Breaking News - Mike Pence Left For South Korea Amid Mounting Tensions With North Korea

According to Arirang News, Ji Myung-kil reporter,  dated February 5^th, 2018, North Korea's art troupe to arrive in South Korea via ferry Tuesday for PyeongChang Winter Olympics in South Korea

A North Korean cultural group is due to arrive in South Korea via ferry in the coming hours ahead of two highly-anticipated performances  one in the sub host city of Gangneung and the other in Seoul.

The North Korean art troupe comprising 140 orchestra musicians, dancers and singers will arrive in South Korea Tuesday afternoon on board a ferry called the Mangyongbong.  The ship will arrive in South Korea at Mukho port in the city of Donghae on the east coast. "The North Koreans are coming to South Korea onboard the ferry Mangyongbong 92.  They will be using it not only as a means of transportation but also as accommodation during the concert period in Gangneung."

Using the ship as lodging for them is also a way for the North to keep the artists from having contact with South Koreans.  Seoul has temporarily lifted its ban on all North Korean ships entering its waters to allow the ship to come.

The Mangyong bong 92 itself is not one of the North Korean vessels blacklisted by the United Nations or the U.S. on suspicion of involvement in Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program.

The ferry is being escorted by a South Korean ship near the maritime border in the East Sea and will sail to Mukho port under convoy.

The North Korean artists will perform on Thursday in the city of Gangneung on the eve of the Winter Olympics.  Gangneung is hosting Olympic events including women's ice hockey in which the two Koreas will compete as a joint team a first in Olympic history.  The troupe will perform again on Sunday at the National Theater of Korea in Seoul.

January 30, 2018: BREAKING NEWS:
Top Leaders Meeting for The critical DPRK Denuclearization:

January 26th, Hawaii: U.S. Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis and Republic of Korea (ROK) Minister of National Defese Song Young Moo gathered at U.S. Pacific Command in Honolulu, Hawaii on January 26, 2018. The Secretary and the strength of the U.S. ROK Alliance and its mission to defend the ROK and to maintain peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula.  Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said that he welcomes the talks on Olympics related matters, but the international pressure campaign just continue to pressure North Korea to denuclearize .  He also said that "the Kim Jong -un regime is still a threat to the entire world" and that Washington's response remains focused on diplomacy, backed up by military options.

 On Jan 28, 2018, Singapore: ROK Defense Minister, Song Young-moo says The most urgent and grave security threat in the Asia-Pacific region is Pyong Yang's nuclear and missileand missile development.

 On January 29th, 2018, President Trump joined members of the United Nations Security Council, including Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, U.S.l Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley, Chief of Staff General, John Kelly and National Security Advisor General H.R. McMaster for a lunch meeting, discussed a range of security challenges, including the denuking of North Korea.  On January 30th, 2018.

On January 31st, 2018, President Trump Warns N. Korea During State of the Union Address :

No regime has oppressed its own citizens more totally or brutally than the cruel dictatorship in North Korea. North Korea’s reckless pursuit of nuclear missiles could very soon threaten our homeland. We are waging a campaign of maximum pressure to prevent that from ever happening.

Past experience has taught us that complacency and concessions only invite aggression and provocation. I will not repeat the mistakes of past administrations that got us into this very dangerous position.

We need only look at the depraved character of the North Korean regime to understand the nature of the nuclear threat it could pose to America and to our allies. He expressed DPRK's vicious and auful behavior treat to Otto Warmbier and eventually DPRK vicious behavior made him dead.  President Trump pledged to honor Otto’s memory with total American resolve and appreciated also shared testimonial case about Mr. Ji Seong-ho that the ominous nature of this regime which Seong-ho’s story is a testament to the yearning of every human soul to live in freedom.

Jan 29th, 2018 White House:

President Trump joined members of the UN secuirty Council: Discussing security issues including DPRK denuclearization issues accompanied secretary Tillerson, U.S Ambassador to the UN Nikkie Haley, Chief of Staff Gen. John Kelly and National Security Advisor Gen. H. R. McMaster

Meanwhile, United States America Homeland and Global security Minuteman III ICBM is ready for 24/7 and 365 days...

January 20, 2018: BREAKING NEWS:
DPRK Threats Won't take anymore from U.S.A.

