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 stated that “at the slightest indication that there is an attack, [North Korea] will relentlessly conduct a nuclear preemptive strike [hek sunje tagyuk] in our own way.”

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

North Korea is being monitored for its first test of a nuclear weapon in 5 years North Korea this year scrapped a five-year moratorium on testing ballistic missiles. So far, it has not resumed ...

North Korea is likely to stage major provocations, such as a nuclear test explosion and a long-range missile test, before the US election South Korea’s president says. View on euronews

The United States and allies believe that North Korea is beginning to make preparations for a possible underground nuclear test for the first time since 2017. CNN values your feedback 1.

North Korea nuclear launch worries global superpowers 02:04. BEIJING-- The United Nations Security Council has announced an emergency meeting after North Korea carried out its fifth nuclear test ...

North Korea wants a miniaturized nuclear warhead. — -- What appears to be North Korea's largest nuclear test to date has raised concerns that the reclusive country is making progress in its ...

South Korea’s military conducted a live-fire exercise early Monday in response to North Korea’s latest nuclear test. The combined drill, carried out by the South Korean army and air force and ...

Viewed through the lens of these past tests, it’s hard to escape the reality that North Korea is, indeed, a real nuclear power. The United States: Enewetak Atoll, April 30, 1948 In April 1948 ...

North Korea closed its nuclear test site in spectacular fashion Thursday, blasting the site in what one observer described as a "huge explosion." Within hours of the North's demolition of the site ...

U.S. officials and others who track the nuclear capabilities and internal politics of North Korea say they don't see any indications that Pyongyang is planning an imminent nuclear test, but they ...

Chemical weapons in North Korea are managed by the Nuclear-Chemical Defense Bureau, which sits within the regime’s army and oversees seven chemical weapon brigades that handle chemical attacks, decontamination and protection.