North Korea


North Korea Expected to Produce Nukes for Missiles, Report Says -- Global Security Newswire  -- December 22, 2009
Nuclear Proliferation

A new report indicates that North Korea would someday have the capability to produce a nuclear weapon that could be placed onto a missile.


Is Myanmar moving toward nuclear status? -- Dennis D. Gray  -- Associated Press  -- July 20, 2009
North Korea

The recent aborted voyage of a North Korean ship, photographs of massive tunnels and a top secret meeting have raised alarm bells that one of the world's poorest nations may be aspiring to join the nuclear club — with help from its friends in Pyongyang.


North Korea a suspect in cyber attacks in US -- Kelly Olsen  -- Associated Press  -- July 8, 2009
Information Warfare

North Korea, which has been firing missiles and spewing threats against the United States, was identified by South Korea's main spy agency Wednesday as a suspect in the cyber attacks targeting government and other Web sites in the U.S. and South Korea. North Korea is not known for its computing prowess, but experts said such attacks would be easy — and cheap — to mount by hiring outside help.


U.S., South Korea Targeted in Swarm Of Internet Attacks -- Ellen Nakashima, Brian Krebs and Blaine Harden  -- Washington Post  -- July 9, 2009
Information Warfare

U.S. and South Korean authorities yesterday were investigating the source of attacks on at least 35 government and commercial Web sites in the two countries, officials said.


Pentagon Optimistic on Missile Defense System against North Korean Threat -- Julian E. Barnes  -- Los Angeles Times  -- July 5, 2009
Missile Defense

Top Pentagon officials have grown increasingly confident in the nation's missile defense system at a time when North Korea is threatening to conduct a long-range launch, leading to speculation of a possible showdown in the exosphere.


North Korea Could Use Chemical Weapons in Conflict -- Jon Herskovitz  -- Reuters  -- June 18, 2009
Chemical / Biological Warfare

North Korea has several thousand tonnes of chemical weapons it can mount on missiles that could be used on a rapid strike against the South, said a report released by the International Crisis Group (ICG).


U.S. may be Within North Korea's Missile Range in 3 Years -- Julian E. Barnes  -- Los Angeles Times  -- June 16, 2009
Nuclear Proliferation

North Korea may be capable of hitting West Coast cities with its missiles within three years, according to Marine Gen. James Cartwright, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, but is unlikely to be able to deliver a nuclear warhead in that time frame.


US to Sell 'Bunker-Buster' Bombs to South Korea -- Associated Press  -- June 4, 2009
North Korea

The United States has agreed to sell GBU-28 "bunker-buster" bombs to South Korea that are capable of destroying underground facilities in North Korea.


Nuclear Test Ban Could Become Reality Without North Korea, Experts Say -- Martin Matishak  -- Global Security Newswire  -- June 4, 2009
North Korea

The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty could be effectively brought into force despite North Korea's repeated nuclear tests and continued intransigence on the global stage, experts say.


North Korea used dummy satellite, South Korean experts say -- Donald Kirk  -- Christian Science Monitor  -- April 7, 2009
North Korea

The satellite that North Korea insists it has sent into orbit was evidently a dummy that the North manufactured to justify testing a Taepodong-2 missile, South Korean space experts say.

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