Eyes in skies: North Korea looks to spy satellites to bolster surveillance capabilities
The move could enable Pyongyang to monitor military sites and potential targets in neighboring countries and the United States.
North Korea’s top diplomat tells G7 that nuclear weapons will stay
The message served as a reminder that leader Kim Jong Un may try to force his way on to the agenda when G7 leaders hold their annual summit next month in Japan.
G7 top diplomats spotlight unity on China and Russia amid talk of rift
A joint statement was used to emphasize their unity in tackling geopolitical challenges including Chinese assertiveness over Taiwan and the ongoing Ukraine war.
U.S., Japan and South Korea look to regularize missile defense exercises to deter North Korea
Representatives from the three countries met Friday for talks in Washington, where they discussed the security environment on the Korean Peninsula and in the region.
North Korea says it tested new stealthy solid-fuel ICBM
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the new ICBM, called a Hwasong-18, would "radically promote the effectiveness of its nuclear counterattack posture."
NGO collective urges Kishida to hold substantial nuclear debate at G7 summit
The group, made up of NGOs from 72 countries, also urged G7 leaders to meet with atomic-bomb survivors in Hiroshima and include condemnation of nuclear threats in the final communique.
North Korean missile prompts Japan to issue brief evacuation warning
The rare activation of the country's J-Alert warning system had initially urged residents to take shelter either inside buildings or underground.
North Korea's Kim calls for more 'practical and offensive' war deterrent
The nuclear-armed North has reacted angrily to a recent spate of joint military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea — some of the largest in five years.
North Korea tested a nuclear-capable unmanned underwater attack weapon called the Haeil-2 from Tuesday to Friday, state media reported.
Biden unlikely to visit Nagasaki during Japan trip for G7, sources say
Scheduling conflicts have made it unlikely that Biden will visit the atomic bomb-hit city, disappointing citizens who hoped for his trip.
China's intensifying nuclear-armed submarine patrols add complexity for U.S. and allies
Beijing is for the first time keeping at least one nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine constantly at sea, heaping pressure on Washington and its allies.
