South Korea - U.S Biggest Millitary Drill Ever

North Korea Launches Ballistic Missiles
on March 18, 2016.

 

 

Sources:Yahoo, Wikipedia, Youtube,,Arirang News, YTN, WSJ live, USA Today,  CNN Catch4all.com, Sandra Englund March 19th, 2016   Other link:http://catch4all.com/positive/2009/April/NorthKoreaNuke/ndra

North Korea Doesn't Want give up Nuclear Weapon instead, Want to use whenever HE wants to USE

 

March 4th, 2016, Friday: According to Yahoo News, and WSJ Live News, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country's nuclear weapons should be available for use at any time, according to state media. North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles into the sea on March 4th, Thursday, 2016 after U.N. Tough Sanction Announced on March 2nd, 2016.  Arirang News also preported that Kim Jong－un went a step further... issuing a stark order to the country′s military： be prepared to fire nukes ′at any time′. Meanwhile, S.Korean president reiterates call for DPRK's nuclear renunciation   SEOUL, March 4 (Xinhua) -- South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Friday reiterated her call for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s nuclear renunciation, saying Pyongyang should return to a path to real change. President Park said during a commission ceremony for military officers that unless the DPRK is made to stop its nuclear program, it will continue to advance its nuclear capability and bring an irreversible disaster to the future of the Korean peninsula. The president urged Pyongyang to come to a path to real change by dropping a wrong delusion that its nuclear weapons guarantee its regime survival, saying the DPRK should be made to realize that its regime cannot survive unless the country abandons its nuclear program. Her comments came after new tougher-than-ever sanctions resolution was adopted at the UN Security Council against the DPRK for its latest nuclear test and long-range rocket launch. Hours after the adoption, the DPRK fired off six short-range projectiles into eastern waters in an apparent show of anger over the resolution, which South Korea described as the toughest and most effective non-military measures in seven decades of UN history. Photo: Getty Images. Sources:Yahoo, Wikipedia, Youtube,  WSJLive, .Arirang News Catch4all.com, Sandra Englund March 5th, 2016   Other link:http://catch4all.com/positive/2009/April/NorthKoreaNuke/ndra

U.N Approved Toughest Sanctions
on North Korea in 20 years

U.N. Secretary of General 
Ban-ki Moon Welcomes



 

UN:2 March 2016 – The United Nations Security Council today unanimously adopted a resolution that imposes new sanctions and tightens some of its existing measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), due to the country's ongoing nuclear and ballistic missile-related activities that “threaten international peace and security.” “Today's unanimous action by the Security Council has sent a clear message that the DPRK must return to full compliance with its international obligations,” said Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in a statement issued by his spokesperson, in which the UN chief urged the East Asian country to abide by the resolution and called upon all UN Member States to ensure its implementation. “This firm response by the Security Council should put an end to the cycle of provocation and lead to the resumption of dialogue in accordance with the unified view of the international community,” he added. The Secretary-General also reiterated the critical role of international assistance in safeguarding the lives of millions in the country, while renewing his call on the DPRK to do more for the lives of its people. “Genuine improvement in human rights is a necessary basis for long-term security and stability,” he stressed. In the resolution, which was sponsored by the United States, the 15-member body condemned “in the strongest terms” the nuclear test conducted by the DPRK on 6 January, noting that it was “in violation and flagrant disregard” of the Council's prior resolutions. It further condemned the country's launch of 7 February, which used ballistic missile technology and was a “serious violation.” As a result of such incidents, the new measure expands sanctions against the DPRK by imposing a ban on all exports including coal, iron, iron ore, gold, titanium ore, vanadium ore and rare earth metals, and banning the supply of all types of aviation fuel, including rocket fuel. The new resolution also requires States to inspect all cargo to and from the DPRK, not just those suspected of containing prohibited items, as was previously the case. It also bans leasing or chartering of vessels or airplanes and providing crew services to the country, and registering vessels, while calling on States to de-register any DPRK owned or controlled vessels. Additionally, it decides that States shall ban any flights and deny entry into their ports of any vessel suspected of carrying prohibited items. Regarding financial sanctions, the resolution broadens their scope by imposing an asset freeze on all funds and other economic resources owned or controlled by the DPRK government or by the Worker's Party of Korea, if found to be associated with its nuclear or ballistic missile programme or any other prohibited activities. An additional 13 individuals are designated in the resolution as subject to the travel ban and asset freeze, including several representatives of the Korea Mining Development Trading Corporation and the Tanchon Commercial Bank. It designates 12 new entities as subject to the asset freeze, including the Ministry of Atomic Energy and the Reconnaissance Energy Bureau, described as the DPRK's premiere intelligence organization. The text also tightens existing financial restrictions by banning the opening and operation of any offices of DPRK banks abroad, as well as the opening of new offices of foreign financial institutions in the DPRK under all circumstances, unless approved by the Sanctions Committee in advance. Turning to the arms embargo, which has been in effect since 2006, the resolution broadens its scope to include small arms and light weapons, which had previously been excluded. It includes a provision that imposes a ban on the transfer of any item, except food and medicine, if a State has reason to believe that it can contribute to the development and capabilities of the DPRK's armed forces. Finally, the 19-page text underlines several times that measures imposed by it are not intended to have negative effects on the country's citizens. “Measures imposed […] and this resolution are not intended to have adverse humanitarian consequences for the civilian population of the DPRK or to affect negatively those activities, including economic activities and cooperation.” --------------------------------------------------- UN to carry United Nations Millennium Declaration Article 9 resolve therefore: To minimize the adverse effects of United Nations economic sanctions on innocent populations, to subject such sanctions regimes to regular reviews and to eliminate the adverse effects of sanctions on third parties. The 1st North Korea's nuclear test was on 9 October 2006 01:35:27 KST (9 hrs) which was underground 1,340 m (4,400 ft) - 310 m (1,020 ft) earthquake Magnitude 4.3 - NORTH KOREA Possibly a fizzle. East Tunnel approximately 1 km NE from the entrance. The 2nd North Korea's nuclear test was on 25 May 2009 00:54:43 KST (9 hrs) at Punggye-ri Test Site, North Korea 41.28505°N 129.1084°E 1,340 m (4,400 ft) - 490 m (1,610 ft) was Underground. The 3rd North Korea's nuclear test was on 12 February 2013 02:57:51 KST (9 hrs) at Punggye-ri Test Site, North Korea 41.26809°N 129.08076°E 1,340 m (4,400 ft) - 1,000 m (3,300 ft) was Underground Likely the test took place in the West Tunnel. South tunnel damaged by flooding in 2012. The 4th North Korea's nuclear test was on 6 January 2016 10:00:02 KST (8:30 hrs) at Punggye-ri Test Site, North Korea 41.30900°N 129.03399°E was Underground 7 - 9 kt which was Claimed to be a hydrogen bomb announced via North Korea broadcasting. North Korea nuclear H-bomb test claims provoke skepticism and condemnation – as it happened which it occurred Artificial earthquake was detected near known nuclear testing site in North Korea on Wednesday, claimed via  television said that the country had successfully tested a “miniaturized hydrogen bomb” underground on Wednesday on January 6th, 2016, describing it as an “act of self-defense” against the US. North Korean claims about the size and type of bomb have not been independently clearly verified. Sources:U.N,  The  Guidian, Yahoo, Wikipedia, Youtube, White House, Reuters, WSJLive, GPO, AP, USA  Today, and  New China TV. Catch4all.com, Sandra Englund Updated Feb. 19th, 2016 Rev: Feb 21st, 2016   Rev. Feb 28th, Rev March 2nd, 2016   Other link:http://catch4all.com/positive/2009/April/NorthKoreaNuke/ndra

 U.S., China Close Loophole in
North Korea Sanctions

The U.S. and China responded to North Korea's latest nuclear and
missile tests with tougher sanctions. Photo: Associated Press


 

Last Jan 6, 2016 North Korea’s state-owned broadcaster announced the testing of a hydrogen bomb on Wednesday morning. The broadcast from Pyongyang includes images of former North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, as well as newsreel footage of scientists working at a nuclear facility.  Updates: regime says it has successfully detonated hydrogen bomb.   In responded on these provokative action The United States has introduced a draft UN security council resolution which have significantly increased pressure on North Korea in response to the Asian nation’s latest nuclear test and missile launch. The US ambassador to the UN, Samantha Power, said the draft, which for the first time would subject cargo ships leaving and entering North Korea to mandatory inspections, goes further than previous sanctions and is meant to ensure North Korea will be held accountable for its actions. “It is a major upgrade and there will be, provided it goes forward, pressure on more points, tougher, more comprehensive, more sectors. It’s breaking new ground in a whole host of ways,” Power said, before heading into a closed-door meeting where the US planned to circulate the draft to all 15 council members. The draft is the result of an agreement between the US and China – North Korea’s main ally. Beijing’s involvement signals a policy shift with regard to its often erratic neighbour. The council is expected to vote on it over the weekend. Power said the sanctions would prohibit the sale of small arms and other conventional weapons to North Korea, closing a loophole in earlier resolutions. They would limit and in some cases ban exports of coal, iron, gold, and titanium and rare earth minerals from North Korea and would prohibit countries from supplying aviation fuel, including rocket fuel, to the country. The resolution imposes financial sanctions targeting North Korean banks and assets and bans all dual-use nuclear and missile-related items. North Korea nuclear H-bomb test claims provoke skepticism and condemnation – as it happened which it occurred Artificial earthquake was detected near known nuclear testing site in North Korea on Wednesday, An announcement on North Korean television said the country had successfully tested a “miniaturized hydrogen bomb” underground on Wednesday morning, January 6th, 2016, describing it as an “act of self-defense” against the US. North Korean claims about the size and type of bomb have not been independently verified. North Korea has conducted its fourth nuclear test, the country’s state media has announced, in a move that could take it a step closer to developing nuclear warheads capable of striking the US mainland. Some experts, though, said initial evidence was pointing towards a test involving a uranium or plutonium device and not, as Pyongyang has claimed, a far more powerful hydrogen bomb. According to The White House, Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release, February 18, 2016 H.R. 757, the "North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act," which strengthens and expands statutory sanctions on North Korea. For detailed,  you may click to see. Sources: The  Guidian,,  Yahoo, Wikipedia, Youtube, White House,, Reuters, WSJLive, GPO  and AP. Catch4all.com, Sandra Englund Updated Feb. 19th, 2016 Rev: Feb 21st, 2016   Rev. Feb 28th, 2016    Other link:http://catch4all.com/positive/2009/April/NorthKoreaNuke/ndra

 

 North Korea's Nuclear Weapons Crisis

Test Type:  Underground

4 times Since 2006 to 2016

 

At Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site,



 

	Date Time (UT)	Local Time zone	Location	Elevation (High)	Delivery Type	Yield	Reference	Note
-1	9 October 2006 01:35:27	KST (9 hrs)	Punggye-ri Test Site, North Korea 41°17′06′N 129°06′30′E / 41.28505°N 129.1084°E	1,340 m (4,400 ft) - 310 m (1,020 ft)	Underground	1 kt	Magnitude 4.3 - NORTH KOREA	Possibly a fizzle. East Tunnel approximately 1 km NE from the entrance.
-2	25 May 2009  00:54:43	KST (9 hrs)	Punggye-ri Test Site, North Korea 41.28505°N 129.1084°E	1,340 m (4,400 ft) - 490 m (1,610 ft)	Underground	2 - 4 kt	USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (26 May 2009). "Magnitude 4.7--North Korea	West Tunnel at about 1.2 km NW from the tunnel entrance.
-3	12 February 2013  02:57:51	KST (9 hrs)	Punggye-ri Test Site, North Korea 41.26809°N 129.08076°E	1,340 m (4,400 ft) - 1,000 m (3,300 ft)	Underground	6 - 9 kt	Davenport, Kelsey (March 2013). "North Korea Conducts Nuclear Test". Arms Control Association. Retrieved 30 August 2014.	Likely the test took place in the West Tunnel. South tunnel damaged by flooding in 2012.
-4	6 January 2016 10:00:02	KST (8:30 hrs)	Punggye-ri Test Site, North Korea 41.30900°N 129.03399°E		Underground	7 - 9 kt	Claimed to be a hydrogen bomb.	Claimed to be a hydrogen bomb.