DPRK Pyong Chang Olympic Means Global and
Homeland Security continues for Terrors Protection

UN Sanction to DPRK and DPRK Denuclearization pressure is Continue.

DPRK Delegation Ri Sun Gwon stated during discussion with ROK Korea delegation  that  our cutting-edge 
weapons including our hydrogen bomb and intercontinental 
ballistic missile are not targeting our Korean brothers China,  or Russia but the United States    Meanwhile, North Korea movements SPOTTED Near TEST SITE per GONEWS,

South Korea Reported Massive Troop Movement in
North Korea likely for A Military Parade.

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Breaking News stated that the 70%  of South Koreans Strongly Oppose Combine North-South Korea Olympic Team, meanwhile, with threats and Hawaii falls Alarm, Guam is in full protection and it's ready to defense

The US Just Majorly Stepped Up Nuclear Bomber Deployments to Guam Amid Soaring N. Korea Tensions according to US Military News

The B-1B Lancer bomber, the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, and the B-52H – the workhorse bomber that dropped tens of thousands of tons of munitions on North Korea during the original Korean War which will be ready in Guam.

US, Korea, Japan Stronger Bond Ever for working Together

Global support more than Ever, Peninsula DPRK Denuclearization is Absolute Resolution for Peace working,

China Continue to Communicating with U.S.A CHINA and US communicated via PHONE  over NORTH KOREA

EVERY COUNTRY INCLUDE U.S.A. HAVE RIGHT TO DEFEND OWN COUNTRY WHEN IT'S THREATEN BY PUSH BUTTON ON Kim Jung Un's Desk  
and with HYDROGEN BOMB, U.S. and Global Takes Serious matter .

On Jan 18, 2018: Ambassador to UN, Nikki Haley  to UN on North Korea  UN Security Council meeting on Nonproliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction .

According to the United States Mission to the United Nations: Published on Jan 18, 2018 Nikki Haley to UN on North Korea. Jan 18, 2018.

UN Security Council held meeting on Non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction with North Korea .  

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Remarks at a UN Security Council Briefing on Nonproliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction: Confidence Building Measures

Ambassador Nikki Haley

U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations

U.S. Mission to the United Nations

New York City
January 18, 2018

AS DELIVERED

Thank you for convening this meeting today. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his briefing and for his leadership in working to find enduring solutions to increasingly complex problems.

It is fitting that Kazakhstan has called this important meeting. One of Kazakhstan’s earliest decisions as an independent nation remains one of the most important moments in the history of nonproliferation. After the fall of the Soviet Union, Kazakhstan voluntarily removed Soviet nuclear weapons from its territory and joined the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. By rejecting nuclear weapons, President Nazarbayev set an example for the rest of the world. This action built confidence. It showed Kazakhstan’s neighbors, and the world, that they were not a threat. It was a vote of confidence in the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, which remains the cornerstone of the global nuclear nonproliferation effort. And, critically, Kazakhstan’s action demonstrated that it valued peace and stability in its relations with other countries. It was an unmistakable, concrete expression of Kazakhstan’s willingness and readiness to be a responsible member of the community of nations.

The United States continues to lead in efforts to stop the spread of nuclear weapons. We play a leading role ensuring the full implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1540, a landmark agreement that this Council unanimously adopted in 2004. Together with our partners, we are working to assist states and international organizations in their efforts to prevent non-state actors from developing and acquiring nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons and their delivery systems.

But the reality is that today’s security environment is more challenging than in the past. An essential element of further nuclear disarmament is successfully addressing these fundamental security challenges. The regimes that most threaten the world today with weapons of mass destruction are also the source of different kinds of security challenges. They deny human rights and fundamental freedoms to their people. They promote regional instability. They aid terrorists and militant groups. They promote conflict that eventually spills over its borders.

There is no greater threat to the international nuclear nonproliferation regime than that posed by North Korea. North Korea continues its reckless pursuit of nuclear weapons in defiance of repeated resolutions by this Council. It continues to pursue nuclear weapons while its people starve and to threaten other nations while intimidating its own citizens. The example that Kazakhstan set, and the efforts of so many others to curb the spread of nuclear weapons, will begin to unravel if this Council cannot rise to the challenge. We call on all Member States to fulfill their obligations and fully implement all UN Security Council resolutions on North Korea. We will continue to work with our partners on the Security Council in pursuit of a peaceful, diplomatic solution to this crisis. But let me say it one more time: The United States remains fully committed to defending itself and its allies if necessary.

