Tag: Pyongyang

On Wednesday, North Korea joined its ally, the Islamic Republic of Iran, in secretly supplying weapons to Russia for its war on Ukraine.

In early November, Shas chairman Aryeh Deri proposed swift elections for prime minister between Benny Gantz and Benjamin Netanyahu – believing the voters would favor Bibi.

It was the third such launch in just over a week. All three of the tests involved short-range ballistic missiles.

North Korean maintains close military ties with the Islamic Republic of Iran, and with Syria. Both are dedicated to the annihilation of the State of Israel.

The missile fire came five days after a test-fire by Pyongyang of a barrage of short-range projectiles from the east coast.

“I don’t think they’re ready to negotiate,” President Trump said Thursday after the ship’s seizure was announced. “No one is happy about this.”

The US "“remains focused on fulfilling the commitments agreed to by President Trump and Chairman Kim at the Singapore Summit in June.”

There have been reports in the past week that North Korea has been continuing to expand its ballistic missile technology program.

The hostages arrived late at night, accompanied by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

The Washington Free Beacon reported the US is monitoring reports that North Korea is helping President Bashar al-Assad rebuild Syria's chemical and other weapons at an underground military base.

“We define this ‘sanctions resolution’ ... as a grave infringement upon the sovereignty of our republic, as an act of war."

"This was a careless and reckless attack. It affected individuals, industry, governments, and the consequences were beyond economic. . . [it] put lives at risk, not just money."

An intelligence source revealed Pyongyang is conducting “heat and pressure resistance tests to see whether anthrax germs can survive at temperatures of 7,000 degrees or higher.”

Analysts say they expect another missile test from North Korea shortly, this one to be the Pukguksong-3, a submarine-launched ballistic missile nearing completion.

The launch indicates that North Korea wants to threaten "anywhere in the world, basically . . .[and] certainly the U.S."

Israel's biggest fear, is the possibility that North Korea might develop nuclear weapons on behalf of Iran.

"North Korea is a nuclear state now. As far as Iran is concerned it isn’t too late."

There are deep concerns over possible leaks of radioactivity that could lead to damage similar to Fukushima or Chernobyl.

The nuclear-powered USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier is patrolling the waters around the Korean Peninsula.

The UN labeled the incident the “largest seizure of ammunition in the history of sanctions against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.”

"I told Rex Tillerson, our wonderful Secretary of State, that he is wasting his time trying to negotiate with Little Rocket Man."

The same missile that exploded upon re-entry after flying 600 miles was displayed at last week's parade.

“We know that the jihadis have a lot of money . . . Would Kim Jong-un sell deadly VX for $40 million a kilogram? I think absolutely they would.”

Japan owns 34 of the PAC-3 anti-missile defense system interceptor batteries.

“No bank, in any country, should be used to facilitate Kim Jong-un’s destructive behavior."

"We cannot let a murderous regime continue these destabilizing activities while building dangerous missiles..."

The United States called on member nations of the United Nations Security Council to sever financial and diplomatic relations with North Korea as part of tightening sanctions against Pyongyang.

Residents in Japan were warned to take shelter, as the missile passed over Hokkaido.

“By definition, this is a compromise in order to get everyone on board,” French UN Ambassador François Delattre told reporters.

The U.S. says North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has “basically slapped everyone in the face” who has asked him to stop testing nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles.