North Korea Defies UN By Firing MissilesJuly 5th, 2009 Recent developments suggests that defying US, North Korea has fired 7 ballistic missiles off its eastern coast on Saturday, thus violating UN resolutions. The mounting tension between the two nation, US and North Korea resurfaced as the latter test-fired three short-mid ranged missiles as a mark of protest against the UN sanctions which were imposed on the nation.
US prepared for any missile launch toward Hawaii: GatesJune 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The United States is prepared to defend against a possible North Korean missile launch toward the US state of Hawaii, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday. "We're obviously watching the situation in the North with respect to missile launches very closely," Gates told reporters.
North Korea assembling long-range missile, says reportJune 3rd, 2009 SEOUL - An intercontinental missile has been brought to an assembly hall at a new launch site on North Korea's northwest coast, a South Korean newspaper reported Wednesday. The missile appeared to be a longer version of the Taepodong 2 rocket that North Korea was believed to have fired April 5, an informed source told the JoongAng Ilbo.
US official: Korea readies long-range missile capable of reaching US; test possible in weekJune 1st, 2009 US official: NKorea readies missile, test possibleWASHINGTON — A U.S. official says North Korea is readying an advanced missile capable of reaching the United States, and that Pyongyang appears to be preparing to test it.
Japan imposes new sanctions against North KoreaApril 10th, 2009 TOKYO - Japan Friday imposed stronger restrictions on money transfers to North Korea and extended existing sanctions against its totalitarian neighbour after Pyongyang's weekend rocket launch. The existing sanctions, including a ban on North Korean imports and a ban on ferry trips, the only transport link between the two countries, were due to expire Monday but were extended for another year.
North Korea making final preparations for rocket launchApril 3rd, 2009 SEOUL - North Korea has begun final preparations for its controversial long-range rocket launch and could fire the weapon as early as Saturday, South Korean media reported Friday. 'North Korea seems to have almost finished fuelling the rocket, so it is highly likely it will launch it,' The Korea Times quoted an anonymous government official as saying.
US has no plans to stop N. Korea ICBM test: GatesMarch 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The United States has no plans to militarily pre-empt the launching of a long-range missile by North Korea, but has added that it would act only if the missile or its parts appeared to be headed toward American territory. US Defense Secretary Robert M.
US confirms North Korea loading rocket onto launch padMarch 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - North Korea is loading a Taepodong rocket onto a launch pad ahead of what Pyongyang says is a plan to place a satellite into space, a US official confirmed Wednesday. 'It is out there,' the counter-proliferation official said.
Clinton warns North Korea against rocket launchMarch 26th, 2009 MEXICO CITY - US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has warned North Korea there would be consequences if the Stalinist state went ahead with a planned long-range missile launch. Speaking at the sidelines of her visit to Mexico, Clinton said Wednesday that a launch would be regarded a 'provocative act' that would not go unnoticed.
US can knock down a North Korean missileMarch 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - An American military commander for the Pacific region has said that there is a high probability that the US could knock down a North Korean missile aimed at the United States. Navy Admiral Timothy J.
North Korea announces satellite launch in early AprilMarch 12th, 2009 SEOUL - North Korea informed an international shipping organisation that it intends to launch a satellite at the beginning of April, South Korean media reported Thursday. The International Maritime Organisation was told that the carrier rocket of the Kwangmyongson-2 satellite would be fired between April 4 and 8, the Yonhap News Agency reported, citing intelligence sources.
US has 'options' if N. Korea launches missile: ClintonMarch 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that Washington has a range of options available to it to respond to North Korea should it proceed with a "provocative" long-range ballistic missile launch. A Fox News report quoted Clinton as telling reporters here: "We will discuss a response if we are not successful in convincing them not to go forward with what is a very provocative act."
"There are a range of options available to take action against the North Koreans in the wake of a missile launch if they pursue that," she added.
US reaches out to North Korea, seeks dialogueMarch 8th, 2009 SEOUL - The US Saturday reached out to North Korea, saying it wanted a dialogue despite a series of threats the North has made against South Korea, a close ally of Washington. 'We are reaching out now,' US envoy Stephen Bosworth said upon his arrival in South Korea.
North Korea steps up preparations for missile launch: SeoulFebruary 27th, 2009 SEOUL - North Korea has begun to test radar and other equipment in preparation for launching what it claims to be a satellite, South Korean media reports said Friday. Increased activity was reported from the Musudan-ri missile launch site in the north-east of the communist state as North Korea moves closer to what South Korea claims is an attempt to launch an intercontinental ballistic missile.
North Korea announces plan to launch satelliteFebruary 24th, 2009 SEOUL - North Korea said Tuesday that it was preparing to launch a satellite on a domestically produced rocket after weeks of intelligence reports that said it was instead readying a test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile. A date for the launch was not given in the statement by the Korea Space Technology Committee published by the official Korean Central News Agency.
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