The actions of the Iranian regime are another example. The regime in Tehran is the leading cause of instability in an unstable part of the world. It supports terrorists, proxy militants, and murderers like Bashar al Assad. It provides ballistic missiles in violation of UN arms embargoes. Its proxies launch them at civilian targets, as we saw when Houthi militias in Yemen fired an Iranian-supplied missile at an airport in Riyadh. And when the Iranian people protest their money being diverted to terrorists, the regime arrests them and kills them. It silences their voices and lies about their motivations. When the Council passed Resolution 2231, it endorsed the nuclear agreement and it retained its series of prohibitions on Iran’s behavior. The Iranian regime has repeatedly violated these prohibitions. And in doing so, it has repeatedly shown itself to be unworthy of our trust and our confidence.

And so when this Council considers the question of how we can promote confidence that states won’t engage in the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, the place we must start – and the very minimum we can do – is to insist that states comply with their existing international obligations. In the case of Iran, while the United States continues to uphold its commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, the international community must also demand that Iran fulfill its obligations under Resolution 2231. We imposed these obligations as a Security Council. Together, we must respond to Iran’s dangerous violations, not because we want the nuclear agreement to fail, but because we want the cause of nonproliferation to succeed. We must not forget that weapons of mass destruction are not just an abstract threat, but weapons that evil regimes will put to use.

The Syrian regime has repeatedly used chemical weapons against its own people. These are the actions of a government so corrupt that it stands with ISIS as the only entities to use chemical weapons as tools of warfare in the 21st century. The Security Council must respond to this outrageous violation of international law and basic human decency. This Council created the Joint Investigative Mechanism, or JIM, for the express purpose of exposing the violators of these crimes. The JIM determined that the Assad regime and ISIS used chemical weapons in Syria. Both must be held accountable for their actions. But one nation stands in the way of the Security Council fulfilling its duty. That nation is Russia. It was Russia that vetoed three Council resolutions that would have renewed the Joint Investigative Mechanism. It is Russia that has gone to great lengths at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons in the Hague to prevent the Assad regime from being held accountable for its actions. If the Russian government is serious about nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction, it will convince its client Assad that he must eliminate his chemical weapons and cooperate fully with the OPCW and the United Nations.

The Security Council tackles some of the greatest challenges to international peace and security daily; none are greater than the proliferation of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons. The United States works hard to ensure the nonproliferation of these deadly weapons. We encourage the creation of a security environment that benefits nonproliferation. And we believe all nations have a moral responsibility to join in the creation of such an environment.

Thank you.

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On  July 20,  2015, UN report shows that the   Statement by the Secretary-General on the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2231 (2015) on Iran’s nuclear programme which followed the historic agreement in Vienna a week before July 20, 2015 between the E3+3 and Iran on a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Iran’s nuclear programme.

Resolution 2231 will ensure the enforcement of the JCPOA.

 It establishes procedures that will facilitate the JCPOA’s implementation, enabling all States to carry out their obligations contained in the Agreement.

The resolution provides for the eventual removal of all nuclear-related sanctions against Iran. It guarantees that the International Atomic Energy Agency will continue to verify Iran’s compliance with its nuclear-related commitments under the JCPOA.

The United Nations stands ready to provide whatever assistance is required in giving effect to the resolution.

19 December 2017 – The United Nations political chief told the Security Council Tuesday that the UN Secretariat is not yet in a position to confirm whether the ballistic missiles launched at the Saudi cities of Yanbu and Riyadh were Iranian Qiam-1 missiles, as assessed by Saudi authorities.

“Almost two years after Implementation Day of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), we are at a critical crossroads,” Under-Secretary-General Jeffrey Feltman told the Council.

On 20 July 2015, the Security Council unanimously adopted resolution 2231 (2015) endorsing the JCPOA. The action plan, between the Council’s five permanent members (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States), plus Germany, the European Union (EU) and Iran, set out rigorous mechanisms for monitoring limits on Iran’s nuclear programme, while paving the way for lifting UN sanctions against the country.

