Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

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• Dam Project of Paektusan Hero Youth Power Station No. 3 Completed KCNA 31 Mar 2016 -- Members of the youth shock brigade of the DPRK finished the dam project of the Paektusan Hero Youth Power Station No. 3 on Thursday.
• DPRK FM Spokesman Blames U.S. for Escalating Tension on Korean Peninsula KCNA 31 Mar 2016 -- A spokesman for the DPRK Foreign Ministry Thursday released a statement hitting out at the U.S. for its foolish attempt to shift the blame for the escalated tension on the Korean peninsula on to the DPRK.
• North Korea May Respond to Potential US Aggression With 'Nuclear Forces' Sputnik 31 Mar 2016 -- Pyongyang is ready to use nuclear forces against the United States, according to the statement of North Korea's Foreign Ministry.
• Bombs or Food: Pyongyang to Spend Over 15% of State Budget on Defense Sputnik 31 Mar 2016 -- North Korea has allocated 15.8 percent from the 2016 state budget for defense purposes, the state-run media reported Thursday.
• US, Japan, S. Korea Urge Strict Sanctions Enforcement Against N. Korea VOA 31 Mar 2016 -- President Barack Obama and the leaders of Japan and South Korea on Thursday urged the international community to "vigilantly enforce" tougher U.N. sanctions against North Korea following Pyongyang's nuclear and missile tests this year.
• US Allies Seek to Manage China on North Korean Sanctions VOA 30Mar 2016 -- When the leaders from the United States, Japan and South Korea meet in Washington on Thursday to address the growing nuclear threat in North Korea, much of the discussion will be about China.
• National Reunification Institute Issues Detailed Report KCNA 30 Mar 2016 -- The service personnel and people of the DPRK are significantly observing the third anniversary of the DPRK's line of simultaneously building up the economy and nuclear force.
• No Force Can Stop DPRK's Conquer of Space: Rodong Sinmun KCNA 30 Mar 2016 -- The space development for peaceful purposes is an independent and legitimate right of Juche Korea, says Rodong Sinmun Wednesday in a commentary.
• Final Ruin of American Empire Is Inescapable: Rodong Sinmun KCNA 30 Mar 2016 -- The chief of Staff of the U.S. Army in a report on the combat efficiency of the U.S. forces released at a recent Senate Armed Services Committee hearing said that the U.S. can not win the war with the DPRK if the former starts a war with military powers including the DPRK, China and Russia at any moment as the combat capability of the U.S. forces is far from the required level.
• KPA Will Shower Baptism of Fire upon Citadel of Enemy: Rodong Sinmun KCNA 30 Mar 2016 -- The U.S. and south Korean warmongers obsessed with a foolish ambition staged such ridiculous drill under the simulated conditions of "precision strike at the office of the headquarters of the DPRK". This is the last-ditch effort of those at death beds.
• Pyongyang's Combativeness a Focal Point for US, Asia Leaders VOA 29 Mar 2016 -- North Korea's ongoing nuclear and missile tests are a "profound threat" to regional stability, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday.
• DPRK Foreign Minister Interviewed by TASS Foreign News Editor KCNA 29 Mar 2016 -- DPRK Foreign Minister Ri Su Yong gave the following answers to the questions put by the foreign news editor of TASS Tuesday as regards the DPRK's stand to cope with the situation prevailing on the Korean peninsula:
• Preemptive Nuclear Strike Is Not Monopoly of U.S.: Rodong Sinmun KCNA 29 Mar 2016 -- AP reported that north Korea's declaration that a nuclear warhead explosion test and a test-fire of several types of ballistic rockets capable of carrying nuclear warheads will be conducted in a short time sounds plausible and Washington should cautiously approach the former's nuclear development capability.
• DPRK fires short-range projectile in show of force People's Daily 29 Mar 2016 -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Tuesday fired a short-range projectile in an apparent show of force toward the ongoing U.S.-South Korea joint military exercises and sanctions on Pyongyang over its nuclear test and long-range rocket launch.
• South Korea says North test-fired short-range projectile Press TV 29 Mar 2016 -- North Korea has test-fired a short-range missile on its eastern coast, the South says amid heightened tension between the two neighbors.
• Fired Up: N Korea Launches Latest Short-Range Missile Over Sea of Japan Sputnik 29 Mar 2016 -- North Korea fired a short-range missile from a city on its eastern coast, which flew over 120 miles (193 km) before hitting a land target at about 5:40 p.m. local time (9:10 GMT).
• North Korean Nuclear Rhetoric Against US May Be a Request for Talks Sputnik 29 Mar 2016 -- North Korea's heightened nuclear rhetoric against the United States and its allies may signal a desire to reengage in nuclear talks, Japanese member of the International Atomic Energy Agency Nobumasa Akiyama told Sputnik.
• Reports: North Korea Warns of New 'Arduous March' VOA 29 Mar 2016 -- North Korea is warning its citizens to prepare for possible food shortages as a new round of international sanctions begin to take effect.
• North Korea Fires Another Short-Range Missile VOA 29 Mar 2016 -- South Korea says North Korea has fired a short-range missile into the sea off its east coast, in the latest response by the isolated regime to newly imposed international sanctions and ongoing joint U.S.-South Korean military drills.
• S. Korea Urged to Take Prudent Approach toward KPA's Ultimatum KCNA 28 Mar 2016 -- The Park Geun Hye group of traitors in south Korea should take prudent approach toward the ultimatum recently issued by the long-range artillery force of the large combined unit on the front of the Korean People's Army.
