The following is the Jan. 23, 2023 Congressional Research Service In Focus report, North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons and Missile Programs. Read More
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Report to Congress on U.S.-North Korea Relations
The following is the Dec. 12, 2022, Congression Research Service report, U.S.-North Korea Relations. Read More
Reagan Strike Group Operating with Japanese, Canadian Warships in Western Pacific
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), and USS Chancellorsville (CG 62), steam in formation with Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy ships in waters east of the Korean Peninsula, Sept. 29, 2022. US Navy Photo
The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group and amphibious warship USS New Orleans (LPD-18) this week operated in the Philippine Sea with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and the Royal Canadian Navy for a joint exercise, U.S. 7th Fleet announced.
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Update to Congress on Military, Political Developments in North Korea
The following is the Sept. 15, 2022, Congressional Research Service report, North Korea: September 2022 Update. Read More
U.S. Carrier Reagan to Visit Busan, Drill with South Korean Navy as Tensions with North Korea Increase
Cmdr. Nick Cunningham, commanding officer of the ‘Saberhawks’ of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 77 flies over USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) in an MH-60R Sea Hawk during a change of command ceremony in the Philippine Sea on Aug. 1, 2022. US Navy Photo
The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group will arrive in South Korea on Friday in preparation for large-scale joint naval exercises with Seoul amid concerns mount over North Korea’s likely resumption of nuclear weapons testing, according to local reports. Read More
NORTHCOM: U.S. Needs New Ballistic Missile Interceptor by 2028 to Keep Pace with North Korea
Kim Jong Un in front of a the North Korea intercontinental ballistic missile. KCNA Photo
The United States needs to deploy its Next Generation Interceptor by 2028 or sooner to keep pace with North Korea’s accelerating ballistic missile program, most recently demonstrated in Pyongyang’s successful test-firing of an intercontinental ballistic missile Thursday, Air Force Gen. Glen VanHerck told the Senate Armed Services Committee. Read More
Report on North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons, Missile Programs
The following is the Dec. 13, 2021, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons and Missile Programs. Read More
North Korea Pushing U.S. to Tolerate Missile Tests and Nuclear Program, Says Panel
A North Korean Hwasong-14 missile test in 2017. KCNA Photo
North Korea’s goal in dealing with the U.S. is to have Washington tolerate Pyongyang possessing nuclear weapons, a leading expert on international security said Monday. Read More
UPDATED: North Korea Positioning Itself to Play ‘Nuclear Blackmail’
Kim Jong Un speaking. KCNA Photo
This post has been updated with additional details of North Korea’s Thursday ballistic missile test.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, after boasting Pyongyang intended to remain a nuclear power, hasn’t completely shut the door on diplomacy with Washington, a panel of security experts said Wednesday. Read More
U.S. Forces Korea CO: America Still Conducting Theater-Level Training Exercises
Gen. Robert Abrams, commander of U.S. Forces Korea commander, US Forces Korea at Osan Air Base, ROK on June 12, 2020. US Air Force Photo
America’s top general in Korea said Monday that U.S. forces are still conducting theater-level training exercises. Read More