Mr. Feltman recalled that since January 2016 the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) had reported to the Council nine times that Iran is adhering to its nuclear-related obligations. At the same time, in October 2017 the President of the United States decided not to certify to Congress that Iran was complying with the agreement.

“This decision has regrettably created considerable uncertainty about the future of the JCPOA,” he said, noting that the UN the Secretary-General is reassured that the US, during the recent 7th meeting of the Joint Commission, together with other participants, expressed its continued adherence to its commitments.

“Today’s meeting is an important opportunity to reflect carefully on what has been achieved and the challenges that lay ahead,” Mr. Feltman continued, presenting the main findings of the UN Secretary-General’s fourth report on the implementation of the provisions contained in annex B to resolution 2231.

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Breaking News - World Urges North Korea To Stop

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On January 16th, 2018, The Vancouver Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on Security and Stability on Korean Peninsula held in Vancouver, Canada co-hosted by  Canada & USA, co-chaired by 13th Minister of Foreign Affairs Chrystia Freeland & U.S. A. Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson.

The meeting was about foreign ministers [to] discuss ways to increase the effectiveness of the global sanctions regime in support of a rules-based international order. The meeting was held the place in Vancouver, Canada.

The Vancouver Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on Security and Stability on Korean Peninsula based on UN sanctions and resolutions Background information.  The Committee was established pursuant to resolution 1718 (2006) on 14 October 2006 to oversee the relevant sanctions measures relating to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Additional functions were entrusted to the Committee in resolutions 1874 (2009), 2087 (2013), 2094 (2013), 2270 (2016), 2321 (2016), 2371 (2017), 2375 (2017) and 2397 (2017).

And Further information on measures Targeted Sanctions

Under resolution 1718 (2006), persons or entities engaging in or providing support for the DPRK’s prohibited programmes or by persons or entities acting on their behalf or at their direction could be designated, including their family members of such persons, for the travel ban. This was expanded under resolution 2087 (2013) including the criteria of individuals and entities which have assisted the evasion of sanctions or in violating the provisions of resolutions 1718 and 1874.

In 2009 and 2012, the Committee designated a total of 5 individuals and 11 entities (S/2009/222, S/2009/364 and S/2012/287). Under resolution 2087 (2013), an additional 4 individuals and 6 entities were designated and again, under resolution 2094 (2013), 3 new individuals and 2 new entities were added. On 28 July 2014, the Committee designated an additional entity. Under resolution 2270 (2016), 16 new individuals and 12 entities were designated, and with resolution 2321 (2016), 10 new individuals and 11 entities were further designated. Under resolution 2356 (2017), an additional 14 individuals and 4 entities were designated, followed by 9 individuals and 4 entities under 2371 (2017) and one individual and three entities under resolution 2375 (2017). Most recently, on 22 December 2017, an additional 16 individuals and one entity were designated under resolution 2397 (2017). Currently, there are a total of 54 entities and 79 individuals on the 1718 Sanctions List.

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She is one of the world's most seasoned diplomats and I think South Korea and the world are lucky to have her as foreign minister at this important time.

I'm very happy at this very important time. And I thank Canada and the United States for co-hosting this gathering.

Seoul's foreign ministry said the two discussed the next day's summit as well as the recent inter-Korean talks.

Kang stressed Seoul will continue to work with Canada and the international community to resolve the North Korea nuclear issue, while Freeland expressed Canada's support of Seoul's efforts to achieve it in a peaceful and diplomatic manner.

Tuesday's summit brings together 20 senior diplomats from around the world, including diplomats from the U.S., Britain, France and India.

They're expected to call for continued international pressure on North Korea, despite Pyongyang reopening dialogue with Seoul on attending the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.

An agreement to crack down on ships carrying out illegal trade with the regime in international waters is expected.

But recent attempts by the U.S. to blacklist a number of vessels at the UN Security Council have faced opposition from China and Russia who are not coming to Vancouver.

The absence of these two key players in North Korean affairs has meant the meeting's credibility has been under fire, most notably from the two absent nations themselves.

