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July 2016 - North Korea Special Weapons News
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- US-S Korea Military Drills Proceed as N Korea Warns of 'Vicious' Showdown Sputnik 31 Jul 2016 -- Tensions on the Korean Peninsula are at a fever pitch as rhetoric spouted from Pyongyang's top brass is even more militaristic than ever before with statements of direct action and declarations of war.
- DPRK condemns THAAD deployment on Korean Peninsula People's Daily 31 Jul 2016 -- After Seoul and Washington decided in early July to introduce the Terminal High Altitude Air Defense, or THAAD, onto the Korean Peninsula, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) immediately voiced strong condemnation and even threatened to take "physical countermeasures" to deal with the missile system.
- Scaparrotti Discusses Russian, North Korean Threats at Aspen Forum AFPS 29 Jul 2016 -- The participants in the Aspen Security Forum received a "two-fer" last night as Army Gen. Curtis M. Scaparrotti and "Washington Post" journalist David Ignatius spoke about the general's experiences Korea and Europe.
- Pyongyang Executes Six Officials After Workers Escape From China to S Korea Sputnik 29 Jul 2016 -- Pyongyang publicly executed six officials after several North Korean restaurant workers escaped from China and fled to South Korea, the chairman of the South Korea-based Abductees' Family Union said Friday.
- North Korean Seeking Refuge at South Korea Consulate in Hong Kong VOA 29 Jul 2016 -- An 18-year-old North Korean man who went to Hong Kong to compete in the International Mathematical Olympiad took refuge in the South Korean consulate there Wednesday, according to local news media.
- FM Spokesman Denounces U.S. Secretary of State's Reckless Remarks against DPRK KCNA 28 Jul 2016 -- A spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of the DPRK gave the following answer to the question put by KCNA on Thursday as regards the U.S. cunning moves at the ministerial meeting of ASEAN Regional Forum held in Laos to lay the blame for the escalating tension on the Korean peninsula at the door of the former, while taking issue with its self-defensive nuclear deterrent:
- Significance of DPRK's Victory in Korean War KCNA 28 Jul 2016 -- Under the guidance of President Kim Il Sung, the army and people of the DPRK won the 1950-1953 Korean War, provoked by the U.S. imperialists, and thus reliably defended the freedom and independence of the country but also the peace of the world.
- US crossed red line by putting N Korean leader on sanctions list: Top diplomat Press TV 28 Jul 2016 -- A top North Korean diplomat says Washington has "crossed the line" and effectively declared war against Pyongyang by putting the country's leader, Kim Jong-un, on its list of sanctions.
- North Korea Accuses South of Sending Snakes Across the Border Sputnik 28 Jul 2016 -- Documenting an unusually high number of snakes coming out of Yalu river, North Korean authorities have accused the South of a "cunning plot" to destabilize their northern neighbor by releasing hordes of the legless reptiles.
- Korea No Closer to Peace on Armistice Anniversary VOA 27 Jul 2016 -- On the 63rd anniversary of the end of the Korean War, lasting peace remains elusive as regional tensions have increased and relations between Seoul and Pyongyang have regressed over the North's nuclear program.
- North Korea Floats Propaganda Leaflets Down Han River for First Time Sputnik 27 Jul 2016 -- North Korea has found a novel way of sending propaganda leaflets south, floating the threats of missile attacks down a river.
- Press Review KCNA 27 Jul 2016 -- The following are major news items and articles in the DPRK's leading newspapers on Wednesday
- Kerry warns N Korea of 'real consequences' of nuclear program Press TV 26 Jul 2016 -- US Secretary of State John Kerry has warned North Korea of "real consequences" of its nuclear and missile tests.
- Pyongyang: US Would Pay 'Terrifying Price' for Destabilizing Korean Peninsula VOA 26 Jul 2016 -- North Korea said Tuesday the United States would pay a "terrifying price" if it contributes to tensions on the Korean Peninsula, hours after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry attacked Pyongyang for its nuclear development program.
- Damage Caused by Heavy Rain in DPRK KCNA 25 Jul 2016 -- It rained heavily in North Phyongan Province and other parts of the DPRK from July 22 to 24.
- Economic Achievements Made in DPRK KCNA 25 Jul 2016 -- Signal achievements have been made in various economic sectors of the DPRK in 50 days after the start of the 200-day campaign, a drive launched to significantly adorn this year that witnessed the 7th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea.