• KPA Units in Full Readiness for Preemptive Attack on Provokers KCNA 27 Mar 2016 -- With the news about the ultimatum to south Korea's Park Geun Hye group issued by the long-range artillery force of the Korean People's Army, all its services and arms units have taken a full posture for preemptive attack on the provokers.
• DPRK Citizens Hail KPA's Ultimatum KCNA 27 Mar 2016 -- Citizens in the DPRK fully support the ultimatum to the south Korean puppet group recently issued by the long-range artillery force of the Korean People's Army.
• Service Personnel, People of DPRK Turn out in Sacred Battle to Defeat Enemies KCNA 27 Mar 2016 -- All the service personnel and people of the DPRK have turned out in the sacred battle to defeat the enemies who committed thrice-cursed provocations.
• Provocateurs Can Not Escape Severe Punishment by DPRK: Rodong Sinmun KCNA 27 Mar 2016 -- It is the unshakable will of the service personnel and people of the DPRK to wipe out any hideous provocateurs to the last one who dare hurt the dignity of its supreme leadership.
• Pyongyang urges Seoul to apologize, threatens to fire long-range artillery People's Daily 27 Mar 2016 -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Saturday threatened to fire long-range artillery at Seoul unless South Korean President Park Geun-hye apologizes and punishes those who planned striking the DPRK leadership.
• North Korea threatens nuke strike on US: Video Press TV 27 Mar 2016 -- North Korea has threatened to launch a nuclear strike on Washington if the United States provokes the North, a video shows.
• KPA Long-range Artillery Force Sends Ultimatum to Park Geun Hye Group KCNA 26 Mar 2016 -- The recent simultaneous firings conducted by the long-range artillery force of the Korean People's Army, rocking the earth and sky, turned the imaginary enemy bases of provocation into a sea of flames in a flash. This was a great eruption of its irrepressible hatred and wrath at the enemy which committed the thrice-cursed act of daring attempt to hurt the dignity of the supreme leadership of the DPRK. It was, at the same time, the beginning of the merciless retaliatory campaign to put the most miserable end to the Park Geun Hye group of south Korea.
• Experts: Further Provocations Likely Amid Deepening Standoff with N. Korea VOA 25 Mar 2016 -- North Korea's continuing drive for nuclear weapons, coupled with its growing isolation, is increasing the danger of further provocations from Pyongyang, U.S. experts warn.
• KPA Long-range Artillery Force Sends Ultimatum to Park Geun Hye Group KCNA 26 Mar 2016 -- The recent simultaneous firings conducted by the long-range artillery force of the Korean People's Army, rocking the earth and sky, turned the imaginary enemy bases of provocation into a sea of flames in a flash. This was a great eruption of its irrepressible hatred and wrath at the enemy which committed the thrice-cursed act of daring attempt to hurt the dignity of the supreme leadership of the DPRK. It was, at the same time, the beginning of the merciless retaliatory campaign to put the most miserable end to the Park Geun Hye group of south Korea.
• Experts: Further Provocations Likely Amid Deepening Standoff with N. Korea VOA 25 Mar 2016 -- North Korea's continuing drive for nuclear weapons, coupled with its growing isolation, is increasing the danger of further provocations from Pyongyang, U.S. experts warn.
• Kim Jong Un Guides Large-scale Intensive Striking Drill of Long-range Artillery Pieces KCNA 25 Mar 2016 -- Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army (KPA) Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and first chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK, guided the large-scale intensive striking drill of long-range artillery pieces of the KPA large combined units on the front for blowing up the Chongwadae and the reactionary ruling machines in Seoul.
• DPRK Army Ready to Launch Preemptive Attack KCNA 25 Mar 2016 -- The Park Geun Hye group of traitors in south Korea dared stage a "precision strike drill" on March 21 with 16 fighter bombers and special operation forces involved with an aim to destroy the office of the DPRK supreme leadership.
• DPRK carries out long-range artillery drill People's Daily 25 Mar 2016 -- Top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Unhas guided a large-scale striking exercise of long-range artillery, which targeted South Korean presidential office Cheong Wa Dae, the official KCNA news agency reported Friday.
• S.Korea-born U.S. citizen confesses to espionage in Pyongyang People's Daily 25 Mar 2016 -- A South Korea-born U.S. citizen held by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) confessed in public to committing anti-DPRK crimes Friday.
• Philippines releases seized DPRK vessel People's Daily 25 Mar 2016 -- The Philippine government said Friday it had released a cargo ship of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
• Korean-American admits trying to steal N Korea secrets Press TV 25 Mar 2016 -- A Korean-American man has confessed to trying to steal military secrets from North Korea in order to overthrow the government in Pyongyang.
• North Korea threatens to 'turn Seoul into ashes' Press TV 25 Mar 2016 -- North Korea has staged a live-fire military exercise involving a simulated strike on the residence of South Korean President Park Geun-hye two days after warning her of a "miserable end."
• North Korea Receives First Humanitarian Aid Since Pyongyang's Nuclear Test Sputnik 25 Mar 2016 -- The first delivery of humanitarian aid has been made to North Korea since the imposition of sanctions against Pyongyang following it's fourth nuclear test, carried out in January, local media reported Friday.