Moscow's foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, at a press conference on Monday described the meeting as destructive and openly questioned the need for involving countries like Greece, Belgium and Colombia in the debate over North Korea.

Beijing's foreign ministry previously said the summit would only create further divisions in the international community on the issue.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has defended the summit, explaining that a diversity of approaches was important, but at the same time admitted that any resolution on North Korea would need to include China and Russia.

Observers will be looking to see how far the so-called Vancouver Group will go to acknowledge the two countries' absence during the talks.

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N.Korea De-nuclearisation Is The Only Acceptable Answer,
H.R McMaster Warns
DPRK Leader Kim Jong-un offers hope and threats in New Year speech

Ref: Al Jazeera, Go News, Youtupe Mania, Arirang News, ABC (Au)

Kim JongUn boasts of nuclear button on his desk in New Year’s speech

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BREAKING NEWS TRUMP 12/31/17: What should the US do with North Korea? Hong Kong vessel found to have traded with North Korean vessel not on UNSC blacklist

Arirang News Lee Ji-won

reported that South Korea's foreign ministry revealed on December 29th, 2017, Friday that authorities here had detained a Hong Kong vessel last month for violating UN sanctions targeting North Korea.

But it has since emerged that the vessel was not listed on the UN Security Council blacklist earlier this week, despite requests by the United States.

The Lighthouse Winmore, the Hong Kong vessel seized in South Korea after it was found to have violated UN sanctions by trading oil with North Korea, was not included on the world body's blacklist, according to sources within the UN on Friday.

Last week the U.S. asked the Security Council to blacklist ten vessels, including the Lighthouse Winmore for illicit trade with Pyongyang.

But due to China's objection, only four were designated on Thursday, and neither the Lighthouse Winmore, nor North Korea's Sam Jong 2 ( 2), that's traded oil with the Hong Kong vessel were added.

Ships that are on the blacklist cannot enter ports of UN member states. While a number of major news outlets reported that the Sam Jong 2 was one of the four North Korean ships blacklisted, it's been reported that Billions Number 18, registered to Palau, was on the list instead.

This comes as the Lighthouse Winmore came into South Korea's Yeosu Port on November 24th, where it was detained and inspected by Seoul's customs officials.

The ship is thought to have transferred of some 6-hundred tons of oil to the Sam Jong 2, in international waters a month earlier, on October 19th.

All ship-to-ship transfer of any goods for North Korea has been banned by the UN Security Council since September.

Meanwhile, reports of Russian vessels trading oil with North Korean ships in the open seas have emerged

Citing two western European security sources on Friday,.. Reuters said Russian tankers supplied fuel to North Korea on at least three occasions in October to November by transferring cargoes at sea.

The sources also reportedly said these ship-to-ship transfers breach UN sanctions and that these Russian vessels are giving a lifeline to North Korea.

While Russian state involvement in the activities is not evident, Moscow's Foreign Ministry and the Customs Service both declined to comment on whether Russian ships had supplied fuel to North Korean vessels, when asked earlier in the week.

This incident follows on from other reports of Chinese vessels trading oil with North Korean ships in the open seas.

The South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo reported that U.S. satellites had spotted 30 such examples in the West Sea since October.

According to Arirang News, Kim Hyun-bin, South Korea has concluded the missile was of an entirely new type, our Kim Hyun-bin has more on how they reached that conclusion.

It's not only the shape -- the missile appears to have two engines rather than one. .

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Thursday that the recent ballistic missile launched by North Korea seems to be a newly developed inter-continental ballistic missile.

After initial analysis we believe the Hwasong-15 is a new type of ICBM.

The assessment comes as the North released photos stating that it was a new and more powerful ICBM.

After analyzing the photos the JCS concluded that there is a clear difference between Hwasong-14 and Hwasong-15.

There are clear differences in the appearance of the Hwasong-15's warhead, the connection part between the first and second stages of the missile, and the overall size.

Unlike the Hwasong-14 which had one engine, experts say the Hwasong-15 was equipped with two engines.

The picture shows that there are two engine nozzles. Then there are two engines attached.

The Hwasong-15 warhead is relatively round while the Hwasong-14 is sharp.

Many experts say the round warhead could mean the regime might be developing a multiple re-entry vehicle, which would make it difficult to intercept.