 

Congress Receives DoD Report on North Korea

According to DOD, Terri Moon CronkDoD News, Defense Media Activity WASHINGTON, February 12, 2016 — The Defense Department sent Congress its 2015 report on North Korea’s military power today, Pentagon spokesman Navy Capt. Jeff Davis told reporters. The report, “Military and Security Developments Involving the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,” was originally mandated in 2012 to inform Congress and the public of DoD’s analytical assessment of North Korea’s activities based on continuous U.S. monitoring, according to DoD officials. The latest report does not contain North Korea’s underground nuclear bomb detonation on Jan. 6, or missile launch on Feb. 7, but Davis confirmed the detonation. Addressing the Feb. 7 launch, Davis told reporters that North Korea’s use of “ballistic-missile technology, following so closely on the heels of its January nuclear test, is another destabilizing and provocative action and flagrant violation of multiple U.N. security council resolutions.” “North Korea has veiled [the Feb. 7 launch] as a peaceful space launch, but we all recognize that this very technology is used to construct the [intercontinental-ballistic missiles] they aspire to possess and [use] to hold our homeland at risk,” Davis said. North Korea’s missile and nuclear weapons program further “undermines peace and security in the broader region [and] represents serious threats to our interests, including the security of some of our closest allies,” he noted. “They continue to prioritize missile and nuclear weapons programs over the well-being of their own people,” the spokesman said, “and we remain fully committed to our allies in the region and will take all necessary steps to defend ourselves and our allies and respond to North Korean provocations.” The North Koreans’ December 2012 missile launch bears some resemblance to the launch on Feb. 7, he said. “The December 2012 [Taepodong-2 missile] launch was fired on a southern trajectory,” Davis said, adding that the Feb. 7 launch also was a Taepodong-2 intercontinental-ballistic missile fired on a southern trajectory. “A lot has been made of the satellite they have put into orbit and whether it’s in a stable orbit or tumbling,” he noted. “What matters is they have now done, on two different occasions, this demonstration of a three-stage rocket capability, which is capable of reaching space. That is the same technology that can be used to put a nuclear warhead on and to hold distant countries at risk.” (Follow Terri Moon Cronk on Twitter: @MoonCronkDoD)

Statement by National Security Advisor Susan E. Rice on the North Korean Missile Launch

North Korea's launch using ballistic missile technology, following so closely after its January 6 nuclear test, represents yet another destabilizing and provocative action and is a flagrant violation of multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions. North Korea’s missile and nuclear weapons programs represent serious threats to our interests--including the security of some of our closest allies--and undermine peace and security in the broader region. We condemn today's launch and North Korea's determination to prioritize its missile and nuclear weapons programs over the well-being of its people, whose struggles only intensify with North Korea’s diversion of scarce resources to such destabilizing activities. The United States is fully committed to the security of our allies in the region, and we will take all necessary steps to defend ourselves and our allies and respond to North Korean provocations. We call upon the international community to stand together and demonstrate to North Korea that its reckless actions must have serious consequences. ### ------------------------------------ U.S. Marines helocast with Royal Thai, Republic of Korea Marines during Cobra Gold 16 Cpl. Thor Larson, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit Royal Thai, Republic of Korea and U.S. Marines helocasted from an MV-22B Osprey Feb. 10, 2016 for the first time in a joint environment during exercise Cobra Gold 16 in Thailand.Cobra Gold is an exercise that increases cooperation, interoperability and collaboration among partner nations in order to achieve effective solutions to common Read More  According to Wikipedia North Korea conducted its fourth nuclear detonation on 6 January 2016 at 10:00:01 UTC+08:30. At the Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site, approximately 50 kilometres (30 miles) northwest of Kilju City in Kilju County, an underground nuclear test was carried out. The United States Geological Service reported a 5.1 magnitude earthquake from the location; the China Earthquake Networks Center reported the magnitude as 4.9. North Korean media made announcements that the regime had successfully tested a hydrogen bomb. However third-party experts—as well as officials and agencies in South Korea—doubted North Korea's claims and contend that the device was more likely to have been a fission bomb such as a boosted fission weapon. Such weapons use hydrogen fusion to produce smaller, lighter warheads suitable for arming a delivery device such as a missile, rather than to attain the destructive power of a true hydrogen bomb. Kwangmyongsong-4 (Korean for Bright Star-4 or Lodestar-4) or KMS-4 is an earth observation satellite launched by North Korea on 7 February 2016. The launch happened after North Korea conducted a nuclear test on 6 January and as the United Nations Security Council is deciding on sanctions to be placed on the country following the nuclear test. The launch was also timed to celebrate the 74th birthday of the late leader Kim Jong-il on February 16.  Although there is U.S. Ballistic Missile Defense System Intercept Against Multiple which possible to protect danger situation Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), formerly Theater High Altitude Area Defense, is a United States Army anti-ballistic missile system designed to shoot down short, medium, and intermediate ballistic missiles in their terminal phase using a hit-to-kill approach. The missile carries no warhead but relies on the kinetic energy of the impact to destroy the incoming missile. A kinetic energy hit minimizes the risk of exploding conventional warhead ballistic missiles, and nuclear tipped ballistic missiles won't explode upon a kinetic energy hit, although chemical or biological warheads may disintegrate or explode and pose a risk of contaminating the environment. THAAD was designed to hit Scuds and similar weapons. The THAAD system is being designed, built, and integrated by Lockheed Martin Space Systems acting as prime contractor. Key subcontractors include Raytheon, Boeing, Aerojet, Rocketdyne, Honeywell, BAE Systems, Oshkosh Defense, MiltonCAT, and the Oliver Capital Consortium. One THAAD system costs US$800 million. Although originally a U.S. Army program, THAAD has come under the umbrella of the Missile Defense Agency. The Navy has a similar program, the sea-based Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System, which now has a land component as well ("Aegis ashore"). THAAD was originally scheduled for deployment in 2012, but initial deployment took place May 2008.     On 29 June 2010, resulted successful: FTT-14: Conducted a successful endo-atmospheric intercept of unitary target at lowest altitude to date. Afterward, exercised Simulation-Over-Live-Driver (SOLD) system to inject multiple simulated targets into the THAAD radar to test system's ability to engage a mass raid of enemy ballistic missiles. 5 October 2011 resulted successful: FTT-12: Conducted a successful endo-atmospheric intercept of two targets with two interceptors. 24 October 2012 resulted successful: FTI-01 (Flight Test Integrated 01): test of the integration of THAAD with PAC-3 and Aegis against a raid of 5 missiles of different types. During this engagement THAAD successfully intercepted an Extended Long Range Air Launch Target (E-LRALT) missile dropped from a C-17 north of Wake Island. This marked the first time THAAD had intercepted a Medium Range Ballistic Missile (MRBM). Two AN/TPY-2 were used in the $180m test, with the forward-based radar feeding data into Aegis and Patriot systems as well as THAAD. Not like olden days which is the most critical situation  by attacking North Korea, but, fortunately it is now will be able to detecting with Guidance by Indium antimonide Imaging Infra-Red which is  Seeker Head to protecting and destroys with speed Mach 8.24 or 2.8 km/s which may be coming from North Korea's Nuclear Weapons and it is in crisis now. Meanwhile, WSJ Live reported that The latest international sanctions on North Korea, a response to recent nuclear and rocket tests, are meant to add to the pressure on the country to drop its weapons programs. But in Pyongyang, leader Kim Jong Un has called for launching more rockets. Sources: DOD, Yahoo, Wikipedia, Youtube, White House,, Reuters, WSJLive Catch4all.com, Sandra Englund Updated Feb. 19th, 2016 Rev: Feb 21st, 2016      Other link:http://catch4all.com/positive/2009/April/NorthKoreaNuke/ndra

North, South Korea agree to
defuse crisis after marathon talks:
N. Korea issues threat  after DMZ Artillery exchange fire across border

The shelling occurred ten days after South Korea resumed the loudspeaker broadcasting following the North's deadly landmine attack

Sources: Yahoo, Yon Hap News,  wikipedia and  Youtube catch4all.com, Sandra Englund, August 25th, 2015

North Korea deployed over 70 submarines
N. Korea issues threat  after DMZ Artillery exchange fire across border

 

The shelling occurred ten days after South Korea resumed the loudspeaker broadcasting following the North's deadly landmine attack

URGENT. Korea says preparation for military action complete

 

On August 20, 2015, North Korea fired a shell on the city of Yeoncheon. South Korea launched several artillery rounds in response. Although there were no casualties, it caused the evacuation of an area of the west coast of South Korea and forced others to head for bunkers.  The shelling has caused both countries to adopt pre-war statuses and a talk has been held by high level officials in the Panmunjeom to relieve tensions on August 22 2015 and the talks carried over to the next day.  Nonetheless while talks were going on, North Korea deployed over 70 submarines, which increased the tension once more on August 23 2015 The first round of the talks started shortly after a deadline set by North Korea for the South to dismantle loudspeakers broadcasting anti-North Korean propaganda at their border. North Korea had declared that its front-line troops were in full war readiness and prepared to go to battle if Seoul did not back down. ___ According to Yahoo, AP: By ERIC TALMADGE and FOSTER KLUG August 23, 2015 3:29 AM PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Senior officials from North and South Korea resumed a second round of talks on Sunday that temporarily pushed aside vows of imminent war on the peninsula. South Korea's presidential office said the talks restarted in the border village of Panmunjom. The delegates failed to reach an agreement in Saturday's marathon talks that stretched into the early hours of Sunday, and it was still unclear whether diplomacy would defuse what has become the most serious confrontation in years. South Korea's military reported Sunday that it detected unusual troop and submarine movements in North Korea that indicated Pyongyang was strengthening its capacity for a possible strike. About 70 percent of the North's 77 submarines had left their bases and were undetectable by the South Korean military as of Saturday, said an official from Seoul's Defense Ministry, who didn't want to be named because of office rules. The official also said that the North had doubled the strength of its front-line artillery forces since the start of the high-level talks early Saturday evening. The talks involve Kim Kwan-jin, presidential national security director, and Unification Minister Hong Yong-pyo, from the South Korean side, and from the North, Hwang Pyong So, the top political officer for the Korean People's Army, and Kim Yang Gon, a senior official responsible for South Korean affairs. Hwang is considered by outside analysts to be North Korea's second most important official after supreme leader Kim Jong Un. The first round of the talks started shortly after a deadline set by North Korea for the South to dismantle loudspeakers broadcasting anti-North Korean propaganda at their border. North Korea had declared that its front-line troops were in full war readiness and prepared to go to battle if Seoul did not back down. ___ Klug reported from Seoul, South Korea. Associated Press writer Kim Tong-hyung in Seoul contributed to this report. Klug reported from Seoul, South Korea. Associated Press writer Kim Tong-hyung in Seoul contributed to this report. S. Korea limits S. Korean nationals entering Kaesong Industrial Complex  and has been restricted through this complication. President Park visits key military base south of Seoul and was checking up on readiness which was the Highest Alert - South Korea for Military Maintaining highest alert along inter-Korean boarder. S. Korea have been questions requested for N. Korea's sincerity for dialogue. According to Wall Street Journal Live and Arirang News and other news:   John Kirby, U.S. State Department Spokesman said on August 20th, 2015 that "The United States remains steadfast in its commitments to the defense and security of the peninsula, ... and we're going to continue to closely coordinate with the Republic of Korea." According to Arirang News: Kim Yang-gon, Secretary of N. Korea's Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea "North Korea is willing to offer an exit to settle the current situation and improve relations.  Although, Letter from S. Korea to N. Korea:  "If North Korea has the willingness to resolve this matter, it should admit its responsibility and apologize for the latest provocations" by Hong Yong-pyo, S. Korean Unification Minister but, it was rejected by North Korea.

