February 17, 2021 North Korean defector in diving gear swims to South Korea, military says A North Korean man in diving gear swam to South Korea on Tuesday in an apparent bid to defect from Kim Jong Un's Hermit Kingdom, the South Korean military said Wednesday.
February 16, 2021 North Korea attempted to hack Pfizer for coronavirus vaccine information: report North Korean hackers tried breaking into the computer systems of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer to access information on a coronavirus vaccine, South Korea's spy agency said Tuesday, according to a South Korean lawmaker and multiple reports.Â
February 9, 2021 North Korean hackers stole $316M to improve nukes, ballistic missiles, UN experts say North Korean hackers stole about $316 million to improve its nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles, U.N. security experts have found.Â
January 18, 2021 Fred Fleitz: Biden, GOP and Dems must work together on these national security challenges When Joe Biden becomes president of the United States at noon Wednesday he will need bipartisan cooperation to launch his national security policies and get members of his national security team confirmed by the Senate.
January 15, 2021 North Korea likely 'had help from China' in developing new submarine-launched missile: Gordon Chang North Korea's new submarine-launched ballistic missile was likely realized with help from Beijing, Gordon Chang told "Bill Hemmer Reports" Friday.Â
January 14, 2021 James Carafano: North Korea could spell trouble for Biden — here’s what he needs to do North Korea has been relatively quiet until recently, but that looks like it is changing. Keeping the Hermit Kingdom from becoming President-elect Joe Biden’s first crisis could well require learning some lessons from what the outgoing administration of President Trump got right.
January 12, 2021 North Korea's Kim Jong Un solidifies one-man rule amid nuclear arsenal threat North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was given the title of general secretary of the ruling Workers’ Party formerly held by his late father and grandfather, state media reported Monday, in a move apparently aimed at bolstering his authority amid growing economic challenges.
January 8, 2021 North Korea threatens to build more nukes, cites US hostility North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatened to expand his nuclear arsenal and develop more sophisticated weapons systems, saying the fate of relations with the United States depends on whether it abandons its hostile policy, state media reported Saturday.
January 8, 2021 Kim Jong Un vows to improve North Korea's ties to outside world as economic problems persist North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he is hoping to dramatically improve his country’s standing with the world as the Hermit Kingdom enters 2021 with an economy fractured by sanctions, natural disasters and coronavirus-related border closings.Â