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N.Korea Missile Deployment Not Aimed at US - Seoul

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N.Korea Missile Deployment Not Aimed at US - Seoul

14:45 04/04/2013

An intermediate-range missile that North Korea has deployed to its east coast is not capable of striking the US mainland, South Korean Defense Minister Kim Kwan-jin said Thursday, according to Yonhap.

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09:53 04/04/2013
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North Korea Bans South Workers from Entering Joint Site
08:21 03/04/2013
North Korea has banned South Korean workers from entering Kaesong, a joint industrial zone, South Korean media reported Wednesday.
North Korea Vows to Restart Nuclear Reactor
11:57 02/04/2013
North Korea pledged on Tuesday to restart facilities at its Yongbyon nuclear complex, including a uranium enrichment plant and a reactor, in a move likely to further ratchet up tensions in the region.
Russian Press at a Glance, Monday, April 1, 2013
10:10 01/04/2013
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South Korea Unveils ‘Active’ Nuclear Deterrence Plan
08:47 01/04/2013
South Korea's defense ministry unveiled Monday a new plan of "active deterrence," allowing it to preemptively strike its northern neighbor if any sign of an imminent nuclear or missile attack is detected, Yonhap reported on Monday.
Moscow Calls for Restraint Amid Korean Peninsula Tensions
19:48 30/03/2013
Moscow calls for restraint on the Korean Peninsula after North Korea had reportedly declared a “state of war” with South Korea, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.3
North Korea’s ‘State of War’ May Be Mistranslation - Report
11:36 30/03/2013
Recent media reports that North Korea had declared a “state of war” with South Korea might have been based on a mistranslation, Russian media reported on Saturday.
Pyongyang Declares ‘State of War’ with South Korea - Agency
11:01 30/03/2013
North Korea has declared that it is entering a “state of war” with South Korea, saying that all issues between the neighboring countries will be handled in accordance with wartime protocol, Reuters reported on Saturday citing North's official KCNA news agency.10
Senior NATO Official Will Not Rule Out Conflict with N.Korea
01:44 30/03/2013
A senior NATO official said on Friday that military conflict between the United States and North Korea was not inevitable, but that Washington and its allies are capable of deterring that outcome.
Moscow Warns Against ‘Muscle Flexing’ Around N. Korea
20:23 29/03/2013
Russia cautioned against aggressive posturing in response to increasingly bellicose North Korean rhetoric on Friday, saying that it could spiral into violence.
N.Korea Puts Rocket Units on Standby - Agency
08:55 29/03/2013
North Korean strategic rocket forces were ordered to be on standby on Friday to strike US and South Korean targets, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency said, citing state media.
Nuclear-Capable US Bombers Fly Over S. Korea
18:42 28/03/2013
The US military said Thursday it had sent two nuclear-capable B-2 stealth bombers on an “extended deterrence” practice run over South Korea, dropping dummy bombs as part of a bilateral training exercise.1
North Korea Targets US Mainland
12:41 26/03/2013
North Korea said on Tuesday it had ordered its strategic rocket and long-range artillery units to target US military bases on Guam, Hawaii and mainland America, Reuters reported.
Moscow Unimpressed by Changes in US Missile Defense Plans
21:09 18/03/2013
Washington’s decision to scrap plans to place missile defense elements in Poland does nothing to address Moscow’s national security concerns and will not affect its stance on the issue, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said in an interview published on Monday.1
Russian Press at a Glance, Tuesday, March 12, 2013
09:57 12/03/2013
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South Korea, US Start Huge Military Exercises
16:04 11/03/2013
South Korea and the United States began annual large-scale military exercises on Monday, shortly after a fresh round of UN sanctions was imposed on North Korea last week, Yonhap reported.
Nine Fishermen Jump to Death Fleeing South Korea Boat Fire
09:53 09/03/2013
Nine fishermen froze to death after jumping off a fishing boat that caught fire off South Korea's west coast, state media reported on Saturday citing police.
North Korea Annuls Non-Aggression Deals with South - KCNA
06:12 08/03/2013
North Korea is annulling non-aggression deals with South Korea, the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea said in a statement, according to the state Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).1
White House: ‘Fully Capable’ to Defend Against North Korea Nuclear Threat
00:54 08/03/2013
The United States vowed to aggressively defend itself and its allies after North Korea furiously threatened a pre-emptive nuclear strike against the US in the face of sanctions handed down by the United Nations (UN) Security Council on Thursday.6

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