Sources: KBS, Yahoo, CNN, Yon Hap News,  Arirang News, and  Youtube catch4all.com, Sandra Englund, August 21, 2015 Rev. August 24th, 2015

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U.S. - South Korea

Reaffirms zero tolerance of
North Korea Nuclear Arms





Media shows that North Korea has been propagating to separating with US and Korea to seeking the weekening South Korea although, it is the fact that US-Korea relationship is bonded and even Korea's defense is stronger than ever as US Korea has been strengthening security support even further global security will be the stronger than ever....as the zero tolerance of North Korea Nuclear Arms which is strengthen alliance for North Korean nuclear weapons. Both leaders agreed that the international community would respond strongly and both Presidents reaffirmed that the Korea-U.S. defense capabilities are solid and will be further concrete.

South Korea Warns North is
Gearing for Nuclear Test

According to CNN news, North Korea is preparing a nuclear test in the coming days, a South Korean government official has warned. According to the anonymous official cited by CNN, the entrance to North Korea's Punggye-ri nuclear test site was sealed, a sign of completed preparation for a nuclear test. "This is the final step in preparing to test a nuclear device. In theory, there are seven to 14 days to conduct a test once the entrance is sealed", the South Korean official said. There is also a possibility that instead the North could attempt launching a long-range ballistic missile. In an interview for South Korean newspaper Joonang Ilbo ahead of his visit to Seoul, US President Barack Obama cautioned the North to expect "a firm response from the international community" if it engages in a nuclear test. On its part, North Korea views Obama's visit to East Asia as "an escalation of confrontation in the region". In March, Pyongyang fired 30 short-range missiles in response to the preparation of US-South Korean joint military drills. The two Koreas are still technically in a state of war, ever since the end of the Korean War in 1953. ------------------------- According to CNN News, dated April 25th, 2014: President Obama arrived in Seoul, South Korea, Friday to news that North Korea may be counting down to a nuclear weapons test. Such moves out of Pyongyang are no surprise and are typical for the North's behavior, Obama told reporters while in Tokyo, his previous stop on his Asia trip. The President said he is prepared to deliver a firm response, if a test is conducted during his visit. North Korea's heightened activity at its nuclear test site was already known. But now the final step needed for an underground detonation has been taken, a South Korean government official said Thursday. The North has closed off the entrance to the tunnel at the Punggye-ri nuclear test site, the official said. That gives Pyongyang 11 days to either detonate a nuclear device or cancel the test. It would be the North's fourth test of a nuclear weapon. We're expecting a live news conference from the President within the hour. We'll bring it to you when it starts on "Early Start." ------ The 2013 Korean crisis, also referred to as the North Korean crisis by media, was an escalation of tensions between North Korea and South Korea, the United States, and Japan that began because of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2087, which condemned North Korea for the launch of Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Unit 2. The crisis was marked by extreme escalation of rhetoric by the new North Korean administration under Kim Jong-un and actions suggesting imminent nuclear attacks against South Korea, Japan, and the United States. A presenter on North Korea's state broadcaster KRT announces on Thursday that the country is ready to attack South Korea. The woman says the exact co-ordinates have been inputted into warheads and that once the button had been pushed 'our enemies will be turned to a sea of flames': On 4 February 2013, a South Korean military official had stated that there was a "chance that the southern tunnel is a decoy, but we are not ruling out that the regime will conduct nuclear tests simultaneously at both tunnels." On 15 February 2013, North Korea had told China that they were preparing for one or two more nuclear tests this year. On 8 April 2013, South Korea had observed activity at Punggye-ri, suggesting that a fourth underground test was being prepared. It was later believed that the tunneling activity that started in April was for a long term project, and that a nuclear test wouldn't occur soon. According to a U.S. expert, North Korea has everything in place for a fourth explosion but is hesitating due to the fear that it would anger China. A professor from Georgetown University predicted that test would occur in spring 2014 at latest. On 17 December, 2013 a member of South Korea’s parliamentary intelligence committee said that a nuclear and missile test would occur soon to draw attention away from the execution of Jang Sung-taek. This was said after North Korea floated propaganda leaflets to South Korea that threatened the annihilation of Baengnyeongdo. On 22 April 2014, South Korea reported that North Korea had stepped up its activity at its main nuclear test site, meaning they may be preparing for their fourth underground nuclear test. The United States urged North Korea to refrain from testing. Sources / Related links: novinite USGS, CNN, All Headlines, Yahoo, Youtube, The Guadian, and wikipedia catch4all.com, Sandra Englund, April 23rd, 2014, REV April 24th, 2015

South Korea says North may be close to nuclear test ccording to Sky News dated April 24th, 2014: Seoul (AFP) - North Korea could well be preparing to carry out a fourth nuclear test, South Korea said Tuesday, citing increased activity at its main test site, just days ahead of a visit to Seoul by US President Barack Obama. "Our military is currently detecting a lot of activity in and around the Punggye-ri nuclear test site," defence ministry spokesman Kim Min-Seok told a press briefing Kim stressed that North Korea's nuclear weapons programme was at a stage where it could conduct a test "at any moment" The United States said Tuesday it was watching North Korea "very closely" following the warnings. "North Korea has a history of taking provocative action and we are always mindful of the possibility that such an action could be taken," White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters aboard Air Force One as Obama departed on a week-long Asia tour. Carney said any action by North Korea would "most likely be in violation of numerous commitments that the DPRK (North Korea) is bound by but of course, that is something that they unfortunately have done many times." North Korea has conducted three nuclear tests -- in 2006, 2009 and 2013 -- all at the Punggye-ri site in the northeast of the country. Kim declined to give details of the monitored activity, but cautioned that it may be no more than a "deception tactic" to raise tensions ahead of Obama's arrival in Seoul on Friday. There had been widespread speculation that the North would stage a provocation to coincide with the trip. Kim said the South Korean and US militaries were closely sharing intelligence and Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff had set up a special task force in case Pyongyang goes ahead with an underground detonation. On Monday, Pyongyang slammed Obama's upcoming trip as a "dangerous" move that would escalate military tension and bring the "dark clouds of a nuclear arms race" over the Korean peninsula. - Slap in the face for China? - Several analysts said they were sceptical that North Korea would carry out a test at the current time, and said Pyongyang was just seeking to rattle a few cages. Professor Yang Moo-Jin of the University of North Korean Studies in Seoul said a test now would risk permanently alienating the North's only major ally and chief economic benefactor, China. "It would be a huge slap in the face for China and North Korea may not feel confident enough to deal with the backlash from Beijing," Yang said. A nuclear test would extinguish any chance of a resumption of six-country talks on North Korea's nuclear programme that China has been pushing for. Other parties to the stalled discussions -- most notably a sceptical South Korea and the US -- insist Pyongyang must first make a tangible step towards denuclearisation. China said it was aware of the reports of a possible test and urged restraint. "We call on all relevant parties to keep calm ... and stick to the goal of realising the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula ... through dialogue," foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang told a regular briefing. Kim Yong-Hyun, a North Korean expert at DongGuk University, said the diplomatic fallout from another nuclear test "might be hard for the North to cope with". "I think this is more likely North Korea posturing to get some international attention," Kim said. The North warned at the end of March that it would not rule out a "new form" of nuclear test after the UN Security Council condemned its latest series of medium-range missile launches. Experts saw this as a possible reference to testing a uranium-based device or a miniaturised warhead small enough to fit on a ballistic missile. - 'Enough plutonium for six bombs' - Last year, the North restarted a plutonium reactor that it had shut down at its Yongbyon nuclear complex in 2007 under an aid-for-disarmament accord. The Yongbyon reactor is capable of producing six kilograms (13 pounds) of plutonium a year -- enough for one nuclear bomb. Pyongyang is currently believed to have enough plutonium for as many as six bombs, after using part of its stock for at least two of its three atomic tests to date. It is still unclear whether the 2013 test used plutonium or uranium as its fissile material. A basic uranium bomb is no more potent than a basic plutonium one, but the uranium enrichment path holds various advantages for the North, which has substantial deposits of uranium ore. Uranium enrichment carries a far smaller footprint than plutonium and can be carried out using centrifuge cascades in relatively small buildings that give off no heat. -------------------------------- President Obama Asia trip April 2014 has been set with busy schedule with the following including, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Philippine, and coming back to Washington DC on April 29th, 2014. Tuesday, April 22, 2014 •In the morning, President Obama departs for Tokyo, Japan Wednesday, April 23, 2014 •In the afternoon, President Obama arrives in Tokyo, Japan •Later, the President joins Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan for a private dinner Thursday, April 24, 2014 •In the morning, President Obama meets with Emperor Akihito of Japan at the Imperial Palace •The President meets with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan at Akasaka Palace •In the afternoon, the President participates in a joint press conference with Prime Minister Abe •Later, President Obama delivers remarks at a youth and science event with students at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation •The President visits Meiji Shrine •President Obama attends the Japan State Dinner and delivers remarks Friday, April 25, 2014 •In the morning, President Obama greets members of the U.S. Embassy in Japan •Later that morning, the President bids farewell to the Emperor Akihito of Japan •In the afternoon, President Obama travels to Seoul, Republic of Korea •The President visits the National War Memorial and participates in a wreath-laying ceremony •Later, the President visits Gyengbok Palace •President Obama meets with President Park at the Blue House Saturday, April 26, 2014 •In the morning, President Obama participates in a roundtable meeting with business leaders to discuss trade policy •Later, the President participates in a Combined Forces Command Briefing at Yongsan Garrison and delivers remarks •In the afternoon, the President travels to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia •President Obama participates in an arrival ceremony in Parliament Square •Later that evening, the President attends a State Dinner and delivers remarks at Istana Negara Sunday, April 27, 2014 •In the morning, President Obama greets members of the U.S. Embassy in Malaysia •Later, the President visits the National Mosque of Malaysia •President Obama meets with Prime Minister Najib Razak at Perdana Putra •In the afternoon, President Obama attends a working lunch with Prime Minister Najib Razak •The President delivers remarks at the Malaysian Global Innovation and Creativity Center •Later, the President participates in the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative Town Hall at the University of Malaysia Monday, April 28, 2014 •The President travels to Manila, Philippines, and participates in an arrival ceremony at Malacanang Palace •Later that afternoon, President Obama meets with President Benigno S. Aquino III of the Philippines •President Obama participates in a joint press conference with President Aquino •The President greets members of the U.S. Embassy in the Philippines •Later that evening, the President attends a State Dinner with President Aquino at Malacanang Palace Tuesday, April 29, 2014 •In the morning, President Obama delivers remarks at Fort Bonafacio •Later that morning, the President participates in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Manila American Cemetery •The President travels back to Washington, D.C. Sources: White House, Yahoo, AFP, and Headline News catch4all.com, Sandra Englund, April 23rd, 2014

