In 2009, North Korea tested again, with a yield of somewhere between 2 and 7 kilotons, and in 2013 it achieved a higher yield in a third nuclear test (estimated between 7 and 25 kilotons). Seismic ...

U.S. officials say North Korea could hold nuclear test "at any time" 03:33 The top U.S. diplomat tasked with handling the standoff with North Korea said Tuesday that the isolated regime of Kim ...

North Korea's latest nuclear test shook the world and called in to question the effectiveness of current international sanctions. Has the North Korean nuclear program gone too far to be stopped? And ...

North Korea also made a show of dismantling its Punggye-ri nuclear test site in May, although international inspectors have not been allowed to visit the site.

North Korea already is coming off a record year in testing activity, with more than 70 missiles fired in 2022, as Kim accelerates a nuclear push aimed at forcing the United States to accept the ...

North Korea's nuclear test early Friday was the latest in a string of provocations. Here's a look at where things stand. IE 11 is not supported. ... research fellow at PacificForum-CSIS.

Daryl Kimball, executive director of the Arms Control Association (ACA) has said that U.S. strikes may temporarily set back ...

North Korea launches the Hwasong-19, its latest intercontinental ballistic missile, early on October 31, 2024. North Korea may soon detonate a nuclear warhead, South Korean defense officials say.

North Korea could be mulling a nuclear test around the U.S. election in November, South Korean Defense Minister Shin Won-sik said in an interview published Sunday.

In terms of official statements, North Korea has issued multiple threats of nuclear preemption in the past. For example, in 2016, a spokesperson for the Korean People’s Army General Staff Department ...

North Korea said its latest missile test was meant to bolster Pyongyang’s “fatal” nuclear attack capabilities, after U.S. officials denounced the tests and announced joint military exercises ...

The Trump administration should embrace a North Korea strategy that aims to contain escalation, not keep a white-knuckled ...