The multiple re-entry vehicle could mount several warheads and one missile can have the same effect as ten. From North Korea's perspective, it's a very attractive weapon.

The expert believes that if North Korea fully develops its miniaturized warhead the Hwasong-15 could mount at least three nuclear bombs.

Pyongyang fired two Hwasong-14 missiles for the first time in July.

The 8151st Meeting of the security Council called order on North Korea in December 22nd 2017. The United Nations Security Council approved more sanctions against North Korea on Friday by a vote of 15-0. The sanctions crack down on shipping and ban 90 percent of oil imports into the country. They also call for North Koreans working abroad to return home within the next two years.  The UN Security Council has adopted  Resolution 2397, a new resolution to sanction North Korea for the latest ICBM launch in November.  It is the 4th resolution for this year for Pyong Yang DPRK.    Nine times before today we have asked the North Korean regime to choose the path of peace. But Pyongyang has chosen the path of isolation. As we have in the past we will continue to match the Kim regime's choice of aggressive actions with actions of international sanctions.

Acording to Oh Jung-hee, Arirang News,The U.S.-led resolution aims to ban nearly 90 percent of refined petroleum product exports to North Korea by capping them at 500-thousand barrels a year.

That builds on the previous resolution in September that set a limit of 2 million barrels.  Crude oil exports to the regime have also been capped at 4 million barrels a year.

The list of banned North Korean exports was extended to include food products, machinery, and electrical equipment, as well as certain stones and minerals.

Also, all North Korean nationals working overseas will have to be repatriated within 24 months.

And 16 individuals were added to the international blacklist, freezing their financial assets and banning them from travel.   Today we have banned the import of nearly 90 percent of refined petroleum products in North Korea, these products are used by the regime to resource their illegal nuclear and ballistic missile programs. By cutting off the supply, we will restrict their ability to develop and deploy these weapons.

The new sanctions resolution is expected to have an even greater impact on the reclusive regime's already struggling economy, by further restricting oil supply and curtailing the regime's remittance earnings from workers abroad..

Resolution 2397 aims to further cut oil supplies to the regime, repatriate North Koreans working abroad and blacklist 16 individuals..

According to UN report dated, Dec. 22nd, 2017:

22 December 2017 – The United Nations Security Council today imposed new sanctions on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), increasing the depth of measures imposed on the country in the wake of its continued nuclear and ballistic weapons programme, including the ballistic missile launch on 28 November.

In a unanimously adopted resolution, the 15-member Council also decided that all UN Member States shall “prohibit” the direct or indirect supply, sale or transfer to the DPRK of crude oil, refined petroleum products, and various types of equipment and raw materials.

The restrictions also applied with respect to the Member States’ territories, nationals, flagged vessels, aircraft, pipelines, rail lines, or vehicles and whether or not originating in their territories.

The Security Council also decided that Member States shall repatriate all DPRK nationals earning income in that Member State’s jurisdiction and all DPRK government safety oversight attachés monitoring DPRK workers abroad “immediately but no later than 24 months,” unless the Member State determined that the national’s repatriation is prohibited under applicable national and international law, or if that national is a national of that Member State.

Further, in relation to maritime interdiction of cargo vessels, the Council decided that Member States shall seize, inspect, and impound any vessel in their ports if the Member State has reasonable grounds to believe that the vessel was involved in activities, or the transport of items, prohibited by relevant UN resolutions.

On the political side, the Security Council expressed its “deep concern” at the grave hardship that the people in the DPRK are subjected to and condemns the country for pursuing nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles instead of the welfare of its people.

Also in the resolution, the Council affirmed that it shall keep the country’s actions under “continuous review” and that it is determined to take further “significant measures” in the event of a further nuclear test or launch.

UN chief welcomes unity in the Security Council.

 The Security Council unanimously adopts resolution 2397 (2017), condemning in the strongest terms the ballistic missile launch conducted by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on 28 November 2017 in violation and flagrant disregard of the Security Council's resolutions on non-proliferation. UN Photo/Manuel Elias

Following the adoption of the resolution, Secretary-GeneralAntónioGuterres welcomed the continued unity of the Security Council and noted that it is essential to achieve the goal of denuclearization and create the space for diplomatic initiatives aimed at achieving it in a peaceful manner.