 

According to ABC news, dated May 19th, 2013, According to Aringrang News dated May 19th, 2013, by Kim Hyun-bin reported that The South Korean military has dispatched dozens of precision-guided missiles on the West Sea border islands to better prepare against potential North Korean attacks. These missiles are capable of accurately countering North Korean coastal artillery. Kim Hyun-bin reported that A target is set and a missile blasts off from its launch pad. In just matter of seconds the missile hammers its target with no room for error. This is the high-tech Israeli made missiles that were recently dispatched by the Korean military to protect border islands in the West Sea. A military official said on Sunday that "dozens of Spike missiles and their launchers have recently been deployed to the Baengnyeong and Yeonpyeong islands, and they can destroy underground facilities and pursue and strike moving targets." The satellite-guided Spike missile weighs in at 70 kilograms and has a range of 25 kilometers. It can hit a moving target using a camera and sensors until it reaches its final destination. Military experts say the Spike missiles are infrared guided which allows it to ... with precision ... strike targets day and night and even hit artillery that are hidden in caves. These missiles are part of the government's plan to boost military power in the region after the shelling of Yeonpyeong Island back in 2010, which killed four South Koreans. The Spike missiles were originally scheduled to be dispatched back in 2012 but were pushed back due to delayed test-firing. Along with the high-tech missiles South Korean military also placed state of the art radars, multiple missile launchers, and Cobra helicopters among others to deal with future North Korean threats. On May 18th, 2013: The South Korean Defense Ministry said North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into waters off its east coast Saturday, raising concerns about the potential for more military provocation in the region. Two KN-02 missiles were fired in the morning, followed by another in the afternoon, spokesman Min-seok Kim said. North Korea has developed a local variant, the KN-02 Toksa (Viper), by reverse-engineering Syrian-supplied Scarab A missiles. The Toksa has a range of 120-140 kilometers, and it is the most accurate ballistic missile in KPA's inventory to date. KN-02 uses a MAZ-630308-224 truck instead of the 9P129 which is Tactical Ballistic Missile, OTR-21 Tochka/KN-02 Toksa (Viper), Tactical ballistic missile posesses total 36 by Soviet Union and North Korea which is unknown number of varient KN-02 from North Korea. Sources: DOD, ABC news, Yahoo, CNN, Arirang News Wikipedia,and Youtube, catch4all.com, Sandra Englund, May 19th, 2013.


North Korea Fires Three More Missiles


According to ABC news, dated May 18th, 2013, North Korea fired three more missiles two for this morning another for this afternoon The first two missiles were shot in the morning, while the third was in the afternoon. The missiles were launched from the same place where two missiles had been displayed, fueled, and then removed weeks before: The South Korean Defense Ministry said North Korea fired three short-range guided missiles into waters off its east coast Saturday, raising concerns about the potential for more military provocation in the region. Two KN-02 missiles were fired in the morning, followed by another in the afternoon, spokesman Min-seok Kim said. Unlike the mid-range Musudan missiles which are believed to be capable of traveling more than 1,800 miles, within reach of Japan and South Korea, the missiles launched Saturday only have a range of 75 miles. On 20 April, 2013: North Korea accepted China's offer for dialogue. However, on 21 April, 2013: North Korea moved two mobile missile launchers for short-range Scud missiles to the coast in South Hamgyeong province. 23 April, 2013: North Korea demanded recognition as a nuclear state as prerequisite for dialogue. 25 April, 2013: North Korea warned that it may use kamikaze nuclear attacks. 26 April, 2013: South Korea announced that it will withdraw its remaining workers from the Kaesong Industrial Region to protect their safety after the North Korean government rejects talks. 29 April, 2013: American Kenneth Bae held in North Korea could face the death penalty for allegedly conspiring to overthrow the government. All but seven South Korean workers leave the Kaesong Industrial Region. 30 April, 2013: The annual Foal Eagle joint military drills between South Korea and the United States came to a close with both nations continuously monitoring the situation on the Korean peninsula. 1 May, 2013: North Korea's Supreme Court sentenced Bae to 15 years hard labor for "committing hostile acts". North Korea provided no evidence against Bae[107] but it was reported by multiple news organisations that he had taken pictures of starving North Korean children. 2 May, 2013: The U.S. State Department's deputy acting spokesman, Patrick Ventrell, demanded the immediate release of Kenneth Bae, saying "We urge the DPRK authorities to grant Mr. Bae amnesty." 3 May 2013: The remaining seven South Korean workers at Kaesong Industrial Region leave. The Kaesong Industrial Complex, the last symbol of inter-Korean relations, is technically shut down for the moment amid high tensions in the Korean Peninsula. North Korea states that South Korea is fully culpable for the shutting down of the Kaesong Complex, and claims that any finished products left at the Kaesong Complex will belong to the North. Experts are unclear as to what the future lies ahead of the Kaesong Complex and when it might reopen again. Meanwhile, South Korea delayed the decision about whether to continually give support of electricity to Kaesong or not. Company leaders at Kaesong fear their company's fate and are worrying about the conditions of the machines in the factory. 5 May, 2013; The South Korean president, Park Geun Hye, leaves the country to attend the first American summit between herself and U.S. President Barack Obama on May 7th, 2013 held joint session. Both countries discussed about the Korean tensions and for solutions. ROK President Park Geun Hye is scheduled to meet U.N. Secretary-General, Ban Ki Moon, on her first day of arrival to the United States of America. 6 May, 2013: North Korea withdrew two Musudan missiles from its launch site. 7 May, 2013: President Obama holds a press Conference with ROK President Park Geun Hye at the White House. “The days when North Korea could create a crisis and elicit concessions, those days are over.” - Barack Obama May 7, 2013: The Bank of China halted business with a North Korean bank accused by the United States of financing Pyongyang's missile and nuclear programs. Experts confirm that the North Korean missiles shown at the April 2012 parade were indeed fake, and were probably made out of wood and cheap metal sheeting. 8 May, 2013: ROK President Park Geun Hye says "A world without nuclear weapons" President Obama's vision must start on the Korean Peninsula. 15 May, 2013: The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, the Agricultural Bank of China, and the China Construction Bank halt all financial transactions between China and North Korea. 17 May, 2013: The Pentagon announced that Barack Obama plans to replace the top commander of United States forces in Korea. 18 May, 2013: While the crisis seemed to be winding down, North Korea launched three short-range guided missiles into the Sea of Japan. The first two missiles were shot in the morning, while the third was in the afternoon. The missiles were launched from the same place where two missiles had been displayed, fueled, and then removed weeks before. Arirang news also reported that North Korea has fired three short-range missiles from its east coast, South Korea's defence ministry says, but the purpose of the launches was unknown. Launches by the North of short-term missiles are not uncommon, but the ministry would not speculate whether Saturday's launches were part of a test or training exercise. "North Korea fired short-range guided missiles twice in the morning and once in the afternoon off its east coast," an official at the South Korean Ministry of Defence spokesman's office said by telephone. The official said he would not speculate on whether the missiles were fired as part of a drill or training exercise. "In case of any provocation, the ministry will keep monitoring the situation and remain on alert," he said. Al Jazeera's Harry Fawcett in Seoul quoted a government spokesperson who would not be named as saying it was probably a KNO2-type missile, that is a short-range guided ballistic missile - the shortest of North Korea's arsenal The missile travelled in a northeasterly direction, he said. "That's interesting because it takes the missiles away not only from South Korean territory but also from Japanese territory." The ministry said the country had reinforced monitoring and was maintaining a high-level of readiness to deal with any risky developments. A Japanese government source, quoted by Kyodo news agency, noted the three launches, but said none of the missiles landed in Japan's territorial waters. North Korea has developed a local variant, the KN-02 Toksa (Viper), by reverse-engineering Syrian-supplied Scarab A missiles. The Toksa has a range of 120-140 kilometers, and it is the most accurate ballistic missile in KPA's inventory to date. KN-02 uses a MAZ-630308-224 truck instead of the 9P129 which is Tactical Ballistic Missile, OTR-21 Tochka/KN-02 Toksa (Viper), Tactical ballistic missile posesses total 36 by Soviet Union and North Korea which is unknown number of varient KN-02 from North Korea. Sources: DOD, ABC news, Yahoo, CNN, Arirang News Wikipedia,and Youtube, catch4all.com, Sandra Englund, May 18th, 2013.

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CONFLICTs ON NORTH KOREA NUKE ABILITY

Tensions on Korean Peninsula



According to White House and United Nation report that they had meeting on April 11th, 2013 with President Obama and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon at the White House Oval office which they both agreed that they will be lower temprature which both leaders praised each other’s efforts to resolve the many problems facing the world. “I think I speak for world leaders in a wide variety of countries when I say that the Secretary-General has shown outstanding leadership,” said President Obama “I really appreciate your global leadership to make this world more peaceful, more prosperous, and where all human rights are protected and respected,” said Secretary of General, Ban Ki Moon “The United Nations and United States share common goals – peace and security, human rights and development. In that regard, I really appreciate such strong leadership and cooperation and support of the US Government and President Obama.” Turning to the renewed tensions on the Korean peninsula Mr. Ban called on the authorities of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to refrain from taking any further provocative measures and rhetoric. “This is not helpful. And I really highly commended President Obama’s firm, principled but measured response in close consultation with the Republic of Korea (ROK) Government and with the strong engagement of neighbouring countries like China,” he said. “We hope that all the countries, including China, who may have influence over North Korea, can exercise their leadership and influence so that this situation will be resolved peacefully. First and foremost, the tension level must come down. North Korea should not confront the international community as they are now doing,” he added, urging all concerned parties, including the United States, China, the ROK, Russia and Japan, to continue to work together on this matter. On the Middle East Mr. Ban welcomed President Obama’s recent visit to the region. “We need to do all our efforts to fully utilize the momentum generated by President Obama’s visit so that the two-State solution can be successfully implemented as soon as possible,” he said, referring to the internationally endorsed plan for both Israel and Palestine to live side by side in peace within secure borders. Turning to climate change, he reiterated his resolve to work very closely with Member States so that a legally-binding global treaty can be achieved by the end of 2015. “For that [to be] possible, to facilitate this process, I intend to convene a leaders’ meeting sometime next year,” he said. “I have invited President Obama, I invited him to play an important leadership role for humanity.” U.S.A news dated April 11th, 2013 that With newly-revealed U.S. intelligence showing that North Korea may already be able to arm a missile with a nuclear warhead, President Obama said on Thursday that North Korea must end its "belligerent approach." After meeting with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon at the White House on Thursday, Obama said they both agreed that it was time to "lower temperatures." "Nobody wants to see a conflict on the Korean peninsula," Obama said. "But it's important for North Korea, like every other country in the world, to observe the basic rules and norms that are set forth, including a wide variety of U.N. resolutions." Obama's rebuke came as a new U.S. intelligence report was made public showing North Korea probably has advanced its nuclear knowhow to the point that it could arm a ballistic missile with a nuclear warhead, though the weapon wouldn't be very reliable. The latest U.S. intelligence assessment on North Korea was revealed Thursday at a public hearing on Capitol Hill. Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., read from what he said was an unclassified segment of a classified Defense Intelligence Agency report on North Korea's nuclear weapons program. The report shows that DIA has "moderate confidence" that North Korea possesses the ability to put a nuclear weapon on a missile, according to a senior Pentagon official who was not authorized to speak publicly about the report. The report, the official said, concludes that the reliability of such a weapon would be low. A Capitol Hill aide familiar with the report but not authorized to speak on the record downplayed its significance. It is one of many perspectives within the intelligence community and does not represent a consensus view, the aide said. North Korea does not appear close to having the capability to match a nuclear warhead to a rocket capable of ... reaching the United States and detonating, the source said Pentagon press secretary George Little also downplayed the threat. "It would be inaccurate to suggest that the North Korean regime has fully tested, developed or demonstrated the kinds of nuclear capabilities referenced in the passage," he said The report is one of many in the intelligence community about the North Korean threat and is not considered the final word, the official cautioned. In fact, some government analysts do not believe the North possesses the capability, the official said. Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper said in a statement late Thursday that the passage Lamborn read is not an intelligence community assessment. Clapper said North Korea has not yet demonstrated the full range of capabilities necessary for a nuclear armed missile The United States, South Korea and other countries have become increasingly alarmed by Kim Jong Un's increasingly provocative rhetoric. For weeks, North Korea has made threats against the United States and South Korea.North Korea also this week told foreign diplomats that it would no longer be able to guarantee the safety of foreigners in Seoul President Obama and the secretary-general Ban Ki Moon met hours after reports that a North Korean missile had been briefly raised to an upright firing position, stoking concerns that a launch is imminent. "We will continue to try to work to resolve some of those issues diplomatically even as I indicated to the secretary-general that the United States will take all necessary steps to protect its people and to meet our obligations under our alliances in the region," President Obama said. Earlier Thursday, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told the House Armed Services Committee that the Pentagon will have enough resources under Obama's new budget proposal to cope with North Korea. Hagel also told the committee that neither North Korea nor Iran had the capability to launch a nuclear weapon against the United States. "Now does that mean that they won't have it or they can't have it or they're not working on it?" Hagel said about North Korea. "No."

