Last Updated Sep 3, 2017 5:33 PM EDT Following North Korea's latest nuclear provocation, here is a timeline North Korea's six nuclear tests, going back to its first, in 2006:Sept. 3, 2017North Korea said it set off a hydrogen bomb in its sixth nuclear test, which judging by the earthquake it set off, appeared to be its most powerful explosion yet.South Korea's weather agency and the Joint Chiefs of Staff said an artificial 5.7 magnitude quake occurred at 12:29 p.m. local time, in Kilju, northern Hamgyong province, the site where North Korea has conducted nuclear tests in the past. Seoul officials revised their earlier estimate of 5.6 magnitude quake. The U.S. Geological Survey called the quake an explosion with a magnitude 6.3. Sept. 9, 2016 North Korea said it conducted a "higher level" nuclear warhead test explosion, which it trumpeted as finally allowing it to build "at will" an array of stronger, smaller and lighter nuclear weapons. It is Pyongyang's … [Read more...] about A timeline of North Korea’s nuclear tests
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Timeline: American attempts to deter North Korea’s nuclear program
Recent U.S. tensions with North Korea are leaving Americans uneasy, as President Trump threatens to meet North Korean aggression with "fire" and "fury" and North Korea lays out a plan to launch missiles near the U.S. territory island of Guam. Mr. Trump has found negotiating with North Korea and its unpredictable leader, Kim Jong Un, isn't as easy as he perhaps hoped. Mr. Trump has tried pressuring China -- which has economic leverage over North Korea and borders that country -- but that has left him "disappointed." As the U.S. and North Korea exchange threats, Mr. Trump likely has tough choices in his near future as to how to handle the North Korea's nuclear and missile programs. Timeline: What has Trump said about North Korea over the years? But the U.S. has a complicated, decades-long history of attempting to halt North Korean nuclear aggression, dating back to the 1980s. Time and again, the U.S. -- at times, aided by other countries and the United Nations -- has … [Read more...] about Timeline: American attempts to deter North Korea’s nuclear program
North Korea will soon have missiles capable of reaching UK, MPs warn
North Korea is "almost certain" to have ballistic missiles within six to 18 months that can reach the UK, MPs have warned. The weapons could potentially carry nuclear warheads and Britain has only a limited missile defence system if an attack was launched, according to a report by the Commons Defence Select Committee."It is a reasonable assumption that North Korea can already reach the UK with ballistic missiles which could potentially carry nuclear warheads," the report says."In any case, it is almost certain to be able to do so within the next six to 18 months if it continues its programme at the current rate of development."The UK has only a limited ballistic missile defence (BMD) capability, however, if North Korea decided to launch a missile at the UK."North Korea has yet to demonstrate it can arm intercontinental ballistic missiles with nuclear warheads but it has made "significant advances" in its weapons programme in the last two years, the cross-party committee said.A North … [Read more...] about North Korea will soon have missiles capable of reaching UK, MPs warn
China Gave North Korea Luxury Gifts and Booze Banned Under Sanctions
World North Korea Kim Jong Un China Xi Jinping North Korean leader Kim Jong Un came back from his trip to China a wealthier man than he already was, as President Xi Jinping bestowed lavish gifts on him and his wife Ri Sol Ju, in an apparent breach of U.N. sanctions. The meeting marked the first foreign trip by Kim since he took power in North Korea, and while the two-day visit to China was labeled "unofficial," the ruling couple were received with a grand red carpet welcome and a lavish banquet. "At the end of the talks Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan presented to Kim Jong Un gifts they prepared with sincerity," said a North Korean media report about the trip. Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un admire the massive gifted vase. Screenshot/KCTV/Youtube Recommended Slideshows 51 In Pictures: The 50 Most Powerful Military Forces in the World 44 In Pictures: Every U.S. President Ranked From Best to Worst 51 In … [Read more...] about China Gave North Korea Luxury Gifts and Booze Banned Under Sanctions
North Korea’s Kim told Xi he wanted to resume six-party disarmament talks
TOKYO (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told Chinese President Xi Jinping during talks in Beijing last week that he agreed to return to six-party talks on his nation’s nuclear programme and missile tests, the Nikkei newspaper said on Thursday. Months of chill between Beijing and Pyongyang appeared to suddenly vanish during Kim’s secretive visit, with China saying that Kim had pledged his commitment to denuclearisation. Quoting multiple sources connected to China and North Korea, the Nikkei said that, according to documents issued after Kim and Xi met, Kim told Xi that he agreed to resuming the six-party talks, which were last held in 2009. North Korea declared the on-again, off-again talks dead at the time, blaming U.S. aggression. The talks grouped the two Koreas, the United States, Russia, Japan and host China. The sources said it was also possible that Kim could convey his willingness to resume the talks to U.S. President Donald Trump at a summit set to … [Read more...] about North Korea’s Kim told Xi he wanted to resume six-party disarmament talks