March 9, 2017 North Korea tried to sell nuclear-weapon material North Korea attempted to sell a form of lithium metal, a key material for developing miniaturized nuclear weapons, to unidentified international buyers last year, according to United Nations investigators tracking dictator Kim Jong Un's weapons-of-mass-destruction programs.
March 8, 2017 Kim Jong Nam's son apparently shows his face for first time since dad's murder Kim Jong Nam's son appeared to break his silence Tuesday in a video posted to YouTube, giving some of the first clues about the whereabouts of the victim's immediate family after the murder last month.
March 8, 2017 China: North Korea could halt nuke program if South, US stop military drills China on Wednesday proposed that North Korea could suspend its nuclear and missile activities in exchange for a halt in joint military drills conducted by the U.S. and South Korea.
March 7, 2017 US wages secret cyber operations against North Korea missile program American cyberwarriors are trying to sabotage North Korea’s missile program — but analysts argue over whether the effort has had real results, a New York Times investigation found.
March 6, 2017 North Korea, Malaysia announce dueling travel bans in latest diplomatic row The bitter diplomatic dispute between North Korea and Malaysia over the poisoning death of leader Kim Jong Un's estranged half-brother escalated dramatically Tuesday, with Pyongyang saying it had banned Malaysians from leaving North Korea.
March 6, 2017 US moves part of missile defense system to South Korea U.S. missile launchers and other equipment needed to set up a controversial missile defense system have arrived in South Korea, the U.S. and South Korean militaries said Tuesday, a day after North Korea test-launched four ballistic missiles into the ocean near Japan.
March 6, 2017 North Korea: Missile launches training for attack on US base, state media says The launches of four banned ballistic missiles by North Korea were training for an attack on a U.S. base in Japan, state media says.
March 6, 2017 North Korea fires four banned ballistic missiles, South Korea says North Korea fired four banned ballistic missiles that flew 620 miles into the ocean off its eastern coast, South Korean officials said Monday, in an apparent reaction to huge military drills by Washington and Seoul that Pyongyang insists are an invasion rehearsal.
March 3, 2017 Malaysia releases North Korean held in connection with Kim Jong Nam's death Malaysian police on Friday released the only North Korean it had detained in the killing of the half brother of North Korea's leader, as it condemned the use of a banned nerve agent in the attack and vowed to bring the perpetrators to justice.
March 1, 2017 White House explores options, including use of military force, to counter North Korean threat An internal White House review of strategy on North Korea includes the possibility of military force or regime change to blunt the country’s nuclear-weapons threat, people familiar with the process said, a prospect that has some U.S. allies in the region on edge.