North Korea said Monday it had successfully test-fired a new ballistic missile tipped with a hypersonic maneuverable warhead, the latest breakthrough in its pursuit of advanced weaponry to threaten South Korean and US targets. The launch, Pyongyang's first known weapons test this year and its first ever test of a solid-fuel
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N. Korean nuclear reactor appears to be operational
A second reactor at North Korea's Yongbyon nuclear facility appears to be operational, according to the UN atomic agency. Yongbyon is North Korea's main nuclear complex and home to its first nuclear reactor, with a five megawatt capacity, and has been the only known source of plutonium for its weapons programme. A
North Korea slams US aircraft carrier’s arrival in South Korea
North Korea lashed out Friday at the arrival of a U.S. aircraft carrier battle group in South Korea, calling it a provocation and again raising the specter of using nuclear weapons to defend itself. Emboldened by its advancing nuclear arsenal, North Korea has increasingly issued threats to use such weapons preemptively.
North Korean hackers breached Russian missile maker
An elite group of North Korean hackers secretly breached computer networks at a major Russian missile developer for at least five months last year, according to technical evidence reviewed by Reuters and analysis by security researchers. Reuters found cyber-espionage teams linked to the North Korean government, which security researchers call ScarCruft
Country may turn despotic like N. Korea: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday warned that Bangladesh may turn into a tightly "regimented authoritarian" state like North Korea if their 10-point movement fails. Speaking at a discussion, he also alleged that the Awami League government is completely destroying the main pillars of the state by introducing
North Korea condemns US decision to send tanks to Ukraine
North Korea has slammed Washington's decision to supply Ukraine with tanks, claiming the US is "further expanding the proxy war" to destroy Russia.Earlier this week, US President Joe Biden promised 31 Abrams tanks, one of the most powerful and sophisticated weapons in the US army, to help Kyiv fight off
NKorea launches 2 missiles toward sea after US-SKorea drills
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters on Sunday, the latest of a recent barrage of weapons tests, a day after it warned the redeployment of a U.S. aircraft carrier near the Korean Peninsula was inflaming regional tensions. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a
North Korea test-fired missile from submarine: South Korea
North Korea flight-tested a ballistic missile that was likely fired from a submarine on Saturday, South Korea's military said, continuing a provocative streak in weapons demonstrations that may culminate with a nuclear test in the coming weeks or months. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the launch occurred from waters