On a Same day April 11, 2013, The Foreign Secretary William Hague urged critical issues of North Korea at a press conference following the G8 Foreign Ministers' meeting before the upcoming 39th of G8 summit in June, 2013 in United Kingdom: “We also reviewed the threat to regional security posed by recent North Korean provocation and condemned the DPRK’s continued work on missile and nuclear weapons programmes. If the DPRK conducts another missile launch, or nuclear test, we committed ourselves to take further significant measures and I refer you to the conclusions that we have issued of the meeting in which G8 foreign ministers condemned in the strongest possible terms the continued development of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles. We made clear that Ministers supported the commitment to strengthen the sanctions regime, and further significant measures in the event of a further test or launch by DPRK. We also condemned DPRK’s aggressive rhetoric and confirmed that this would serve to further isolate DPRK. We urged them to engage in credible and authentic multilateral talks on de-nuclearisation.” Meanwhile, The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced on April 10, 2013 that a serviceman, who was unaccounted-for from the Korean War, has been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Army Lt. Col. Don C. Faith Jr. of Washington, Ind., will be buried April 17, in Arlington National Cemetery. Faith was a veteran of World War II and went on to serve in the Korean War. In late 1950, Faith’s 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, which was attached to the 31st Regimental Combat Team (RCT), was advancing along the eastern side of the Chosin Reservoir, in North Korea. From Nov. 27 to Dec. 1, 1950, the Chinese People’s Volunteer Forces (CPVF) encircled and attempted to overrun the U.S. position. During this series of attacks, Faith’s commander went missing, and Faith assumed command of the 31st RCT. As the battle continued, the 31st RCT, which came to be known as “Task Force Faith,” was forced to withdraw south along Route 5 to a more defensible position. During the withdrawal, Faith continuously rallied his troops, and personally led an assault on a CPVF position. There are more than 7,900 Americans remain unaccounted for from the Korean War. Using modern technology, identifications continue to be made from remains that were previously turned over by North Korean officials or recovered from North Korea by American teams. For additional information on the Defense Department’s mission to account for missing Americans, visit the DPMO website at http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo or call 703-699-1169. On April 12, 2013, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in South Korea on Friday on an unusual diplomatic journey, traveling directly into a region bracing for a possible North Korean missile test and risking that his presence alone could spur Pyongyang into another headline-seeking provocation. Seoul South, CNN reported that Secreatry of State, John Kerry visited Seoul Korea to talk about the nuclear situation in North Korea. The United States will talk to North Korea, but only if the country gets serious about negotiating the end of its nuclear weapons program, Secretary of State John Kerry said after arriving Friday in Seoul for talks with U.S. ally South Korea. "North Korea will not be accepted as a nuclear power," Secreatry of State John Kerry said. His trip to South Korea -- part of an Asian swing that also includes North Korean ally China -- comes a day after a Pentagon intelligence assessment surfaced suggesting the country may have developed the ability to fire a nuclear-tipped missile at its foes. Disclosed first by a congressman at a hearing Thursday and then confirmed to CNN by the Defense Department, the Defense Intelligence Agency assessment is the clearest acknowledgment yet by the United States about potential advances in North Korea's nuclear program. Sources: DOD, White House, CNN, USA news,Yahoo News, G8 UK, and Youtube, Other link:http://catch4all.com/positive/2009/April/NorthKoreaNuke/ catch4all.com, Sandra Englund, April 10th, 2013

NORTH KOREA'S MUSUDAN

Tensions on Korean Peninsula
Currently, as of April 6, 2013, two Musudan rockets
have been carried to a base near the eastern coast of
North Korea and are likely prepared for launch.
This may be the first ever test of the rocket
or a military drill.

According to Chinese News via Youtube, dated April 5th, 2013 report was givn in English: North Korea has loaded two intermediate-range missiles onto mobile launchers and hidden them in an unidentified facility near the east coast, Seoul military sources said Friday, triggering speculation that the North is ready for an abrupt missile launch. Earlier this week, the communist state had moved the "Musudan" medium-range missiles to its east coast, prompting the United States to send its advanced missile defense system to its base on the Pacific Ocean island of Guam. The BM25 Musudan, also known under the names Taepodong X, Nodong / Rodong-B and Mirim, is a mobile intermediate-range ballistic missile developed by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The Musudan was first revealed to the international community in a military parade on 10 October 2010 celebrating the Korean Worker's Party's 65th anniversary, although experts believe these were mock-ups of the missile. The Musudan resembles the shape of the Soviet Union's R-27 Zyb submarine-launched missile, but is slightly longer. Description and technical specifications Musudan Launch weight: 20,654 kg Diameter: 1.50 m Total Length: 12 m Payload: 1,000 kg Warhead: single Maximum range: 3,000--4,000 km CEP: 1.3 km Launch platform: North Korean-produced TEL, resembling a stretched and modified MAZ-543; cargo ships or modified submarines ------------------------------ Currently, as of April 6, 2013, two Musudan rockets have been carried to a base near the eastern coast of North Korea and are likely prepared for launch. This may be the first ever test of the rocket or a military drill. In April 9th, 2013, Admiral Samuel J. Locklear III, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command stressed that the Korean Peninsula reaching their highest level in the 60 years since the war there ended, the United States and South Korea are prepared to defend against a North Korean attack, should one come. North Korea Musudan type is Ballistic missile, Mobile IRBM. Never had test before and if North Korea is launch this Ballistic missile for their celebration of "Great Leader, Kim il song or their dear leader Kim Jong il's birthday celebration, this will be the first test. Ballistic missile is not safe to use even test according to the figure showing in below even the range figures making the worst Tensions on Korean Peninsula Highest Since War’s End As you can see why the highest allot was given to the defense and security position see the missile range which Operational Range is possible 2,500-4,000 km (est) which the range shows that the closest areas are: South Korea, Japan and China and further areas: Russia, India, Indonesia, USA (Alaska) and Canada even further Australia, what is that mean??? where the earth will go? Environment, climat changes, global warming all of these affect is going to be the worst and noone is there to claiming on this earth, this is why need to preventing the earth and human before anything worst can be happened....think green....Japan Hiroshima was distroyed when the nuclear automic bomb was droped.....diseases still suffered by this on earth. There is no time to let it happen before destroy the earth and human what our God created. Engine: Liquid, Propellant: Storable, Guidance system: Inertial, Launch platform is MAZ-based vehicle. Currently, as of April 6, 2013, two Musudan rockets have been carried to a base near the eastern coast of North Korea and are likely prepared for launch. This may be the first ever test of the rocket or a military drill. North Korea posesses Ballistic missiles: BM25 Musudan, Hwasong-5, Hwasong-6, Rodong-1, Rodong-2, and Taepodong-2. Taepodong-1 is Intermediate-range ballistic missiles of North Korea include intermediate-range ballistic missiles developed, built, or operated by North Korea . Meanwhile, U.S and South Korea is still on the highest allot. on April 9th, 2013, Admiral Samuel J. Locklear III, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command Locklear expressed confidence in the capabilities of U.S. and South Korean forces and their ability to intercept a North Korean ballistic missile if one is launched in the coming days, as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has threatened. Even if it's not during the celebration of the North Korea's Dear Leader and Great Leader's birthday celebration, South Korea and U.S. will be there to defense in any situation even further united with UN to defend. 15 March 2013 Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu Address to United Nations on Iran to End Nuclear Production Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Address to United Nations on Iran and Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had Urgency Address to United Nations on Iran to End Nuclear production: Iran has the Nuclear bomb stage 2 REDLINE which also North Korea has the link with Iran. Sources: DOD, White House, Wikipedia, Chinese News, and Youtube, Other link:http://catch4all.com/positive/2009/April/NorthKoreaNuke/ catch4all.com, Sandra Englund, April 10th, 2013

Admiral Samuel J. Locklear III,
Commander, U.S. Pacific Command
Tensions on Korean Peninsula
Highest Since War’s End



