Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
November 2015 - North Korea Special Weapons News
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- US, S. Korea, Japan to Meet on N. Korea Nuclear Issue VOA 30 Nov 2015 -- Representatives of the United States, South Korea, and Japan will meet in Washington this week to discuss the North Korean nuclear issue, a senior official in Seoul said on Monday.
- North and South Koreas to Hold High-level Talk Next Month People's Daily 28 Nov 2015 -- The two Koreas have announced plans to hold a senior level meeting next month.
- North Korea Fails to Launch Ballistic Missile From Submarine Sputnik 28 Nov 2015 -- North Korea attempted to fire a ballistic missile from a submarine, but the launch failed, local media reported Saturday.
- Officials from two Koreas hold another meeting to defuse tensions Press TV 26 Nov 2015 -- Officials from North and South Korea have held another meeting aimed at easing tensions between the two rivals.
- 'Nothing has changed' - UN expert on DPR Korea says two years after key human rights report UN News 26 Nov 2015 -- A United Nations expert on the situation of human rights in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) today warned that nothing has changed in the country since the UN Commission of Inquiry on DPRK presented its landmark report to the Human Rights Council two years ago.
- Two Koreas Prepare for Working-level Talks VOA 24 Nov 2015 -- South and North Korea on Tuesday exchanged lists of delegations that will attend working-level talks this week.
- North Korea slams South Korea's latest military war game Press TV 24 Nov 2015 -- North Korea has slammed the South for holding live-fire drills despite Pyongyang's earlier warnings, labeling it the "most vicious military provocation aimed at confrontation."
- Top Pyongyang Official Sent for 'Re-education' Over Power Plant VOA 24 Nov 2015 -- North Korea's leader is believed to have sent one of his top aides to a farm for 're-education' over the poor construction of a power plant near the North Korean border with China.
- S.Korea stages firing exercises in western islands near DPRK People's Daily 23 Nov 2015 -- South Korea's military on Monday staged its maritime firing exercises in northwestern islands near the sea boundary with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Yonhap news agency reported citing a military official.
- South Korea stages major drill near sea border with North Press TV 23 Nov 2015 -- South Korea has begun a major live-fire military drill near the disputed sea border with North Korea, amid warnings of a "merciless" retaliation by Pyongyang.
- North Korea warns South against live-fire drills near sea border Press TV 22 Nov 2015 -- North Korea has warned its southern neighbor against conducting live-firing drills near their maritime border, describing Seoul's expected military exercises as "provocative."
- Let's Talk: North and South Korea Set to Discuss Border Tensions Sputnik 20 Nov 2015 -- North and South Korea agreed on Friday to hold high-level talks next week, in an attempt to ease border tensions. It will be the first government-level meeting since an armed standoff in August.
- UN, DPRK deliver contradictory messages on Ban's visit to Pyongyang People's Daily 18 Nov 2015 -- The official KCNA news agency of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) disclosed that UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit Pyongyang next Monday, which was denied by the UN Tuesday night.
- South Korea 'watching out for signs of possible missile test by North' Press TV 16 Nov 2015 -- South Korea has warned that the North may be preparing to test-fire a submarine-launched ballistic missile following the issuance by Pyongyang of a no-sail zone off its east coast for almost one month.
- Aide to N. Korea's Kim May Be Undergoing Re-education VOA 12 Nov 2015 -- A close aide of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is rumored to have been purged and may be undergoing re-education as punishment, a source in Seoul said Thursday.
- US Experts: China Frustrated With N. Korea Over Nuclear Issue VOA 10 Nov 2015 -- Former U.S. officials say China does not appear to be placing a high priority on resolving disputes over North Korea's nuclear weapons program, which if true could complicate Washington's efforts to resolve the issue.
- High-Powered Russian Military Delegation Arrives in Pyongyang Sputnik 10 Nov 2015 -- A Russian military delegation arrived in Pyongyang on Monday for talks with the command of the Korean People's Army, Russian media reported on Tuesday.
- North Korean State Funeral Sparks New Purge Rumors VOA 10 Nov 2015 -- In North Korea, the notable absence of one of Kim Jong Un's most powerful aides at a state funeral is sparking speculation of another high-level purge inside the secretive authoritarian regime.
- North Korean Military Commander Ri Ul Sol Dies Aged 94 Sputnik 08 Nov 2015 -- According to Japanese media report, North Korea's Marshal Ri Ul Sol of the Korean People's Army died Saturday of lung cancer.
- N. Korea Raises 'Comfort Women' Issue VOA 06 Nov 2015 -- North Korea has urged Japan to address North Korean "comfort women" in its efforts to resolve disputes over the issue with neighboring South Korea.
- Top DPRK leader underscores ruling party's leadership over military education People's Daily 05 Nov 2015 -- Top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un stressed the need to improve the leadership of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) over military education, the state KCNA news agency reported Thursday.
- Kim Jong Un Demands More Modern and Precise Anti-Aircraft Rockets Sputnik 04 Nov 2015 -- North Korea's leader has called for advancing the development of its anti-aircraft rockets, only a day after South Korean Defense Minister Han Min Koo and US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter announced a so-called 4D strategy to offset North Korea's missile threat.
- Carter: North Korea 'Up Close, Dangerous' Threat AFPS 03 Nov 2015 -- The United States and South Korea have an 'iron clad' alliance in the face of the 'up close, dangerous' threat of North Korea, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said yesterday in Seoul.
- N. Korea Rejects UN's Criticism on Foreign Worker Abuses VOA 02 Nov 2015 -- North Korea has rejected a report by a United Nations human rights investigator that it is sending its citizens abroad to work under harsh conditions to earn hard currency, calling it a "reckless behavior."
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