Kim Jong Un calls for increase in North Korea's nuclear arsenal
At a meeting of the ruling Workers’ party Kim highlighted the need to secure "overwhelming military power" to defend its sovereignty and ...
At a meeting of the ruling Workers’ party Kim highlighted the need to secure "overwhelming military power" to defend its sovereignty and ...
The country's President says his military needs more intensive readiness and exercises to cope with threats posed by Pyongyang's drones.
Two nuclear-capable ballistic missiles have been test fired from North Korea
North Korea has fired a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile, according to US officials.
Some experts said North Korea used the drills to modernise their nuclear arsenal and increase leverage in future dealings with the US.
The escalation in animosities between the rivals saw South Korea issue an air raid alert for an eastern island, with residents evacuated.
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the launch took place on Friday but gave no further details, including how far the weapon flew.
South Korea's military says its navy fired warning shots to repel a North Korean merchant ship that it says violated the sea boundary.
Seoul said North Korea fired about 100 shells off its west coast and 150 rounds off its east coast on Tuesday night.
Seoul said its planes did not engage in any clash with the North Korean aircraft.
The launch was the North’s sixth round of weapons firings in less than two weeks.
Residents were concerned it could be a North Korean attack, which grew as the military and government provided no explanation for hours.
Authorities issued an alert to residents in north-eastern regions of Japan to evacuate nearby buildings.
South Korea’s President slammed North Korea's "obsession" with nuclear weapons.
The Ministry of Defence says Russia is "almost certainly" sourcing weaponry from Iran and North Korea as its stockpile is depleted.
US intelligence officials believe the Russians could look to purchase additional North Korean military equipment in the future.