American Forces Press Service, Dated April 9th, 2013 By Donna Miles WASHINGTON, April 9, 2013 – With tensions on the Korean Peninsula reaching their highest level in the 60 years since the war there ended, the United States and South Korea are prepared to defend against a North Korean attack, should one come, the U.S. Pacific Command commander told Congress today. “I am satisfied that we are ready today,” Navy Adm. Samuel J. Locklear III told the Senate Armed Services Committee. Locklear expressed confidence in the capabilities of U.S. and South Korean forces and their ability to intercept a North Korean ballistic missile if one is launched in the coming days, as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has threatened. But expressing concern about any steps that could cause miscalculation and quickly escalate, Locklear said he would recommend such an action only after confirming where it was headed and to defend the homeland or a U.S. ally. “The best thing we as militaries can do is to preserve the peace, [and] to get it back to peace so diplomacy can work, and we would hope that could be done in North Korea,” he said. “But it is a very dangerous situation. It is something we have to watch, and it could be quite volatile.” North Korea dominated today’s Senate hearing, originally scheduled to focus on Pacom’s fiscal 2014 budget request. Army Gen. James D. Thurman, commander of United Nations Command, Combined Forces Command and U.S. Forces Korea, had been scheduled to testify alongside Locklear, but remained in South Korea to deal with the situation there. Locklear recognized in his prepared remarks concerns about North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs and its concentration of combat forces along the demilitarized zone. But particularly troubling, he said, has been North Korea’s willingness to use tactics that could cause miscalculation and spin out of control into conflict. These provocations “represent a clear and direct threat to U.S. national security and regional peace and stability,” he said. Locklear said he felt confident that the allies have demonstrated to the North Korean leadership, as well as the American population, “our ability and our willingness to defend our nation, to defend our people, to defend our allies and to defend our forward deployed forces.” The admiral told the Senate panel he is satisfied with actions being taken in response to the North Korean threat, including a B-2 bomber flight over South Korea and the planned deployment of missile defenses to Guam. The B-2 flight during the regularly scheduled Foal Eagle exercise “was a good opportunity for my forces in Pacom to coordinate with [U.S. Strategic Command], and for us to be able to demonstrate the capability,” Locklear said. “And I believe that it was visibly demonstrated [and] was done at the right time to indicate the capabilities that the United States has to ensure the defense of our allies and our homeland.” In addition, two Navy ships with missile defense capabilities have been positioned closer to the peninsula, and the Defense Department announced last week that Terminal High Altitude Air Defense System assets he would deploy to Guam as a precautionary measure. Locklear told the panel he agreed with the Defense Department decision to delay a routine reliability test of a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile in light of what he acknowledged as a “particularly tenuous time.” Asked by a committee member, Locklear acknowledged he wished China would play a larger role in helping to curb North Korea’s provocations. “I feel they could do more,” he said. The North Korean situation is influencing resourcing decisions at a time that sequestration is having a direct impact on near-term operational readiness, Locklear told the panel. Budget constraints have forced Pacom to prioritize its assets to ensure “the most pressing problems are properly addressed with the right force levels and the right levels of readiness,” he said. “And today, that most pressing situation is what is happening on the peninsula in Korea.” He lamented about budget impacts that will come to light over the longer term as overall readiness levels begin to decline. In some cases, he said, large-scale exercises designed to ensure future force readiness are being cancelled for lack of flight hours, transportation or funds to cover the fuel costs. The rebalance toward the Asia-Pacific region offers an opportunity to ensure the proper balance of capabilities there and to reemphasize the U.S. commitment to this vital part of the globe, Locklear said. He expressed concern, however, that sequestration and other budget shortfalls under the continuing appropriations resolution could undermine those efforts. “We have been accepting additional risk in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region for some time,” Locklear told the panel. “Our rebalance strategy is in place, and we are making progress. Implementing and sustaining the strategic rebalance will require long-term, sustained commitment and resources.” -------------------------------------------- Defense leaders testified to the Senate that regional security threats are driving U.S. Pacific Command's budget requests for FY1024. According to C Wa Dae, Headline news dated March 21, reported by Yoon Sojung. ROK President Park was quoted as saying during a telephone conversation she had with Chinese President Xi Jinping, “Seoul will firmly respond to any provocations by North Korea, but if the North makes the right decision, Seoul will improve inter-Korean ties through the Korean Peninsula trust-building process,” told presidential spokeswoman Kim Haing. President Park urged the Chinese leader to “closely cooperate together in order to realize common goals of the peace and prosperity of the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia,” according to the presidential spokeswoman. “Peace and prosperity of the Korean Peninsula is also important for China,” President Xi Jinping was quoted as saying by Cheong Wa Dae. “Beijing will make effort with South Korea and strengthen communication with Seoul in order to achieve peace and prosperity and the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.” According to CNN, Dated, April 9th, 2013, The Obama administration calculates it's likely North Korea may test fire mobile balistic missiles at any time, based on the most recent intelligence showing Pyongyang probably has completed launch preparations, a U.S. official said Tuesday. The administration believes a test launch could happen without North Korea issuing a standard notice to commercial aviation and martime shipping warning them to stay away from the missile's path, according to the official, who declined to be named becuase of the sensitivelity of the information. The Obama administration, Press, dated April 9th, 2013, Press Secretary Jay Carney stated that North Korea’s statement advising foreigners to make plans to evacuate Seoul is more unhelpful rhetoric that serves only to escalate tensions which will continue to urge the North Korean leadership to heed President Obama’s call to choose the path of peace and to come into compliance with its international obligations. In recent days and weeks sees as part of a pattern of behavior over the years from the North Korean leadership. This pattern of behavior will give further isolate North Korea from the rest of the world and to do harm to the North Korean people. North Korea's leadership should focus on developing its economy and assisting the North Korean people, who suffer under this kind of leadership that chooses development of missile programs and nuclear weapons rather than the feeding of its own people. Travel warnings are issued by the State Department which is taking prudent measures in response to the stepped-up rhetoric and actions by the North Koreans which we have taken seriously and repositioning. So those actions continue to be taken and to ensure both the defense of the homeland, as well as our allies. Sources: DOD, CNN, Yahoo, Wikipedia, Youtube, White House, and Cheong Wa Dae. Other link:http://catch4all.com/positive/2009/April/NorthKoreaNuke/ catch4all.com, Sandra Englund, April 8th, 2013, Rev. April 9th, 2013

Latest Tention in Panincilla Yahoo News: North Korea is officially withdrawing all of its 50,000 workers from a joint Korean industrial zone after official news stations called it a "hotbed of war". Due to North Korea's missile threat, Gen. James Thurman has canceled a return to Washington. Also, the U.S. canceled what would have been a routine test of an intercontinental ballistic missile from a base in California in an effort to avoid provoking North Korea. David Martin reports MBC talks about the current tension and more deail inside. Meanwhile, North Korea gives Final Approval for Nuclear Strike on the U.S. April 9th, 2013: North Korea urges foreigners in South to evacuate: North Korea has warned that the Korean peninsula was headed for "thermo-nuclear" war and advised foreigners in South Korea to consider evacuation. In the latest in a series of threats, Pyongyang said on Tuesday that it could not ensure the safety of their personnel if a conflict broke out. Al Jazeera's Harry Fawcett reports from the North-South border. According to CNN news dated April 9th, 2013: North Korea reported that "If there is to be a war, we do not wish to see foreigners in S. Korea to be harmed... there should be measures over safety of foreigners including foreign institutes, companies, and tourists in S. Korea including Seoul.": North Korea's Asia-Pacific Committee via KCNA". According to Cheong Wa Dae news report, By Yoon Sojung, dated April 2nd, 2013, ROK President Park asked for Peru’s support to help persuade Pyongyang to end provocations and stop nuclear development, Cheong Wa Dae said on April 2. -------------------------------------------- According to CNN dated April 8th, 2013, (CNN) -- South Korea's Unification Minister Ryoo Kihl-jae's office Monday clarified his earlier statements about North Korea's nuclear test plans by saying the North had been "continuously preparing" for another nuclear test since February, and that there hadn't been any new signs, his office said Monday. There was some confusion that earlier comments may have suggested new information indicating the North's nuclear test plans -- something that could have ratcheted up tensions with North Korea. The minister's office made clear that this was not his intended meaning. ------- April 5, Bloomberg reported that North Korea asked Russia and other countries to consider evacuating their diplomats from the capital as tensions mount with its southern neighbor, warning that embassies can’t be protected in the event of a conflict. A North Korean Foreign Ministry official met Russian Ambassador Alexander Timonin on April 5th, 2013 to deliver the message, said Denis Samsonov, a spokesman for the embassy in Pyongyang. The British Embassy was told by the Asian nation’s government that it won’t be able to guarantee the safety of foreign missions starting April 10 if a conflict flares up, the Foreign Office in London said. Britain later said it had no plans to pull out staff for now. “We are consulting international partners about these developments,” the Foreign Office said in an e-mailed statement. “No decisions have been taken, and we have no immediate plans to withdraw our embassy." A white drawing post in this photo, it is writen in Korean meaning "targeting plan for American Base"

According to REUTERS/KCNA, dated April 8th, 2013, Yahoo News,
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C) attends a meeting of information workers of the whole army at the April 25 House of Culture in Pyongyang March 28, 2013, in this picture released by the North's official KCNA news agency on March 29, 2013. North Korea put its rocket units on standby on Friday to attack U.S. military bases in South Korea and the Pacific, after the United States flew two nuclear-capable stealth bombers over the Korean peninsula in a rare show of force.







Yahoo News dated April 8th, 2013, South Korea Fears North's Considering 4th Nuke Test. The environment is already showing the changes and tensions which the North is pulling out work zone for North Korean people from North and South joint factory from North Korea's Kaesong : SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean workers didn't show up for work at a jointly run factory complex with South Korea on Tuesday, a day after Pyongyang suspended operations at the last remaining major economic link between rivals locked in an increasingly hostile relationship. Some of the more than 400 South Korean managers still at the Kaesong industrial complex just north of the Demilitarized Zone said they planned to stay and watch over their equipment until food ran out. Pyongyang said Monday it would pull out its 53,000 workers at the complex, which began production in 2004 and is the biggest employer in the North's third-biggest city. By closing the factory, Pyongyang is showing it is willing to hurt its own shaky economy in order to display its anger with South Korea and the United States. Dated April 8th, 2013, ABC news also reporting that Speculation mounts that Kim Jong Un is preparing a nuclear show of force.. Cheong Wa Dae news report April 3rd, 2013, shows that while the nuclear pact revision meeting with ROK President Park and U.S. Senator Bob Corker, President Park stated on March 29th, 2013 that "Seoul will maintain a firm deterrence backed by the Korea-U.S. alliance to counter provocations from Pyongyang, but if Pyongyang comes towards the right decision, we will work toward building trust on the Korean Peninsula." On April 5th, 2013, General Martin E. Dempsey Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff says that "There's been a pattern throughout the last 25 or 30 years of provocation to accommodation to provocation back to accommodation,” General Martin E. Dempsey Past assignments have taken him and his family across the globe during both peace and war from Platoon Leader to Combatant Commander which he graduated the United States Military Academy and a career armor officer since 1974. General Martin E. Dempsey Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff North Korea’s Activities Follow Familiar Pattern April 5th, 2013, American Forces Press Service, Dated April 5th, 2013 By Claudette Roulo STUTTGART, Germany, April 5, 2013 – Although they have generated tension in the United States, North Korea’s recent activities are part of a cycle, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here today. "There's been a pattern throughout the last 25 or 30 years of provocation to accommodation to provocation back to accommodation,” Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey told reporters who traveled here with him for today’s U.S. Africa Command change of command. The chairman said he hasn't seen anything yet to suggest that this time is different, “but we're all concerned that it could be something different because of the presence of a new and much younger leader and our inability to understand who influences him.” North Korea has long been a bit opaque, the general said. “But in the past, we've understood their leadership and the influencers a little better than we do today,” he said. Though the United States has little information about North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, he is carrying out a pattern similar to the one his predecessors followed, Dempsey noted. What is new, he said, is the bellicosity from North Korea’s leadership, especially in response to the annual Foal Eagle field training exercise involving U.S. and South Korean forces. “There's been some speculation that our activities have been provocative,” Dempsey said, “but our activities have been largely defensive and exclusively intended to reassure our allies." North Korea's rhetoric, on the other hand, has been reckless, he added. "We've been deliberate and measured, and the rhetoric, … that's been pretty reckless,” the chairman said, particularly given North Korea’s ballistic missile capability. “And we believe they have nuclear capability,” Dempsey added. “We don't know whether they've been able to weaponize it, but the combination of that makes it a very reckless statement.” The United States is trying to be deliberate and measured and to assure its allies that, despite spending cuts, “we'll live up to our alliance obligations and protect our national interest,” Dempsey said. “That's not being bellicose,” he added. “That's being very matter-of-fact.” Dempsey will travel to China later this month, and he recently spoke by phone with his Chinese counterpart, Gen. Fang Fenghui. "We both agreed in that telephone conversation that we did need to speak about North Korea," the chairman said. A number of challenges surround North Korea, Dempsey told reporters. He noted that the upcoming trip provides an opening to learn face-to-face the implications for China and to explain the implications for the United States and its allies. "Looking at these issues in isolation is a guarantee that we'll fail to understand them. What I'm not going to do is go over there and deliver the traditional talking point about, 'Can't you get your southern neighbor under control?'” the chairman said. “I know the answer to that question," he continued. "I would rather take the opportunity to gain a little deeper understanding of … their issues. … I think that's kind of the basis of understanding." Sources: DOD, NBC, CNN, Yahoo, Wikipedia, AlJazeera, Youtube, and Cheong Wa Dae. Other link:http://catch4all.com/positive/2009/April/NorthKoreaNuke/ catch4all.com, Sandra Englund, April 8th, 2013, Rev. April 9th, 2013

