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North Korea: We Could Defeat US In 'Single Blow'

Kevin Spak — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 05:06:00 CDT

If bluster were power, North Korea would have taken over the world this week—and today it's boasting that it could pretty much do just that. One of the nation's top military officials today bragged that his nation "is armed with powerful modern weapons" that "can defeat the (US) imperialists...

North Korea to Launch 3rd Test 'Soon'

Kevin Spak — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 08:28:34 CDT

North Korea isn't done thumbing its nose at the world, and is now preparing to launch a third nuclear weapons test, a senior source tells Reuters . When asked if North Korea was planning another nuclear test, following its much-condemned 2006 and 2009 demonstrations, the official replied, "Soon. Preparations are almost...

North Korea Warns It May Retaliate

Matt Cantor — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:09:21 CDT

North Korea says it may retaliate after its failed rocket test prompted the US to cut off food aid . Pyongyang holds that the launch was peaceful, and that Washington's move invalidated a deal requiring the North to halt nuclear and missile tests. "We have thus become able to take necessary...

Kim Gives 1st Public Speech

Polly Davis Doig — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 09:43:47 CDT

That whole rocket launch may not have worked out so well, but such minor inconveniences didn't stop North Korea from putting on a display of pomp for the occasion of founder Kim Il Sung 100th birthday that belied the nation's enduring poverty. Kim Jong Un himself surprised the throngs gathered...

Rocket Failure? Kim Jong Un Still Promoted

Mark Russell — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 06:32:14 CDT

If at first you don't succeed, bomb, bomb again. In the wake of its failed rocket launch , North Korea is doubling down on its "military-first" policy, promoting 20-something Kim Jong Un to first secretary of the powerful National Defense Commission—that officially makes him the country's leader, reports the AP...

North Korea: OK, Rocket Was a Dud

Rob Quinn — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 07:59:09 CDT

In a rare concession to reality, the North Korean regime has admitted that its rocket launch was not a complete and resounding success. "The Earth observation satellite failed to enter its preset orbit," the state-run Korean Central News Agency admitted hours after the rocket fell apart within 90 seconds of...

Kim Jong Un to Korean Troops: Sink Enemies

Polly Davis Doig — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 08:41:43 CDT

Kim Jong Un has a message for anyone who would mess with North Korea's planned rocket test (ahem, America and South Korea): We will "send all the intruders into the bottom of the sea." Bluntly underscoring again that his father's flair for the dramatic did not skip a generation, the...

N. Korea to South: We'll Attack

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 08:36:37 CST

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatened a powerful retaliatory strike against South Korea if provoked, state media said today, a day before the annual South Korean-US military drills that Pyongyang calls an invasion rehearsal. South Korean and US officials have said the 12-day, largely computer-simulated war games are defensive...

North Korea Punishes 'Insincere' Mourners

Rob Quinn — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 03:20:00 CST

North Koreans whose mourning of their Dear Leader lacked enthusiasm have been sent to join the 200,000 of their countrymen already in labor camps, according to Daily NK . The South Korea-based website, citing sources in the North, says people who either skipped mourning sessions for Kim Jong Il or...