• Kim Jong Un: North Korea Ready to Attack Seoul Government Buildings Sputnik 25 Mar 2016 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to attack Seoul government buildings if South Korea challengers Pyongyang.
• China Sends Unclear Signals on North Korean Sanctions VOA 25 Mar 2016 -- China is sending out conflicting signals on its support for tough new international sanctions against North Korea.
• Roundup: S.Korean president orders military to strengthen readiness amid tensions with DPRK People's Daily 24 Mar 2016 -- South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Thursday ordered her military to strengthen defense readiness amid rising tensions with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
• S. Korea takes seriously DPRK's claim of having successful tested solid-fuel rocket People's Daily 24 Mar 2016 -- South Korea's Defense Ministry said Thursday that it took seriously the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s claim to have successfully tested a solid-fuel rocket engine as it means Pyongyang's constant readiness to fire missiles.
• Kim Jong Un Guides Ground Test of Jet of High-power Solid-fuel Rocket Engine and Its Cascade Separation KCNA 24 Mar 2016 -- Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and first chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK, personally came out to the testing site and guided the ground test of jet of high-power solid-fuel rocket engine and its cascade separation.
• Kim Jong Un Gives Field Guidance to February 11 Plant under Ryongsong Machine Complex KCNA 24 Mar 2016 -- Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, first chairman of the National Defence Commission of the DPRK and supreme commander of the Korean People's Army, gave field guidance to the February 11 Plant under the Ryongsong Machine Complex.
• DPRK leader guides ground test for heavy-lift, solid-fuel rocket engine People's Daily 24 Mar 2016 -- The top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Unhas guided a ground test for heavy-lift, solid-fuel rocket engine and its separation, the country's official news agency KCNA reported Thursday.
• North Korea claims successfully tested new rocket engine Press TV 24 Mar 2016 -- North Korea claims it has successfully tested a solid-fuel rocket engine that can boost the country's ballistic missile capabilities.
• North Korea Boasts More Progress in Ballistic Missile Program VOA 24 Mar 2016 -- North Korea says it has successfully tested a solid-fuel rocket engine, which would be a major step in its effort to develop a long-range missile able to reach South Korea and the United States.
• DPRK Responds to Enemies' War Drills with Construction KCNA 23 Mar 2016 -- Kim Jong Un, supreme leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, recently declared the start of building Ryomyong Street in the capital city of Pyongyang, a manifestation of the DPRK's will to answer the nuclear war drills of the U.S. imperialists and their followers with vigorous economic construction.
• North Korea warns of 'miserable end' for South Korea, US Press TV 23 Mar 2016 -- North Korea has denounced the largest ever military drills by the US and South Korea a "thrice-cursed provocation," which Pyongyang sees as rehearsal for an invasion.
• Four North Korea cargo ships removed from UN blacklist Press TV 22 Mar 2016 -- The United Nations has reportedly lifted sanctions on four container ships previously blacklisted for links to illegal arms trade by Pyongyang.
• Pyongyang's Rockets Ready for Deployment Following 'Final Test-Fire' Sputnik 22 Mar 2016 -- North Korea's short-range missile tests are complete; the country's next step is to make its new multiple rocket system fully operational and ready for combat, Pyongyang's state media reported on Tuesday.
• DPRK fires 4 short-range projectiles into east waters People's Daily 21 Mar 2016 -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Monday fired four short-range projectiles into its eastern waters in an apparent show of force toward the ongoing U.S.-South Korea joint military exercises.
• S.Korea says DPRK can conduct 5th nuke test at any time People's Daily 21 Mar 2016 -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) can conduct another nuclear test at any time when the leadership makes a decision, Seoul's unification ministry said Monday.
• North Korea fires five short-range projectiles into sea: South Press TV 21 Mar 2016 -- North Korea has fired four short-range projectiles into the waters off its east coast, South Korea's army says.
• DPRK top leader watches landing, anti-landing drills People's Daily 20 Mar 2016 -- Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), watched recent military maneuvers involving landing and anti-landing, the KCNA news agency reported on Sunday.
• Kim Jong Un Guides Landing and Anti-landing Drills of KPA KCNA 20 Mar 2016 -- Kim Jong Un, first secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), first chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission and supreme commander of the Korean People's Army (KPA), guided landing and anti-landing exercises of the KPA.
• Invincible KPA Air Force KCNA 20 Mar 2016 -- The dark cloud of a war hangs over the Korean Peninsula due to the reckless war drills staged by the U.S. and the south Korean puppet group against the DPRK, but the airspace above it will always remain clear and blue.
• UNSC censures North Korea ballistic missile launches Press TV 19 Mar 2016 -- The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has strongly condemned the recent series of ballistic missile launches by North Korea, calling them a threat to regional and international security.
• S.Korea denounces DPRK's ballistic missile launch People's Daily 18 Mar 2016 -- South Koreaon Friday strongly denounced the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s launch of a ballistic missile in violation of UN Security Council resolutions.
• Japan, South Korea slam North Korea's new ballistic missile launch Press TV 18 Mar 2016 -- South Korea and Japan have denounced North Korea over its latest ballistic missile launch, demanding Pyongyang to avoid such moves that could heighten tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
• Holding urgent closed-door talks, Security Council condemns DPR Korea ballistic missile test UN News 18 Mar 2016 -- Expressing 'grave concern,' the United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned the ballistic missile launches conducted by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) earlier today and on 10 March, pledging to closely monitor the situation and 'act as appropriate.'
