse Beijing, China (AFP) — As the United States and North Korea exchange fiery words over the regime’s growing weapons programme, China — the North’s biggest ally and trade partner — has receded into the background. Donald Trump had been publicly prodding China for months to use its influence on Pyongyang, but this week the US president pointed his verbal salvos directly at North Korea, warning of “fire and fury” […]

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N Korea war would be ‘catastrophic,’ diplomacy bearing fruit: Mattis

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Thursday warned that war with North Korea would be “catastrophic” and said diplomatic efforts were yielding results. Speaking at an event in California, Mattis said his mission and responsibility was to have military options ready “should they be needed” but stressed the US effort is currently focused on diplomacy. “The American effort is diplomatically led, it has diplomatic traction, it is gaining diplomatic […]

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US Navy sails close to artificial island in S. China Sea

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A United States warship on Thursday sailed close to an artificial island China has built up in the South China Sea, as part of a “freedom of navigation” operation, a US official said. The USS John S. McCain destroyer sailed within six nautical miles of Mischief Reef, part of the disputed Spratly Islands south of the Paracel Islands. Speaking on condition of anonymity, the official told AFP a Chinese frigate […]

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Japan says it ‘can never tolerate’ North Korea provocations

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — The Japanese government said Thursday it “can never tolerate” provocations from North Korea after the country’s military said it was finalizing a plan to launch missiles towards Guam that would fly over Japan. “North Korea’s provocative actions, including this time, are obviously provocative to the region including Japan as well as to the security of the international community,” Yoshihide Suga, Japan’s chief government spokesman, told reporters. “We can never tolerate this.” Japan has […]

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Video: North Korea has produced nuke warhead, says media report

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — North Korea has produced a nuclear warhead small enough to fit inside its missiles, the Washington Post reported Tuesday, a major development sure to further inflame tensions. The Post cited parts of an analysis conducted by the Defense Intelligence Agency that says the intelligence community thinks North Korea has “nuclear weapons for ballistic missile delivery” — including in intercontinental ballistic missiles. The Post said the assessment’s broad conclusions were verified […]

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N. Korea threatens missile strike near US territory Guam, after Trump warning

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea said Wednesday that it is considering strikes near US strategic military installations in Guam with its intermediate range ballistic missiles, state news agency KCNA reported. The threat came hours after US President Donald Trump threatened Pyongyang with “fire and fury” over its missile program and days after the UN Security Council levied new sanctions on North Korea over its growing nuclear arsenal. Pyongyang said it’s “now carefully […]

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