Yonhap news agency says that North Korea has fired 2 short-range missiles off its east coastOctober 12th, 2009 Report: North Korea fires 2 short-range missilesSEOUL, South Korea — Yonhap news agency says that North Korea has fired two short-range missiles off its east coast. Yonhap quoted an unidentified South Korean government official as saying that the North test-fired the missiles on Monday afternoon.
Report: NKorea test-fires 2 short-range missiles off east coastOctober 12th, 2009 Report: NKorea fires 2 short-range missilesSEOUL, South Korea — Yonhap news agency says that North Korea has fired two short-range missiles off its east coast. Yonhap quoted an unidentified South Korean government official as saying that the North test-fired the missiles on Monday afternoon.
South Korea says reports of North Korea preparing for 3rd nuke test 'absurd'September 14th, 2009 SEOUL - South Korea has rejected reports claiming that North Korea is preparing for a third nuclear. "(We) haven't heard of anything like that, which thus cannot be confirmed," Korea's Yonhap News Agency quoted a senior Chinese Government official, as saying.
Obama says no war imminent with North Korea, renews call for Pyongyang to drop nuke ambitionsJuly 7th, 2009 Obama says war with North Korea not imminentMOSCOW — President Barack Obama says he doesn't think any war "is imminent" with North Korea. Speaking in a network interview while meeting with Russian leaders, Obama was asked how precarious is the security situation in the wake of North Korea's nuclear tests and new sanctions as a result of them.
Report: North Korea fires 2 mid-range missilesJuly 4th, 2009 Report: NKorea fires 2 mid-range missilesSEOUL, South Korea — A news report says North Korea has fired two mid-range missiles off it eastern coast. Yonhap news agency's report says the launches Saturday appeared to be of Scud missiles.
North Korea fires two more missiles: ReportJuly 4th, 2009 SEOUL - North Korea fired two more missiles off its east coast, according to South Korean media reports early Saturday.
The missiles were apparently Scud rockets with a reach of 500 km, the national news agency Yonhap reported, quoting government
Chronology of North Korea's missile programJuly 2nd, 2009 Chronology of North Korea's missile programDevelopments in North Korea's missile program:
— Aug. 31, 1998: North Korea fires suspected missile over Japan and into the Pacific Ocean, calling it a satellite.
Reports: NKorea test-fires 2 short-range missilesJuly 2nd, 2009 Reports: NKorea test-fires 2 short-range missilesSEOUL, South Korea — South Korean media report that North Korea has test-fired two short-range missiles. Yonhap news agency reported Thursday the North fired two ground-to-ship missiles from its eastern coast.
US Intelligence: North Korea probably conducted May nuclear test; yield "a few kilotons"June 15th, 2009 US Intel: North Korea conducted nuke test in MayWASHINGTON — The U.S. government is officially confirming North Korea's underground atomic test in late May, saying the blast was somewhat larger than the regime's first test, conducted in 2006.
US Defense Secretary warns North Korea about further nuke testingMay 30th, 2009 SINGAPORE - Visiting US Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates warned North Korea today that Washington would not accept it as a nuclear weapons state and would consider any transfer of nuclear material to other countries or terrorist groups a "grave threat" to the United States and its allies.
North Korea threatens military strike against South KoreaMay 27th, 2009 SEOUL - North Korea Wednesday warned it will respond militarily to South Korea joining a US-led initiative to intercept ships carrying illicit weapons, the South Korean Yonhap news agency said.
North Korea test-fires missile after nuclear test: Report (Second Lead)May 25th, 2009 SEOUL - North Korea appears to have test-fired one short-range missile Monday after it conducted a second nuclear test, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency said. The 130 km-range missile was fired from its Musudanri missile base in Southern Hamkyung province, Yonhap said.
North Korea test-fires two more missiles: ReportMay 25th, 2009 SEOUL - North Korea test fired two more missiles off its east coast Monday amid heightened tension over its second nuclear test, a media report said. The launch of the two more short-range missiles came after the country fired a short-range missile off its east coast base around noon, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported, quoting an anonymous source.
N Korea threatens to launch 'war' if its satellite are shot downMarch 12th, 2009 PYONGYANG - North Korea has warned that it is "fully combat ready" to retaliate against any attempt to thwart off its planned satellite launch. "Shooting our satellite for peaceful purposes will precisely mean a war," said the statement, carried by Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency.
North Korea says ready for 'all-out confrontation' with SouthFebruary 18th, 2009 PYONGYANG - North Korea Thursday said its army was ready for an 'an all-out confrontation' with South Korea, the official KCNA news agency reported. The Lee Myung-bak administration of South Korea, which is trying to find a way-out of its serious inner crisis through escalating confrontation with North Korea, will meet 'the merciless and stern punishment by the army and people of North Korea,' a military spokesman for Korean People's Army (KPA) said.