• UN Security Council Calls North Korea Missile Launches 'Unacceptable' VOA 18 Mar 2016 -- The U.N. Security Council has 'strongly condemned' North Korea's launch of two medium-range ballistic missiles, saying it clearly violated U.N. resolutions.
• Japan lodges protest over DPRK's missile launch People's Daily 18 Mar 2016 -- Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said on Friday that his country has lodged protest to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) over its ballistic missile firing earlier this morning, saying the move violated UN Security Council resolutions.
• DPRK fires mid-range ballistic missile amid ongoing US-S.Korea war games People's Daily 18 Mar 2016 -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Friday fired a medium-range ballistic missile into east waters in what appeared to be a move to respond to the ongoing joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States and tougher-than-ever sanctions on Pyongyang.
• N Korea fires ballistic missile into Sea of Japan Press TV 17 Mar 2016 -- North Korea has fired a ballistic missile from a launcher at a southwestern missile site into the Sea of Japan.
• US imposes new sanction against North Korea over nuclear test Press TV 17 Mar 2016 -- US President Barack Obama has signed a new executive order that tightens the US trade embargo on North Korea over the country's nuclear and missile tests.
• Obama Introduces New Sanctions on North Korea, Targets Trade Partners VOA 17 Mar 2016 -- U.S. President Barack Obama has signed an executive order imposing new sanctions on North Korea, in response to the authoritarian regime's latest nuclear and ballistic missile tests.
• KCNA Commentary Dismisses U.S. Far-fetched Assertion about DPRK's Satellite Launch KCNA 17 Mar 2016 -- The world public is becoming increasingly assertive about the justice of the satellite launch of the DPRK.
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Executive Order Entitled 'Blocking Property of the Government of North Korea and the Workers' Party of Korea, and Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to North Korea" The White House 16 Mar 2016
• DPRK Government, Political Parties and Organizations Issue Special Statement KCNA 16 Mar 2016 -- The DPRK government, political parties and organizations Wednesday issued a special statement denouncing the U.S. imperialists and the south Korean puppet group of traitors for pushing the situation to the point of explosion through hideous provocations.
• Rodong Sinmun Warns Warmongers Not to Go Reckless KCNA 16 Mar 2016 -- It is quite just that the revolutionary armed forces of the DPRK have taken a full posture for a preemptive attack in the face of the daily increasing nuclear war moves of the hostile forces.
• Kim Jong Un Guides Ballistic Rocket's Reentry Environmental Simulation KCNA 15 Mar 2016 -- Scientists and technicians in the defence industry of the DPRK succeeded in the development and local production of heat-resisting materials for rocket with their own efforts and technology after having made painstaking researches of years under the direct guidance of supreme leader Kim Jong Un.
• S.Korea warns unbearable retaliation against DPRK's nuclear threats People's Daily 15 Mar 2016 -- South Korea's foreign ministry on Tuesday warned of unbearable retaliations against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s nuclear threats.
• S.Korean president urges DPRK to come to path for change People's Daily 15 Mar 2016 -- South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday urged the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to come to a path for change amid escalating tensions on the Korean peninsula.
• North Korea's Nuclear Warhead Test Coming Soon People's Daily 15 Mar 2016 -- North Korean top leader Kim Jong Un has said his country will conduct a nuclear warhead explosion test and a test-fire of ballistic rockets able to carry nuclear warheads 'in a short time.'
• North Korea leader orders nuclear warhead test, missile launches Press TV 15 Mar 2016 -- North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un has reportedly ordered the country's military to prepare to conduct a nuclear warhead explosion test and multiple ballistic missile launches "in a short time."
• North Korea Announces Creation of Nuclear Warheads' Heatproof Casing Sputnik 15 Mar 2016 -- After successfully ground test of the heat resistant casing for the nuclear warheads, North Korea has more chances to launch its ballistic missiles into the atmosphere again, the national Rodong Sinmun newspaper reported Tuesday.
• North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un Announces Nuclear Warhead Test Imminent Sputnik 15 Mar 2016 -- Latest hostile measure comes after weeks of growing tensions between North Korea and the US-South Korea following Pyongyang's recent nuclear and ballistic missile tests.
• North Korea Warns of Long Range Nuclear Missile Test Soon VOA 15 Mar 2016 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un Tuesday says his country will conduct tests of nuclear warheads and ballistic missiles 'in a short time,' continuing a pattern of loud defiance of the international community.
• DPR Korea's 'totalitarian' governing structure 'absolutely denies rights,' UN expert warns UN News 14 Mar 2016 -- An independent United Nations human rights expert today warned that repression remains unabated in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the country's authorities continue to exercise the strictest control over all aspects of its citizens' lives.
• Major Construction Projects Progress Apace in DPRK KCNA 14 Mar 2016 -- The units under the Capital City Construction Commission are speeding up ten-odd major construction projects to finish them before the 7th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea (slated for May).
• S. Korean military rejects to confirm on missing DPRK submarine People's Daily 14 Mar 2016 -- South Korea's military on Monday refused confirmation on a Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) submarine, which United States media reported had gone missing for days.
• UN Investigator Urges Prosecution of North Korean Leaders VOA 14 Mar 2016 -- North Korea's leaders, including Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un, must be held accountable for crimes against humanity committed against their people, a U.N. special investigator said in a report to the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva.
