North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un ordered an accelerated buildup of nuclear weapons on Monday, using annual U.S.-South Korea joint military drills as justification. Speaking at the launch of the 5,000-ton destroyer Choe Hyon, Kim labeled the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises an “obvious expression” of Washington and Seoul’s “will to provoke war.”
A new report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) found that North Korea constructed a missile base near the Chinese border that is capable of hitting the United States.
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un called for the buildup of the country's nuclear arsenal, demanding "rapid expansion" of the weapons program amid recent joint military drills between the United States and South Korea.
A senior official from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is expected to arrive in Tehran Monday for talks with the Iranian regime, despite the country’s recent law banning all cooperation with the U.N. nuclear watchdog. Iranian state media confirmed the visit, noting the official is not a nuclear inspector and will be barred from visiting any of the regime’s nuclear facilities. The visit comes less than two months after Iran formally outlawed IAEA inspections and access to its enrichment sites.
President Trump announced that he has "ordered two Nuclear Submarines to be positioned in the appropriate regions" following "foolish and inflammatory statements" made by former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
President Trump is open to discussions with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un surrounding the country's potential denuclearization, a White House official told Fox News.
Vice Department Director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un, warned the United States against engaging in talks surrounding denuclearization.