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel : U.S. Makes Measured Responses to North Korean Threats American Forces Press Service, Dated April 3rd, 2013 By Jim Garamone Hagel: U.S. Makes Measured Responses to North Korean Threats WASHINGTON, April 3, 2013 – U.S. leaders are taking North Korean threats seriously and will continue to make measured responses to Kim Jong Un’s bellicosity, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said here today. The secretary spoke to students at the National Defense University at Fort Lesley J. McNair. The North Korean leader has threatened to shell the South Korean capital of Seoul and to launch missiles at Guam, Hawaii and the western United States. He also rescinded the armistice North Korea signed with the United Nations in 1953 that ended hostilities on the Korean Peninsula. This week, he announced he was restarting a nuclear plant to produce more weapons-grade uranium and plutonium. “It only takes being wrong once, and I don’t want to be the secretary of defense that was wrong once,” Hagel said in answer to a student’s question. “We will continue to take these threats seriously. I hope the North will ratchet this very dangerous rhetoric down.” For decades, officials have urged North Korean leaders to abide by the agreements they signed. These include a denuclearized Korean Peninsula and an end to provocations against South Korea. But the North Korean government’s behavior has resulted in sanctions, and millions of children there have had their growth stunted by malnutrition. The world is willing to help North Korea, Hagel said. “But they have to be a responsible member of the world community,” he added. “You don’t achieve that responsibility and peace and prosperity by making nuclear threats and taking very provocative actions.” North Korea has a nuclear capacity and is working on the missile systems to deliver those weapons. “As they have ratcheted up their dangerous, bellicose rhetoric, [North Korea presents] a real and clear danger and threat” to American allies and the U.S. homeland itself, the secretary said. “I think we have taken measured responses to those threats,” Hagel said. “We are … undergoing joint exercises with the South Koreans now. We are doing everything we can, working with the Chinese and others, to defuse the situation on the peninsula.” Yesterday, the secretary spoke with new Chinese Defense Minister Gen. Chang Wanquan. The two men discussed ways for the two nations to work together. The United States and China can bridge their differences by concentrating on common interests, Hagel said. “It’s not differences that matter, it is how you deal with them,” he said. “You build a platform for a relationship on your common interests, not on your differences.” North Korea is a good example of a common interest, the secretary said. “Certainly, the Chinese don’t want a complicated and combustible situation to explode into a worse situation,” he said. “It’s not in their interests for that to happen. It’s certainly not in our interest or our allies’ interests.” -------------------------- On March 25, 2013, According to South Korea Cheong Wa Dae, South Korea President Park says nuclear North Korea 'unacceptable' President Park stressed the symbolic role of the strong alliance between Seoul and Washington, mentioning that this year marks its 60th anniversary, during a meeting with former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell at Cheong Wa Dae, according to presidential spokeswoman Kim Haing. President Park said the Korea-U.S. alliance has played a key role in pursuing peace and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula and the two countries need to upgrade the alliance in the future, according to the presidential spokeswoman. Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said in response that he has a deep respect for Korea and the Korean people as a U.S. army veteran and former secretary of state and will do his best to advance the Korea-U.S. alliance, the presidential spokeswoman quoted him. “North Korea’s nuclear program is intolerable and we will respond firmly to its provocations,” President Park was quoted as saying, “but if Pyongyang comes towards the right decision, we will work toward building trust on the Korean Peninsula.” The president was quoted saying that South Korea will respond to any provocations made by the North with the backing of the international community. "I believe the strongest deterrent comes when the international community, backed by the Seoul-Washington alliance, delivers a resolved message with one voice," said the president. While U.S. undergoing joint exercises with the South Koreans now, U. S. and alies are doing everything we can, even working with the Chinese and others which was on April 2nd, 2013, the secretary spoke with new Chinese Defense Minister Gen. Chang Wanquan. The two men discussed ways for the two nations to work together to defuse the situation on the peninsula. On the other hands, Reuters reports dated April 5, 2013 states of missile movement raises tension on Korean Peninsula. According to Katherine Brandon in White House, June 12, 2009,The United Nations Security Council sent a clear and united message today when they voted unanimously to tighten sanctions on North Korea following the nation’s recent nuclear test and missile firings. The detonation on May 25 of the suspected nuclear device violated the 1953 armistice. U.N. Resolution 1874 includes a number of measures aimed at stopping North Korea’s nuclear proliferation, including tougher inspections of cargo, an expanded arms embargo, and new financial restrictions on North Korea, curbing loans and money transfers that serve as funding for their nuclear program. In remarks today following the vote on Resolution 1874, United States Ambassador Rosemary DiCarlo said that North Korea chose a path of provocation, and now they must face the consequences. She said that the United States welcomes the strong and united response to North Korea’s nuclear test, and is committed to implementing the provisions outlined by the Security Council: The message of this resolution is clear: North Korea’s behavior is unacceptable to the international community, and the international community is determined to respond. North Korea should return without conditions to a process of peaceful dialogue. It should honor its previous commitments to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula. It should shun provocation and proliferation. But for now, its choices have led it to face markedly stronger sanctions from the international community. This resolution condemns North Korea’s nuclear test in the strongest terms. It strengthens and enhances sanctions on North Korea in five critically important areas: by imposing a total embargo on arms exports from North Korea and significantly expanding the ban on arms imports; by creating a wholly new framework for states to cooperate in the inspection of ships and aircraft suspected to be carrying weapons of mass destruction or other banned goods; by calling on states and international financial institutions to disrupt the flow of funds that could support North Korea’s missile, nuclear, or proliferation activities; by committing to designate for targeted sanctions additional goods, entities, and individuals involved in North Korea’s illicit behavior; and, finally, by strengthening the mechanisms to monitor and tighten the implementation of this toughened new sanctions regime. These measures are innovative, they are robust, and they are unprecedented. Ambassador Susan Rice, in comments at today’s press briefing, described the resolution as "a very robust, tough regime with teeth that will bite North Korea": Well, first of all, it would be unwise for the United States or other members of the Security Council to fail to take strong action in response to a very provocative and illegal action on the part of North Korea out of concern that they may take strong action. I mean, the point is that we needed to demonstrate -- and today we have demonstrated -- that provocative, reckless actions come at a cost and that North Korea will pay a price for its actions. And it is obviously the case that they have behaved irresponsibly in the past and we would not be surprised to see them behave irresponsibly in the future. We will be focused, as I said earlier, on the full and effective implementation of this sanctions regime on our part and that of others. And we believe that its full implementation will have a substantial impact on North Korea. We're working with China and Russia and South Korea, Japan, other neighboring states who have a great stake, as we do, in the issue of regional security and stability. They went along with these measures because they also believe that a strong signal needed to be sent to North Korea, and we fully expect them to implement these cooperatively with us and others. Meanwhile, Dated April 5th, 2013, Reuters reported of missile movement raises tension on Korean Peninsula. U.S. is continue to communicating to South Korea but also other allies in the region on this important matter and will continue to do so as necessary when the actions taking, especially when it's viewing the rhetoric emanating from North Korea. Sources: DOD, Wikipedia, Youtube, White House and Cheong Wa Dae. Other link:http://catch4all.com/positive/2009/April/NorthKoreaNuke/ catch4all.com, Sandra Englund, April 5th, 2013