- West Sea Fleet of KPA Navy Warns Enemies against Military Moves in Hotspot Waters in West Sea KCNA 25 Jul 2016 -- The West Sea Fleet of the Navy of the Korean People's Army (KPA) Monday released the following report:
- U.S. Will Meet Doom If It Ignites Second Korean War: Spokesman for Foreign Ministry of DPRK KCNA 25 Jul 2016 -- A spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of the DPRK released the following statement on Monday:
- Satellites Pinpoint Suspected Top-Secret North Korean Nuclear Site Sputnik 24 Jul 2016 -- The Institute for Science and International Security reported on Wednesday that it may have discovered a top secret facility used by North Korea to enrich uranium for nuclear weapons. The discovery could be vital in any future nuclear deal with the reclusive state.
- DPRK FM leaves for ASEAN Regional Forum People's Daily 23 Jul 2016 -- The Foreign Minister of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Ri Yong Ho departed Pyongyang on Saturday for the ASEANRegional Forum slated for July 26 in Laos.
- North Korea Begins Building Advanced Nuclear Armed Ballistic Submarine Sputnik 23 Jul 2016 -- Pyongyang moves closer to constructing a ballistic missile submarine capable of launching a nuclear payload towards the United States as the most militaristic country rattles its saber once more.
- North Korean Economy Shrinks for the First Time in Five Years Sputnik 22 Jul 2016 -- The North Korean economy shrugged in 2015 for the first time in five years, South Korea's central bank said in a press release Friday.
- North Korea Makes Progress on Ballistic Missile Submarine Shipyard Sputnik 21 Jul 2016 -- Work on the launching way and construction hall of North Korea's Sinpo South Shipyard project is now externally complete, according to a US-based monitoring project.
- Kim Jong Un Guides Drill for Ballistic Rocket Fire KCNA 20 Jul 2016 -- Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army (KPA) Kim Jong Un, chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK, provided field guidance to the drill for ballistic rocket fire of the Hwasong artillery units of the KPA Strategic Force.
- DPRK Foreign Ministry Spokesman Rejects British Prime Minister's Comment about DPRK's "Nuclear Threat" KCNA 20 Jul 2016 -- A spokesman for the DPRK Foreign Ministry on Wednesday gave the following answer to a question raised by KCNA as regards the British prime minister's comment about the "nuclear threat" from the DPRK:
- Foreign Ministry Spokesman Slams U.S. for Finding Fault with DPRK's Ballistic Rocket Firing Drill KCNA 21 Jul 2016 -- A spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of the DPRK gave the following answer to a question raised by KCNA Thursday in connection with the fact that the U.S. found fault with the ballistic rocket firing drill conducted by the Korean People's Army:
- DPRK top leader guides ballistic rocket test-firing People's Daily 20 Jul 2016 -- Top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un has guided a test firing of a ballistic rocket of the Hwasong artillery units of the strategic force of the military, the official news agency KCNA reported Wednesday.
- Missile test simulates nuke strikes on US targets in S Korea: Pyongyang Press TV 20 Jul 2016 -- Pyongyang says its latest ballistic missile test simulates the launching of preemptive nuke strikes against US bases in South Korea, and was personally monitored by North Korea's Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un.
- DPRK test-fires 3 short-range missiles in show of force People's Daily 19 Jul 2016 -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Tuesday test-fired three short-range ballistic missiles in a show of force against the decision between Seoul and Washington to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense(THAAD) to South Korean soil.
- North Korea missile tests 'deeply troubling,' UN says Press TV 19 Jul 2016 -- The UN slammed North Korea Tuesday for its recent missile tests, saying the launches undermine efforts to reduce tension on the Korean Peninsula.
- North Korea launches 3 ballistic missiles off its east coast Press TV 19 Jul 2016 -- North Korea has launched three ballistic missiles just over a week after threatening a physical response to the US's deployment of a missile system in the South.
- North Korea Responds to THAAD With Missile Test VOA 19 Jul 2016 -- North Korea test fired three ballistic missiles on Tuesday, a week after it threatened to retaliate against South Korea over the deployment of the THAAD missile defense system.
- North Korea Fires Three Ballistic Missiles VOA 18 Jul 2016 -- North Korea has fired three ballistic missiles, according to South Korea's military, a week after making threats to take action over the planned deployment of a U.S. anti-missile system in the South.