• U.S.-S. Korea Joint War Drills under Fire KCNA 13 Mar 2016 -- The U.S. imperialists and the south Korean puppet forces kicked off the Ssangyong drills simulating a landing operation against the north and are openly advertising it as the climax of the OPLAN 5015 aimed at striking the supreme headquarters and major core facilities of the north through an 'operation for advancing into Pyongyang' and at 'bringing down the social system of the north' accompanied by a surprise landing on its territory.
• N Korea rejects South's 'fabricated' cyber attack claims Press TV 13 Mar 2016 -- North Korea has rejected as "shameless fabrications" the South's accusations that Pyongyang carried out cyber attacks against officials in Seoul, saying such claims are politically-motivated.
• China, Russia support resumption of Six-Party Talks, promise more efforts People's Daily 12 Mar 2016 -- Both China and Russia pursue the denuclearization on the Korean peninsula, and support the resumption of Six-Party Talks with commitment to making new efforts to that end, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here Friday.
• North Korean submarine goes missing: Reports Press TV 12 Mar 2016 -- US officials claim North Korea has lost contact with one of its submarines, amid ongoing military exercises by South Korea and the United States in the region.
• N Korean Army Ready for Pre-Emptive Strike Amid S Korea-US Drill Sputnik 12 Mar 2016 -- The North Korean military said Saturday it was ready for a pre-emptive attack against the South Korean and US troops involved in the ongoing military drill in case they try to invade the North.
• North Korean Submarine Lost Off Eastern Coast - Reports Sputnik 12 Mar 2016 -- North Korea has lost contact with one of its submarines off the east coast of the country, CNN reports citing US officials.
• US, South Korea Begin War Games Amid North Korean Threats VOA 12 Mar 2016 -- The United States and South Korea began a series of annual joint military exercises Saturday, after days of threats by North Korea that it will retaliate if the war games turn into an attack – threats generally made each year.
• China-Russia Talks Focus on North Korea VOA 11 Mar 2016 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's two-day visit to Moscow this week has largely focused on North Korea's increasing nuclear threats.
• US Senators Push for Action on Reunions with N. Korean Families VOA 11 Mar 2016 -- A group of U.S. senators is proposing legislation to try to reunite Korean Americans with their families in North Korea.
• N. Korea Leader Orders Nuclear Weapons Ready for Action People's Daily 11 Mar 2016 -- Top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un has ordered all nuclear strike means to be ready for action when he watched a firing drill of ballistic rockets, the official KCNA news agency reported Friday.
• North Korea's leader orders mini nuke tests Press TV 11 Mar 2016 -- North Korean ruler Kim Jong-un has ordered more nuclear tests using the miniaturized nuclear warheads, which he recently claimed the country has produced.
• 'Flames and Ashes': Pyongyang Orders More Nuclear Tests Sputnik 11 Mar 2016 -- Pyongyang claims to have miniaturized nuclear warhead capabilities, placing the world in North Korea's crosshairs, but security analysts remain skeptical on how far the Kim regime has come.
• Reports: North Korean Leader Orders More Nuclear Tests VOA 11 Mar 2016 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered the country to improve its nuclear attack capability after watching a recent ballistic missile launch test, the country's state media reports.
• Commentary: Pull the North Korean nuclear issue back to the negotiating table People's Daily 11 Mar 2016 -- People's Daily published a commentary titled 'Pull the North Korean nuclear issue back to the negotiating table' on March 11. The article gives an in-depth analysis of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's remarks on the North Korean nuclear issue on March 8. It points out in the article that China supports Resolution 2270 passed by the UN Security Council, warning the risks of hesitation and gambling on the DPRK nuclear issue. The article reiterates the importance of denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula through peaceful means by restarting the six-party talks.
• Missile firing prompts UN chief to call on DPR Korea to stop 'destabilising acts' UN News 10 Mar 2016 -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon "remains gravely concerned" by the situation on the Korean Peninsula following today's missile launch by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), his spokesman said.
• S.Korea slams DPRK's moves to liquidate assets, nullify inter-Korean projects People's Daily 10 Mar 2016 -- South Korea on Thursday denounced the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) for its moves to liquidate South Korean assets and nullify all of inter-Korean economic cooperation projects.
• Key Resolve and Foal Eagle 16 Will Only Precipitate U.S. Final Ruin: KCNA Commentary KCNA 10 Mar 2016 -- The world's attention is riveted on the situation on the Korean Peninsula.
• DPRK to liquidate all S. Korean assets, nullifies all inter-Korean economic cooperation People's Daily 10 Mar 2016 -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) declared a plan on Thursday to liquidate all of South Korean assets in the DPRK, while nullifying all inter-Korean economic cooperation projects in response to Seoul's unilateral sanctions against Pyongyang.
• DPRK fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles into eastern waters People's Daily 10 Mar 2016 -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired two short-range ballistic missiles into its eastern waters in an apparent show of force against joint annual war games between Seoul and Washington and new harsher sanctions against Pyongyang, Yonhap news agency reported Thursday.
• North Korea has miniaturized nukes: Kim People's Daily 10 Mar 2016 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said his country has successfully miniaturized a thermonuclear warhead, as Pyongyang continued to talk up its nuclear strike capabilities on Wednesday amid rising military tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
• Pyongyang fires missiles amid Seoul-Washington war games Press TV 10 Mar 2016 -- North Korea has fired short-range ballistic missiles into the sea in response to the ongoing war games between the United States and South Korea.