According to U.S. Department of Defense, News Dated, March 15, 2013, reported by Amaani Lyle American Forces Press Service, WASHINGTON: The United States will add more ground-based ballistic missile interceptors to its arsenal to guard against increased threats from North Korea and Iran, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced today. The Pentagon will deploy 14 more ground-based interceptors in locations at Fort Greely, Alaska, and Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif, Hagel said, boosting the total number from 30 to 44. The added interceptors will provide a nearly 50 percent increase in U.S. missile defense capability, Hagel said. “The United States has missile defense systems in place to protect us from limited ICBM attacks, but North Korea in particular has recently made advances in its capabilities and is engaged in a series of irresponsible and reckless provocations,” Hagel said. Last month, North Korea conducted its third nuclear test. In December 2012, the North launched a satellite into orbit, demonstrating an intercontinental ballistic missile capability. In April 2012, Pyongyang also displayed what appeared to be a mobile intercontinental ballistic missile capability. Hagel also said the United States will team with Japan to deploy an additional advanced radar there. The radar will provide improved early warning and tracking of any missile launched in North Korea at the United States or Japan. Hagel said DOD is also conducting environmental impact studies for a potential additional interceptor site in the United States. Officials are looking for two sites on the East Coast and one on the West. While the administration has not made a decision on whether to proceed, conducting environmental impact studies will shorten the timeline of construction should a decision be made, he explained. Hagel also announced plans to restructure the SM3-2B program, a land-based standard missile, with plans to deploy it as part of the European phase-adapted approach. “The purpose was to add protection of the U.S. homeland already provided by our current GBIs [ground based interceptors] against missile threats in the Middle East,” Hagel said. The secretary said shifting resources from the “lagging program” to fund the additional interceptors and kill vehicle technology that will improve performance of the GBI and other versions of the SM3 interceptor allows the U.S. to add protection against missiles from Iran and North Korea sooner. Hagel reemphasized the United States’ “iron-clad” commitment to missile defense. “The missile deployments the United States is making in phases 1 through 3 of the European phase-adaptive approach, including sites in Poland and Romania, will still be able to provide coverage of all European NATO territory as planned by 2018,” he said. The overall result will improve the U.S. ability to counter future missile threats from Iran and North Korea while being good stewards of taxpayers’ resources, Hagel said. “The American people expect us to take every necessary step to protect our security at home and U.S. strategic interests abroad,” he said. “But they expect us to do so in the most efficient and effective manner possible.” .---------------------------------------------- The 3rd Test site was in Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site, Kilju County which was coordinated with 41.30°N 129.08°E. during 02:57:51, on 12 February 2013, UTC which was taken underground and the divice type waTs Fission was yield 6 Kilotons of TNT (25 TJ)-40 Kilotons of TNT (170 TJ). The North Korea had three different Nuclear tests which harms the environment and made earth shakes and eventually earthquake while making underground test in Chik-tong, P'unggye-yok / Punggye-ri (Kilju / Kilchu / Kisshu / Gilju), which was the tunnel is approximately 700 meters deep beneath the surface of Mount Mantap and is situated near a horizontal tunnel. USGS detected a magnitude 5.1 seismic disturbance while other agencies reported earthquake magnitude February 12, 2013: During the United States America mission to the United Nations: The reporters had question about what is the difference between the past two times—past two nuclear tests—and this new nuclear test, both in the impact with the international community and the outcome (inaudible)? and U.S. Ambassador Rice responded that North Korea continues to violate repeated Security Council resolutions and that in itself makes this different. It is a third test. We’ll await further information on the technical specifications of that test, but we will be interested to see whether in fact this indicates a difference in their success level or a difference in the quality of the test itself. Whatever the outcome, however, the international community—this Council—has been quite clear: The actions of North Korea are a threat to regional peace and security, international peace and security. And they are not acceptable, they will not be tolerated, and they will be met with North Korea’s increasing isolation and pressure under United Nations sanctions. Meanwhile China reported that A citizen of Hyesan, Ryanggang Province of North Korea, 80 km (50 mi) west from the nuclear test site, reported that many 5- and 7-floor buildings shook very severely, and this caused cracking. On February 11, 2013, the USGS detected a magnitude 5.1 seismic disturbance, reported to be a third underground nuclear test. North Korea has officially reported it as a successful nuclear test with a lighter warhead, and yet delivers more force than before without mentioning the exact yield. South Korean sources put the yield estimation at 6 to 7kt of TNT However, the Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources, a state-run geology research institute in Germany, estimated the yield at 40 kilotons. while South Korean sources later revised the yield to 6-9 kilotons using the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization’s calculation method. The Korea Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources estimated the yield as 7.7-7.8 kilotons. On 12 February 2013, North Korean state media announced it had conducted an underground nuclear test, its third in seven years. A tremor that exhibited a nuclear bomb signature with an initial magnitude 4.9 (later revised to 5.1) was detected by The China Earthquake Networks Center, Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization Preparatory Commission[5] and the United States Geological Survey. In response, Japan summoned an emergency United Nations meeting for 12 February and South Korea raised its military alert status. It is not known if the explosion was nuclear, or a conventional explosion designed to mimic a nuclear blast; as of two days after the blast, Chinese, Japanese, and South Korean investigators had failed to detect any radiation. On 12 February 2013, North Korea said it had successfully conducted a third underground nuclear weapons test, according to the Korean Central News Agency. North Korea also said the test had used a miniaturized nuclear device with greater explosive power. Before North Korea announced they had conducted the test, seismic activity had already been detected in North Korea by the USGS, near the site of previous nuclear tests at Mantapsan in Kilju County. A large tremor, first estimated at magnitude of 4.9, was detected in North Korea and governments in the region were trying to determine whether it was a third nuclear test. The USGS upgraded the magnitude of the possibly nuclear tremor from 4.9 to 5.1, located 24 kilometres (15 mi) east-northeast of Sungjibaegam, North Korea. The tremor occurred at 11:57 local time (02:57 UTC) and the USGS said the hypocenter of the event was only one kilometer deep. Later, the Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences did not register any seismic events and underground tremors at 16:00 local time on 12 February 2013, in the Russian Far East. [reported that clarification needed] The China Earthquake Networks Center also reported this event, putting the magnitude at Ms 4.9. The tremor caused by the test could be felt by residents of the neighboring city of Hunchun and Antu, in Yanbian, Jilin Province, China. A citizen of Hyesan, Ryanggang Province of North Korea, 80 km (50 mi) west from the nuclear test site, reported that many 5- and 7-floor buildings shook very severely, and this caused cracking. On May 25, 2009, North Korea conducted another nuclear test, which is believed to have been the cause of a magnitude 4.7 seismic event. Although there is no official information about the test's location, it is believed that it happened at the site of the first nuclear test at Mantapsan, Kilju County, in the north-eastern part of North Korea. By 2016, North Korea could have 14 to 48 "nuclear weapon equivalents." (For uranium weapons, each weapon is assumed to contain 20 kilograms of weapon-grade uranium.) In April 2009, reports surfaced that North Korea has become a "fully fledged nuclear power", an opinion shared by IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei. On January 6, 2007, the North Korean government further confirmed that it had nuclear weapons. On October 9, 2006, the North Korean government issued an announcement that it had successfully conducted a nuclear test for the first time. Both the United States Geological Survey and Japanese seismological authorities detected an earthquake with a preliminary estimated magnitude of 4.3 in North Korea, corroborating some aspects of the North Korean claims. Nuclear technology is spreading. Iran continues its illicit nuclear program, and North Korea’s nuclear weapons program is destabilizing to the region and an urgent proliferation concern. President Obama is working on multiple levels to address these dangers, including through work to strengthen the global nonproliferation and disarmament regime, deal with those states in violation of this regime, and uphold our obligations to work constructively and securely toward the goal of a world without nuclear weapons. The United Nations plays an important role in this regime, particularly through the Review Conferences held every five years under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, also Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT or NNPT) is a treaty to limit the spread of nuclear weapons, opened for signature on July 1, 1968. There are currently 189 countries party to the treaty, five of which have nuclear weapons: the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, and the People's Republic of China (the permanent members of the UN Security Council). Global security reported that For many years, there has been a lack of understanding of the origins of North Korean strategic ballistic missile program. Equally absent from public the discussion about Missile Technology Control Regime is the assistance that Iran has provided to the North Koran strategic ballistic missile program and North Korea's contribution to Iran's strategic ballistic missile program. Nuclear technology is spreading. Iran continues its illicit nuclear program , and North Korea’s nuclear weapons program is destabilizing to the region and an urgent proliferation concern. The February, 2013 report noted that Iran has continued to deny the IAEA access to the military site at Parchin. Citing evidence from satellite imagery that "Iran constructed a large explosives containment vessel in which to conduct hydrodynamic experiments". Such installation could be an indicator of nuclear weapons development. The report expresses concern that changes taking place at the Parchin military site might eliminate evidence of past nuclear activities, noting that there had been virtually no activity at that location between February 2005 and the time the IAEA requested access. Those changes include: Reinstatement of some of the chamber building’s features, for example wall panels and exhaust piping. Alterations to the roofs of the chamber building and the other large building. Dismantlement and reconstruction of the annex to the other large building. Construction of one small building at the same place where a building of similar size had previously been demolished. Spreading, levelling and compacting of another layer of material over a large area. Installation of a fence that divides the location into two areas. Most of these activities have also been documented by ISIS in satellite imagery reports, dated 29 November 2012, 12 December 2012 and 25 January 2013 Nuclear facilities in Iran: Anarak, Arak, Ardakan, Bonab, Bushehr, Chalus, Darkovin, Fordow, Isfahan, Karaj, Lashkar Abad, Lavizan, Natanz, Parchin, Saghand, Tehran, and Yazd. The UN Security Council has demanded that Iran suspend its nuclear enrichment activities in multiple resolutions. The United States has said the "central bargain of the NPT is that if non-nuclear-weapon states renounce the pursuit of nuclear weapons, and comply fully with this commitment, they may gain assistance under Article IV of the Treaty to develop peaceful nuclear programs". The U.S. has written that Paragraph 1 of Article IV makes clear that access to peaceful nuclear cooperation must be "in conformity with Articles I and II of this Treaty" and also by extension Article III of the NPT.[386] Rahman Bonad, Director of Arms Control Studies at the Center for Strategic Research at Tehran, has argued that demands to cease enrichment run counter to "all negotiations and discussions that led to the adoption of the NPT in the 1960s and the fundamental logic of striking a balance between the rights and obligations stipulated in the NPT." In February 2006 Iran's foreign minister insisted that "Iran rejects all forms of scientific and nuclear apartheid by any world power," and asserted that this "scientific and nuclear apartheid" was "an immoral and discriminatory treatment of signatories to the Non-Proliferation Treaty," and that Iran has "the right to a peaceful use of nuclear energy and we cannot accept nuclear apartheid." President Obama stressed that North Korea This is a highly provocative act that, following its December 12 ballistic missile launch, undermines regional stability, violates North Korea’s obligations under numerous United Nations Security Council resolutions, contravenes its commitments under the September 19, 2005 Joint Statement of the Six-Party Talks, and increases the risk of proliferation. Last month, North Korea conducted its third nuclear test, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel briefed the Pentagon Press Corps Friday, March 15, 2013 about the changes in U.S. missile defense posture defending the United States and NATO allies. Collective result of the Four decisions will be for further improve availability to counter future for missile threats from Iran and North Korea while maximize increasing scares tax payers resources. The Pentagon will deploy 14 more ground-based interceptors in locations at Fort Greely, Alaska, and Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif, Hagel said, boosting the total number from 30 to 44. The added interceptors will provide a nearly 50 percent increase in U.S. missile defense capability, said Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel “The United States has missile defense systems in place to protect us from limited ICBM attacks, but North Korea in particular has recently made advances in its capabilities and is engaged in a series of irresponsible and reckless provocations,” said Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel Four decisions on defense missile changes are: 1) Adding missile interceptors for U.S. West coast. 2) Add missile tracking radar in Japan. 3) Conducting a study for new missile site in U.S. 4) Restructuring a plan to protecting Europe. 15 March 2013 Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu Address to United Nations on Iran to End Nuclear Production Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Address to United Nations on Iran andIsrael Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Urgency Address to United Nations on Iran to End Nuclear production: Iran has the Nuclear bomb stage 2 REDLINE which also North Korea has the link with Iran. On March 12, 2013 U.S. Urged North Korea to Tone Down Threats. U.S. and South Korean forces remain “postured for any contingency” on the Korean Peninsula, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said on March 12, 2013 as he called on North Korea to tone down its rhetoric and comply with its international obligations. According to American Forces Press Service dated March 12, 2013, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little condemned North Korea’s destabilizing activities the day after North Korea declared that it had nullified the 60-year-old armistice agreement there. “North Korea’s bellicose rhetoric and threats follow a pattern designed to raise tensions and to intimidate others,” Little told reporters at a Pentagon news conference. “North Korea will achieve nothing by threats or provocation,” he added, saying they “will only further isolate North Korea and undermine international efforts to pursue peace and stability in Northeast Asia.” Little reiterated President Barack Obama’s call for North Korea’s leadership to “choose the path to peace” and comply with its international obligations. The message from the U.S. government has been “clear and consistent for a very long time,” he said. But Little acknowledged North Korea’s track record that shows an unwillingness to conform with the international community’s requirements -- through nuclear tests and most recently, a ratcheting up of threatening language. “The fact of the matter is that their rhetoric is bellicose and the rhetoric is a bit too high,” Little said. “So let’s take this down a notch, I would say to them, and engage the right way.” U.S. Forces Korea, and other U.S. troops from U.S. Pacific Command and about 10,000 South Korean forces are currently participating in the Key Resolve exercise that promotes their ability to work together to defend South Korea. Little offered assurance that they are ready to fend off an attack, should one come. “U.S. Forces Korea, working closely with our South Korean allies, remains postured for any contingency, and we stand ready to protect U.S. and South Korean interests,” he said. Meanwhile, The United States will continue to take steps necessary to defend Nations and our allies which will strengthen close coordination with allies and partners and work with our Six-Party partners, the United Nations Security Council, and other UN member states to pursue firm action. . Sources: Yahoo, White House, Unite State Mission to The United Nation Wikipedia, Global Security, DOD, and youtube. catch4all.com, Sandra Englund, February 16, 2013

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Sources: Yahoo, News,CNN news, Youtube, ITN, AP Wikipedia, and DOD catch4all.com, Sandra Englund, February 13, 2013