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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with reporters aboard Air Force One shortly after taking off from Busan on Oct. 30. [AP/YONHAP]

Trump says U.S. should resume nuclear weapons testing

U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday the United States should resume nuclear weapons testing, citing what he described as a renewed activity by other nations.

2025.10.30

National Intelligence Service Director Cho Tae-yong prepares to brief members of the National Assembly's Intelligence Committee on Thursday morning. [NEWS1]

North Korea could conduct nuke test after U.S. election: South's spy agency director

North Korea could conduct its seventh nuclear weapons test after the U.S. presidential election in November, the director of South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers in a closed-door briefing on Thursday.

2024.9.26

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National Security Adviser Shin Won-sik, left, walks next his deputy Kim Tae-hyo at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, Gyeonggi, on Thursday. [YONHAP]

North could carry out seventh nuke test around U.S. election: South's National Security Adviser

In an interview with Yonhap News TV, the national security adviser said the North would likely decide when to conduct another test after weighing “the strategic advantages and disadvantages” it could incur.

2024.9.23

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, greets North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui in a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on Jan. 16. [AP/YONHAP]

Russian envoy warns North may conduct seventh nuke test, blames U.S.

Russia's top envoy to Pyongyang said that North Korea may decide to conduct a seventh nuclear test if the United States continues taking "provocative steps" in the region.

2024.2.7

Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines speaks during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing to examine worldwide threats including North Korea in Washington, Wednesday. [AP/YONHAP]

North likely preparing nuclear test: U.S. intelligence

The U.S. intelligence community warned that North Korea likely is preparing to test a nuclear device and further expanding its weapons of mass destruction (WMD) program as the regime seeks international acceptance as a nuclear state.

2023.3.9

Photos released by the North’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) Sunday show the launching of a Hwasong-15 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Saturday. [NEWS1]

North capable of 'normal-angle' ICBM launch: South DIA

North Korea possesses full capabilities to launch an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at a "normal angle" and plans to conduct a seventh nuclear test aimed at miniaturizing warheads, South Korean military intelligence said Wednesday.

2023.2.22

In an interview with Reuters at his office in Yongsan District, central Seoul on Monday, President Yoon Suk-yeol warned of an unprecedented response if North Korea carries out a seventh nuclear test. [PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE]

Yoon warns Kim against trying 7th nuclear test

President Yoon Suk-yeol said North Korea will face a response "not been seen before" if it carries out a new nuclear test and urged China to persuade Pyongyang to denuclearize – or face an influx of military assets to the region.

2022.11.29

The North Korean military conducts missile launches in drills held from Wednesday to Saturday in photos released by its official Rodong Sinmun on Monday. State media claimed that the “military operations” were in response to Seoul and Washington’s Vigilant Storm aerial exercise last month. [RODONG SINMUN]

North brags of cruise missile flights South says didn't happen

North Korea said Monday that it launched two "strategic" cruise missiles into waters off South Korea's southeastern coast near Ulsan last week, which apparently were not detected by Seoul's military.

2022.11.7

U.S. Department of State Press Secretary Ned Price is seen speaking in a daily press briefing at the department in Washington on Oct. 24. [YONHAP]

North Korea likely to conduct nuclear test, but U.S. prepared for all contingencies: State Dept.

North Korea is believed to be continuing preparations for a nuclear test while the United States is set to face any threat posed by the recalcitrant country, a state department spokesperson said Monday.

2022.10.25

Four U.S. B-1B stealth bombers, such as the one shown in this June 12 photograph from the U.S. Air Force, have been deployed to Anderson Air Base in the U.S. territory of Guam amid escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula. [UNITED STATES AIR FORCE]

Top brass commit to extended deterrence in Washington

The United States reaffirmed its commitment to the defense of South Korea, and the protection offered by its nuclear umbrella, at a meeting of the countries' top military brass in Washington.

2022.10.20