A senior U.S official has warned that North Korea could hold a nuclear test next week to mark the birth anniversary of the country’s late founder, Kim Il-sung, and said that there have been no productive discussions with China or Russia regarding U.S. efforts to condemn Pyongyang’s recent string of missile launches. Special Representative for North Korea Ambassador Sung Kim…

North Korea might hold a nuclear test next week to mark the birth anniversary of the country’s late founder, Kim Il Sung, according to a U.S. official, who said that there have been no productive discussions with China or Russia regarding U.S. efforts to condemn Pyongyang’s recent string of missile launches. U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Policy Sung Kim…

South Korea’s defense ministry is reportedly seeking the deployment of U.S. strategic assets amid heightening tensions with North Korea. The two allies have agreed to reactivate a Trump-era consultation mechanism to further discuss the deterrence measures. On April 4, South Korea and the United States have agreed to reactivate the Extended Deterrence Strategy and Consultation Group (EDSCG) to…

In this episode of “China in Focus,” Tiffany Meier delves into China’s nuclear ambition—where it could lead in the future, what it means for the world, and how it differs from the Soviet Union during the Cold War. Meier interviewed Patty-Jane Geller, policy analyst of nuclear deterrents and missile defense at the Heritage Foundation, and…

In a chilling episode of “China in Focus,” Tiffany Meier gives an in-depth briefing on a nuclear threat facing the United States from waters thousands of miles away. The episode explains that today the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) nuclear missiles have a range of over 6,000 miles, meaning that if they wanted to launch these…