• Japan Condemns North Korea's Alleged Launch of Short-Range Missiles Sputnik 10 Mar 2016 -- Japan's Defense Ministry has condemned the alleged launch of two short-range missiles by North Korea, Japanese media report.
• North Korea Fires Two Ballistic Missiles Off Country's East Coast - Reports Sputnik 10 Mar 2016 -- Following the implementation of harsh new sanctions, North Korea has reportedly launched two short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea for a second time, according to South Korea's Yonhap news agency.
• Seoul Unable to Confirm Pyongyang Possesses Miniature Nuclear Warheads Sputnik 09 Mar 2016 -- Seoul cannot yet confirm that Pyongyang has miniaturized nuclear warheads that can fit on ballistic missiles, despite North Korea's claims, South Korean media reported Wednesday.
• North Korea Fires More Missiles into the Sea VOA 09 Mar 2016 -- South Korea's military says North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea, apparently a response to continuing military exercises by South Korea and the United States.
• KCNA Commentary Urges Enemies Not to Misjudge DPRK's Warnings KCNA 09 Mar 2016 -- The U.S. imperialists and south Korean puppet warmongers kicked off Key Resolve and Foal Eagle 16 joint military exercises across south Korea on March 7 despite warnings of the DPRK.
• Newspapers Denounce Key Resolve and Foal Eagle 16 Joint Military Drills KCNA 09 Mar 2016 -- Newspapers of the DPRK on Wednesday denounce the largest-ever joint military drills Key Resolve and Foal Eagle 16 launched by the U.S. imperialists and south Korean puppet forces.
• S. Korea refutes DPRK's claim to have miniaturized nuke warheads People's Daily 09 Mar 2016 -- South Korea's defense ministry on Wednesday refuted claims by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) that it has successfully miniaturized nuclear warheads small enough to mount on ballistic missiles.
• N Korea Successfully Miniaturizes Nuclear Warheads People's Daily 09 Mar 2016 -- North Korean top leader Kim Jong-Un is being quoted saying his country's military scientists have successfully miniaturized a thermo-nuclear warhead.
• Kim Jong Un Guides Work for Mounting Nuclear Warheads on Ballistic Rockets KCNA 09 Mar 2016 -- "He listened with great attention to the briefing on the research conducted to tip various type tactical and strategic ballistic rockets with nuclear warheads and acquainted himself with the specifications and mechanism of the miniaturized powerful nuclear warheads with a Korean-style structure of mixed charge."
• North Korean Propaganda War Goes Nuclear VOA 09 Mar 2016 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Wednesday his country has developed miniature nuclear warheads that can fit on a ballistic missile.
• China to start inspecting North Korean ships Press TV 08 Mar 2016 -- China will start inspecting the North Korean ships that dock at its ports for banned cargo as part of new international sanctions against Pyongyang.
• N Korea claims successful miniaturization of nuclear warheads Press TV 08 Mar 2016 -- North Korea says it has successfully miniaturized nuclear warheads so they can be fit on ballistic missiles.
• S.Korea unveils unilateral sanctions on DPRK People's Daily 08 Mar 2016 -- South Korea on Tuesday unveiled a package of new unilateral sanctions on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) over its latest nuclear test and rocket launch.
• S. Korean spy agency says DPRK hacks smartphones of gov't officials People's Daily 08 Mar 2016 -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has recently hacked smartphones of dozens of South Korean key government officials to wiretap text messages and voice calls, Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday citing South Korea's spy agency.
• S Korea Intensifies Sanctions Against North - Prime Minister Office Sputnik 08 Mar 2016 -- Seoul has lengthened the list of the sanctions against North Korea, it contains 38 individuals and 30 enterprises all in all, the South Korean Prime Minister's office announced Tuesday.
• South Korea Sanctions Halt Russian Rail Project with North Korea VOA 08 Mar 2016 -- South Korea imposed new unilateral sanctions against North Korea on Tuesday as Seoul's spy agency blames Pyongyang hackers for recent cyber attacks.
• Key Resolve and Foal Eagle 16 Flailed by Newspapers KCNA 08 Mar 2016 -- Newspapers in the DPRK Tuesday strongly denounce the U.S. and the south Korean puppet forces for kicking off the largest-ever Key Resolve and Foal Eagle 16 joint military exercises.
• N.Korea Hacks Dozens of S.Korean Officials' Smartphones Sputnik 08 Mar 2016 -- North Korean hackers sent text messages to the phones of Seoul officials in an attempt to lure them into following links to download malicious software, according to local media.
• China Wants Cordial Relationship With N Korea, but Opposes Nuclear Program Sputnik 08 Mar 2016 -- China continues to maintain partnership with North Korea, however, strongly opposes Pyongyang's nuclear program, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Tuesday.
• China Ready to Discuss North Korea's Nuclear Issue in Any Format Sputnik 08 Mar 2016 -- China is open to dialogue over North Korea nuclear programme issue in any format, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Tuesday.
• S.Korea's spy agency to hold emergency meeting over DPRK's cyber terror threats People's Daily 07 Mar 2016 -- South Korea's spy agency will hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday to go over the preparations of government agencies against potential cyber terror threats from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Yonhap news agency reported Monday.
• S.Korean president urges efforts at additional sanctions on DPRK People's Daily 07 Mar 2016 -- South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Monday instructed senior presidential secretaries to make efforts at further sanctions on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and closely cooperate to enforce new UN Security Council resolution.