- DPRK Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hits Presidential Statement of Asia-Europe Meeting Summit KCNA 18 Jul 2016 -- A spokesman for the DPRK Foreign Ministry gave the following answer to a question raised by KCNA Sunday as regards the recent presidential statement of the Asia-Europe Meeting summit accusing the DPRK:
- S.Korea warns of DPRK's readiness for nuke test amid activity in test site People's Daily 18 Jul 2016 -- South Korea on Monday warned of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s readiness for its fifth nuclear test amid worries about increased activity in its main nuclear test site.
- Pyongyang Dismisses ASEM Criticism Over Missile Tests Sputnik 18 Jul 2016 -- Pyongyang refuted criticism of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) leaders over its missile tests and blamed the United States for the Korean conflict escalation, the country's Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
- U.S. Should Draw Lesson from Korean War KCNA 17 Jul 2016 -- The United States is now intensifying its military movement to drive the situation of the Korean peninsula to an extreme.
- DPRK Foreign Ministry Spokesman Denounces U.S. Introduction of Nuclear Submarine into S. Korea KCNA 15 Jul 2016 -- A spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of the DPRK gave the following answer to the question raised by KCNA Friday as regards the U.S. introduction of another nuclear submarine into south Korea:
- N Korea parades defector who 'worked as S Korea agent' Press TV 15 Jul 2016 -- North Korea has paraded a defector accused of being involved in a child abduction plot that Pyongyang says was masterminded by South Korean agents.
- U.S. Forces Accused of Turning DMZ along MDL into Zone Flush with Heavy Weapons KCNA 14 Jul 2016 -- A spokesman for the Panmunjom Mission of the Korean People's Army Thursday gave an answer to the question raised by Joson Inmingun newspaper as regards the fact that the U.S. imperialist aggression forces in south Korea recently massively introduced various type heavy weapons into the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) along the Military Demarcation Line (MDL), pushing the situation there to the phase of conflict and war.
- U.S. Should Be Sternly Judged as Heinous War Criminal State, Human Rights Abuser: Spokesman for DPRK FM KCNA 13 Jul 2016 -- A spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of the DPR of Korea gave the following answer to the question put by KCNA on Wednesday as regards the announcement of an official report in UK on unreasonable Iraqi war:
- Rodong Sinmun Dismisses S. Korean Puppet Forces' Story about "Nuclear Threat from North" KCNA 13 Jul 2016 -- The south Korean puppet forces' noisy trumpeting about the "nuclear threat from the north" is no more than sheer sophism to cover up their true colors as servants for foreign nuclear maniacs and the worst confrontation and war fanatics and divert the public attention elsewhere, says Rodong Sinmun Wednesday in an article.
- Private Watchdog Detects 'High-Level Activity' at North Korea Nuclear Site VOA 12 Jul 2016 -- A U.S.-based North Korean watchdog says recent satellite images indicates "a high-level of activity" at the communist regime's nuclear test site.
- USSTRATCOM Detects, Tracks North Korean Missile Launch USSTRATCOM 11 Jul 2016 -- U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) systems detected and tracked what we assess was a North Korean submarine missile launch at 9:28 p.m. CDT, July 8, 2016. The launch of a presumed KN-11 submarine-launched ballistic missile occurred off the coast of Sinpo.
- DPRK Foreign Ministry Informs Asian Diplomatic Envoys of Current Situation KCNA 11 Jul 2016 -- The Foreign Ministry of the DPRK Monday held a meeting to inform the diplomatic envoys of Asian countries here of the situation as regards the fact that the U.S. has recently driven the situation on the Korean peninsula to an unpredictable phase while perpetrating illegal hostile acts of insulting dignity of the supreme leadership of the DPRK over the "human rights issue".
- DPRK Foreign Ministry Spokesman Warns U.S. of Its Moves for Nuclear War KCNA 11 Jul 2016 -- A spokesman for the DPRK Foreign Ministry released a statement on Monday as regards the U.S. ever more undisguised military moves to render the situation on the Korean Peninsula extremely tense.
- DPRK Government Sends Message to U.S. Government KCNA 11 Jul 2016 -- The DPRK government sent the U.S. government a message on July 10 through the DPRK permanent mission to the UN in connection with the fact that the U.S. recently impaired the dignity of the supreme leadership of the DPRK by releasing what they call "report on human rights" and "list of targets of special sanctions" related to the DPRK.
- Artillery Bureau of General Staff of KPA Strongly Warns against U.S. and S. Korea's Decision to Deploy THAAD KCNA 11 Jul 2016 -- The U.S. and the south Korean puppet group decided to deploy THAAD despite the unanimous opposition and rejection of the DPRK and many other countries.
