U.S. Envoy Talks With Chinese About North Korea
BEIJING — The State Department’s senior envoy on North Korea said Wednesday that he had discussed “all aspects of the North Korea issue” with Chinese officials, including sanctions on ... Read more
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U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Those Aiding Iran
The United States on Thursday expanded its roster of those violating Iran sanctions, blacklisting four Iranian companies and one individual suspected of helping the country enrich nuclear fuel. It also singled ... Read more
17 Air Force Officers Removed From Nuclear Watch
WASHINGTON — The Air Force removed 17 officers assigned to standing watch over nuclear-tipped Minuteman missiles after finding safety violations, potential violations in protecting codes and basic ... Read more
Obama Backs Policy of South Korea’s Park on North
WASHINGTON — President Obama offered an endorsement Tuesday of South Korea’s new president, Park Geun-hye, and her blueprint for defusing tensions with North Korea, but warned that the first move ... Read more
China Cuts Ties With North Korean Bank
HONG KONG — The state-controlled Bank of China said on Tuesday that it had halted all dealings with a key North Korean bank in what appeared to be the strongest public Chinese response yet to North ... Read more
News Analysis: U.S. Intelligence on North Korea Proves Elusive
WASHINGTON — The black hole of North Korea intelligence gathering is getting blacker. When President Obama and South Korea’s new president, Park Geun-hye, meet for the first time at ... Read more
News Analysis: Intelligence on North Korea Still Out of Reach
WASHINGTON — The black hole of North Korea intelligence gathering is getting blacker. When President Obama and South Korea’s new president, Park Geun-hye, meet for the first time at ... Read more
U.S. Hopeful After Talks With China
BEIJING — After three days of talks here, America’s top military officer said Wednesday that he believed China wanted to limit the nuclear ambitions of North Korea but that it remained unclear how ... Read more
World Briefing | Asia: Radioactive Gases Suggest Test by North Korea
A United Nations agency tasked with looking for signs of nuclear explosions says it has detected radioactive gases that could be linked to a test by North Korea on Feb. 12. The agency says that stations ... Read more
North Korea Tones Down Rhetoric Against U.S.
SEOUL, South Korea — By North Korean standards, the invective issued over the past week has bordered on civil. Instead of near daily threats of nuclear annihilation for the “nest of evil” in ... Read more