• S.Korea warns of stern retaliation against DPRK provocations People's Daily 07 Mar 2016 -- South Korea's defense ministry on Monday warned of 'stern and merciless' retaliation against any provocations from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) amid the joint annual war games between Seoul and Washington.
• Provokers Will Have to Pay High Price: CPRK Spokesman KCNA 07 Mar 2016 -- A spokesman for the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea (CPRK) released the following statement Monday:
• History of Campaigns in DPRK KCNA 07 Mar 2016 -- The vigorous 70-day campaign now goes on in the DPRK with the 7th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea approaching.
• Spirit of Self-development Prevails in DPRK KCNA 07 Mar 2016 -- The spirit of self-development is fully displayed at every worksites of the DPRK in the 70-day campaign.
• DPRK: Officials Strive to Raise Output of Electricity KCNA 07 Mar 2016 -- All officials of the Ministry of Electric Power Industry in the DPRK have turned out in a work to raise the output of electricity to the maximum.
• DPRK Capable of Burying U.S., Empire of Evils: Rodong Sinmun KCNA 07 Mar 2016 -- The great Paektusan nation is making a dynamic advance to reduce all evils to ashes, awakening our planet which has been under long pressure of injustice with the deafening gun-roar of Songun, says Rodong Sinmun Monday in an article.
• Review of Rodong Sinmun KCNA 07 Mar 2016 -- The following are major news items and articles in Rodong Sinmun Monday:
• DPRK warns of preemptive nuclear strikes at US, South Korea People's Daily 07 Mar 2016 -- South Korea and the United States on Monday kicked off their largest-ever annual war games, weeks after the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s nuclear test and long-range rocket launch, Combined Forces Command (CFC) said in a statement.
• North Korea Threatens Pre-emptive Nuclear Strike VOA 07 Mar 2016 -- North Korea has threatened a pre-emptive nuclear strike as U.S. and South Korean forces began their largest joint exercises ever conducted.
• DPRK National Defence Commission Warns of Military Counter-action for Preemptive Attack KCNA 07 Mar 2016 -- The National Defence Commission of the DPRK issued a statement on Monday in connection with the fact that the U.S. imperialists and south Korean puppet forces decided to kick off the largest-ever joint military exercises Key Resolve and Foal Eagle 16 today.
• Newspapers Reject UNSC's 'Resolution on Sanctions' against DPRK KCNA 06 Mar 2016 -- Leading newspapers here Sunday resolutely reject the UN Security Council's 'resolution on sanctions' against the DPRK.
• North Korea slams US-South Korea military drills Press TV 06 Mar 2016 -- North Korea has slammed the upcoming US-South Korea joint military drills, saying Washington will be held accountable for "igniting war" on the Korean peninsula.
• 'US, allies prepared to respond to any hostile action by N Korea' Press TV 05 Mar 2016 -- The White House has called on North Korea to refrain from provocations, saying the US and its allies are prepared to respond to any hostile action by Pyongyang.
• EU extends sanctions against North Korea Press TV 05 Mar 2016 -- The Philippines says it has impounded a North Korean vessel after the EU ratchets up sanctions in line with the UN's harshest measures adopted against Pyongyang.
• North Korean Ship Impounded in Philippines Port VOA 05 Mar 2016 -- The Philippines government says it has impounded a North Korean cargo ship in response to the new U.N. sanctions that went into effect this past week requiring inspections of all North Korean vessels in foreign ports.
• Kim Jong Un says to further strengthen nuclear weapons in quality People's Daily 04 Mar 2016 -- Top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un said that the only way to defend the nation's sovereignty is to further strengthen nuclear forces in quality and the military should be prepared to deliver nuclear warheads at any time.
• South Korea Expects Backlash After UN Sanctions on North VOA 04 Mar 2016 -- South Korean President Park Geun-hye says her country must make it clear the North Korean regime will not survive if it does not give up its nuclear program.
• Three reasons why China voted in favor of new sanctions resolution on DPRK People's Daily 04 Mar 2016 -- The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution to impose new and tougher sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Wednesday. China, as a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council, voted in favor of the resolution.
• North Korea 'puts nukes on standby for firing' Press TV 04 Mar 2016 -- North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un orders the country's nuclear arsenal prepared for use at any time and the military to be in 'pre-emptive attack' mode, citing growing threats from enemies.
• White House Warns North Korea to Refrain From Provocative Actions Sputnik 04 Mar 2016 -- The United States is warning North Korea to refrain from any further provocative actions in response to the country's leader Kim Jong-un saying he was readying its nuclear weapons after the UN Security Council (UNSC) decided to expand sanctions on Pyongyang, White House spokesperson Josh Earnest stated during a press briefing on Friday.
• U.S. and S. Korean Warmongers' Coming War Exercises under Fire KCNA 04 Mar 2016 -- The U.S. and the Park Geun Hye group of traitors are mulling kicking off joint military exercises Key Resolve and Foal Eagle 16 on March 7.
• DPRK Foreign Ministry Spokesman Rejects UNSC 'Resolution on Sanctions' KCNA 04 Mar 2016 -- A spokesman for the DPRK Foreign Ministry issued the following statement on Thursday:
• DPRK Govt. Spokesman Clarifies Its Stand to Resolutely Counter UN 'Resolution on Sanctions' KCNA 04 Mar 2016 -- A spokesman for the government of the DPRK issued the following statement Friday:
• Project of Paektusan Hero Youth Power Station Progresses Apace KCNA 04 Mar 2016 -- The construction of Paektusan Hero Youth Power Station No. 3 has been pushed forward in the DPRK.