- N Korea vows 'physical response' to US, South Press TV 11 Jul 2016 -- North Korea has pledged "physical response" to US deployment of the sophisticated THAAD missile system in Korean Peninsula.
- North Korea Cuts Diplomatic Communication With US VOA 11 Jul 2016 -- North Korea says it is closing one of the last lines of communication with the United States in retaliation for Washington placing sanctions on leader Kim Jong Un for human rights abuses.
- North Korean Defector Children Escape 'Stateless' Status VOA 11 Jul 2016 -- A South Korean Christian missionary organization is helping some of the thousands of children of North Korean defectors living in China escape their "stateless" status and lives of poverty and abuse.
- DPRK appears to fail in test-firing of submarine-launched missile People's Daily 09 Jul 2016 -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) appeared to have failed in the test-firing of a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), Yonhap news agency reported on Saturday, citing South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).
- Seoul Says North Korea's Submarine Missile Test Failed RFE/RL 09 Jul 2016 -- South Korea's military said North Korea fired what appeared to be a submarine-launched ballistic missile on July 9 but the launch failed in the early stages of flight.
- North Korea Submarine Missile Launch Fails VOA 09 Jul 2016 -- North Korea has test-fired a ballistic missile from a submarine, but the missile apparently failed after launch.
- US urges N Korea to avoid sparking tensions Press TV 08 Jul 2016 -- The United States has warned North Korea to avoid actions and statements that could increase tensions in the region, following Pyongyang's threat of taking "toughest countermeasures" against Washington over imposing sanctions on North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
- DPRK Foreign Ministry Hits U.S. for Its Hideous Crime KCNA 07 Jul -- The Foreign Ministry of the DPRK issued a statement Thursday to denounce the U.S. for its unheard-of hideous hostility toward the DPRK.
- North Korea: US Sanctions on Kim a 'Declaration of War' VOA 07 Jul 2016 -- North Korea said Thursday that the most recent U.S. sanctions imposed on its leader, Kim Jong Un, amounted to a "declaration of war" and vowed to take strong retaliatory measures against "the worst-ever hostile act."
- North Korea Releases Dam Water Into South Without Warning VOA 06 Jul 2016 -- North Korea released water from a dam near its border with the South without warning early Wednesday morning, increasing fears of floods in areas already hit by heavy rainfall in recent days.
- South Korea to double loudspeakers along border with North Press TV 06 Jul 2016 -- South Korea's military plans to double its loudspeakers along the border with North Korea to increase its broadcast of anti-Pyongyang messages.
- US imposes sanctions on Kim Jong-un over rights abuses Press TV 06 Jul 2016 -- The United States has sanctioned North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for the first time over claims that he resorts to "notorious abuses of human rights."
- For First Time, US Sanctions Kim Jong Un for Human Rights Abuses VOA 06 Jul 2016 -- For the first time, the United States put North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on the U.S. sanctions list for human rights abuses.
- Heavy Rain Witnessed in DPRK KCNA 05 Jul 2016 -- Heavy rainfall was witnessed in North and South Hwanghae and Kangwon provinces and other parts of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea from 12:00 Monday to 9:00 Tuesday.
- 'As Long As I'm Dead, My Family Is Alive': Defector Recalls Daring Escape From North Korea RFE/RL 04 Jul 2016 -- As a hotel manager in his hometown of Pyongyang, the capital, Dzhon was one of the few North Koreans to be in close contact with foreigners.
- DPRK FM Spokesman Denounces U.S. for Pulling up DPRK over Non-existent Flesh Traffic KCNA 02 Jul 2016 -- A spokesman for the Foreign Ministry of the DPRK Saturday gave the following answer to the question put by KCNA as regards the fact that the U.S. took issue with the DPRK over non-existent flesh traffic:
- Kim Jong Un Meets Special Envoy of First Secretary of CPC Central Committee KCNA 01 Jul 2016 -- Kim Jong Un, chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK and supreme commander of the Korean People's Army, on Thursday met Salvador Antonio Valdes Mesa, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (CPC) and vice-president of the Council of State of Cuba, and his party on a visit to the DPRK as a special envoy of Raul Castro Ruz, first secretary of the C.C., CPC.
- DPRK's Future Is Bright: Leading Newspapers KCNA 01 Jul 2016 -- The Fourth Session of the 13th Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK held here on June 29 elected the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un as chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK.
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