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President Kim Jong-un of North Korea, center, before a nuclear test at an undisclosed location, according to North Korea’s state-run news agency. Credit Korean Central News Agency

The Way to Make North Korea Back Down

by SUNG-YOON LEE | Sep 10, 2017 | Opinion

After Sunday’s nuclear test, the most powerful yet, and two successful intercontinental missile tests in July, North Korea can credibly threaten to nuke a major United States city and kill millions of Americans. To date, the Trump administration, frustrated by its...

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The intercontinental ballistic missile Hwasong-14 is seen in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang, July, 4 2017. KCNA/via REUTERS

UAE Condemns N.Korea’s Nuclear Test, Says Poses a ‘Real Threat to Global Security’

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 4, 2017 | World

The United Arab Emirates has condemned North Korea’s sixth nuclear test, deeming it a clear violation of the will and decisions of the international community. According to WAM, the UAE confirmed that these recurrent nuclear tests pose not only a challenge to UN...

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A man watches a TV news program reporting North Korea’s nuclear test at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Sept. 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Seoul: North Korea Capable of Another Nuclear Test

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 12, 2016 | World

North Korea is capable of detonating another nuclear device anytime, South Korea’s defense ministry said Monday, just days after Pyongyang sparked worldwide condemnation with its fifth and most powerful test. “An additional test could be conducted in a...

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, May 17, 2015. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Kerry to Press China over N. Korea

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 24, 2016 | World

In his visit to Asia, which he began on Sunday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry plans to press China to put more restrains on North Korea after its nuclear test and to urge Southeast Asia to respond to Beijing’s claims in the South China Sea in accord. Kerry...

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Ko Yun-hwa (L), Administrator of Korea Meteorological Administration, points at where seismic waves observed in South Korea came from, during a media briefing at Korea Meteorological Administration in Seoul, South Korea, January 6, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

S. Korea Seeks U.S. Strategic Weapons after North’s Nuclear Test

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 7, 2016 | World

Reuters- South Korea is in talks with the United States to deploy U.S. strategic assets on the Korean peninsula, day after North Korea said it successfully tested a hydrogen nuclear device. The United States and weapons experts voiced doubts the device was as advanced...