• N. Korea's Kim to Military: Be Set to Fire Nukes 'At Any Moment' VOA 03 Mar 2016 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered his military to be ready to use its nuclear weapons 'at any moment,' state media have said, in what is Pyongyang's latest angry response to expanded U.N. sanctions against it.
• DPRK fires short-range projectiles after UN resolution passes People's Daily 03 Mar 2016 -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired six short-range projectiles on Thursday morning in an apparent show of force after new tougher sanctions resolution on Pyongyang was passed at the UN Security Council.
• UN Security Council calls for end to Pyongyang's nuclear, missile programs People's Daily 03 Mar 2016 -- The UN Security Council on Wednesday unanimously adopted a resolution to impose new and tougher sanctions against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and council members called for an end to Pyongyang's nuclear and missile program and early resumption of the Six-Party Talks.
• Russia calls on North Korea to return to dialog after UN bans Press TV 03 Mar 2016 -- Russia has expressed hope that North Korea will make the right decision and return to negotiations after the United Nations adopted a new set of sanctions against Pyongyang over its recent nuclear test and rocket launch.
• North Korea fires projectiles into sea after new UN sanctions Press TV 03 Mar 2016 -- North Korea fires several short-range projectiles into the sea, hours after the UN Security Council votes to impose harshest sanctions on the impoverished country.
• Russia Carved Out Exceptions To North Korean Sanctions RFE/RL 03 Mar 2016 -- Russia's ambassador to the United Nations claims that Moscow won protections for important economic projects in the drafting of tough new sanctions on North Korea.
• Will China Enforce UN Sanctions Against N. Korea? VOA 03 Mar 2016 -- North Korea fired several short-range projectiles Thursday in what seemed to be an act of defiance against the expanded sanctions that were unanimously adopted by the United Nations Security Council.
• N. Korea Launches Projectiles Into Sea After UN Imposes New Sanctions VOA 02 Mar 2016 -- North Korea fired several short-range projectiles into the sea off its east coast, Seoul said Thursday, hours after the U.N. Security Council adopted tough new sanctions against Pyongyang's nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
• Adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2270 on North Korea US Dept. of State 02 Mar 2016 -- Press Statement by John Kerry, US Secretary of State
• DPR Korea: Ban welcomes Security Council measure tightening and expanding sanctions UN News 02 Mar 2016 -- The United Nations Security Council today unanimously adopted a resolution that imposes new sanctions and tightens some of its existing measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), due to the country's ongoing nuclear and ballistic missile-related activities that "threaten international peace and security."
• Strongest Sanctions in Decades Imposed on North Korea VOA 02 Mar 2016 -- The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopted tough, new sanctions on North Korea Wednesday, taking aim at its nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
• UN approves toughest sanctions on North Korea Press TV 02 Mar 2016 -- The UN Security Council has unanimously approved a package of unprecedented sanctions on North Korea in response to Pyongyang's recent nuclear test and rocket launch.
• UNSC Sanctions on N. Korean Do Not Target Kim Jong Un – White House Sputnik 02 Mar 2016 -- The latest UN Security Council (UNSC) sanctions against Pyongyang do not target North Korean leader Kim Jong-u n personally, White House spokesperson Josh Earnest said during a press briefing on Wednesday.
• White House Welcomes New Sanctions on N Korea With Help of Russia, China Sputnik 02 Mar 2016 -- The Obama administration welcomes the UN Security Council's expansion of sanctions on North Korea for its recent nuclear activity, which was possible with the help of the international community including Russia and China, White House spokesperson Josh Earnest said in a press briefing on Wednesday.
• UNSC Resolution Allows N Korea to Return to Talks - Russia's Envoy Sputnik 02 Mar 2016 -- The new UN Security Council resolution on North Korea leaves Pyongyang with an option to return to six-party talks on denuclearization, Russian Envoy to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin said Wednesday.
• S. Korean president says to force DPRK to give up nuke program People's Daily 01 Mar 2016 -- South Korean President Park Geun-hye said Tuesday that the government will force the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to give up its nuclear program based on firmer defense readiness and international cooperation.
• Security Council to vote fresh North Korea sanctions Press TV 01 Mar 2016 -- The UN Security Council is set to vote on a US-engineered resolution that would impose a package of unprecedented sanctions on North Korea after its recent nuclear test and rocket launch.
• Pyongyang Rejects Seoul's Call to Abandon Nuke Program Before Peace Treaty Sputnik 01 Mar 2016 -- North Korea has rejected the call made by its south neighbor to abandon its nuclear program before having any discussions on a peace agreement, it was reported in the media Tuesday.
• China to Strictly Follow Measures Stipulated in UN Resolution on N Korea Sputnik 01 Mar 2016 -- China will strictly follow the measures stipulated in a new UN Security Council resolution on North Korea which aims to limit Pyongyang's nuclear and military development, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said Tuesday.
• UN Security Council Delays Vote on North Korea Sanctions VOA 01 Mar 2016 -- The U.N. Security Council has postponed until Wednesday a vote on resolution that would impose new sanctions on North Korea in response to its latest nuclear test and long-range missile launch.