In a statement attributable to his spokesperson, Mr. Guterres supported the Council’s desire for a peaceful, diplomatic and political solution to the situation, as well as its urging of further work to reduce tensions.

“The only way forward for a comprehensive peaceful and political solution requires de-escalation and open communication channels, now,” read the statement.

“[The Secretary-General] reaffirms his commitment to working with all parties to this end [and] calls upon all Member States to ensure the full implementation of the relevant resolutions and to redouble efforts to make 2018 a pivotal year for the achievement of sustainable peace on the Korean Peninsula,” it added.

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Timeline to be updated as necessary:

• 1976–81 – North Korea commences its missile development program using Scud-B from the Soviet Union and a launchpad from Egypt.

• 1984 - First Scud-B missile test firing

• 1988 - Operational deployment of Scud-B and Scud-C missiles.

• 1990 - First Rodong missile test.

• 1993 North Korean missile test - (May 29/30, 1993) - Nodong

• 1998 - North Korea fires off its first ballistic missile, the Unha-1 rocket, also known as the Taepodong-1 missile, from the launch site of Musudan-ri in North Hamgyong Province.

• August 29, 2017: On August 29, 2017, at 6 AM local time, North Korea launched a ballistic missile over Northern Japan. The missile's short and low trajectory and its breakup into three pieces is consistent with the failure of a heavy post-boost vehicle.

September 15, 2017: North Korea launched a ballistic missile on September 15 from Sunan airfield. It reached a height of 770 km and flew a distance of 3,700 km for 17 minutes over Hokkaido before landing in the Pacific.999 - North Korea agrees to a moratorium on long-range missile tests.

• 2002 - North Korea pledges to extend moratorium on missile tests beyond 2003.

• 2004 - North Korea reaffirms moratorium.

• 2005 - North Korea fires short-range missile into Sea of Japan.

• 2006 North Korean missile test - (July 5, 2006) - Taepodong-2 failed

• 2009 - Failed orbit of the Kwangmyongsong-2 satellite aboard an Unha-2 carrier rocket (April 5, 2009)

• 2009 North Korean missile test (July 4, 2009)

• 2012 - Failed launch of the Kwangmyongsong-3 satellite aboard an Unha-3 carrier rocket (April 13, 2012)

• 2012 - Successful launch of the Kwangmyongsong-3 Unit 2 satellite aboard a three stage rocket (December 12, 2012)

• 2013 North Korean missile tests (May 18–20, 2013 - part of 2013 Korean crisis)

• 2014 North Korean missile tests (March 2014) including Nodong, success

• 2015- North Korea claims to launch a missile from a submarine (May 2015)

• 2016 - Successful launch of the Kwangmyongsong-4 satellite (Feb. 7, 2016)

• 2016 - Test of engine designed for an intercontinental ballistic missile (April, 2016)

• 2016 - North Korea claims to launch a Pukkuksong-1 missile capable of striking the United States (August 2016). The missile is a Submarine-launched ballistic missile.

• 2016 - Failed North Korean ballistic missile launch (Oct 15, 2016)-

• 2016 – Failed launch of an intermediate-range missile (October 19, 2016)

• 2017 – North Korea test-fired a Pukguksong-2 missile over the Sea of Japan. This was the first launch of the new medium-range ballistic missile (February 11, 2017)

• 2017 – North Korea launches four ballistic missiles from the Tongchang-ri launch site in the northwest. Some flew 620 mi (1,000 km) before falling into the Sea of Japan. (March 6, 2017)

• 2017 – North Korea test-fired a medium-range ballistic missile from its eastern port of Sinpo into the Sea of Japan (April 4, 2017)

• 2017 – North Korea test-fired an unidentified land-based missile from the naval base in Sinpo but it exploded almost immediately after the takeoff (April 15, 2017).

• 2017 - North Korea test-fired an unidentified missile from Pukchang airfield (April 28, 2017). Missile, believed to be a medium-range KN-17 ballistic missile, falters and breaks apart minutes after liftoff.

• 2017 - North Korea test-fired a Hwasong-12 missile from a test site in the area of Kusong (May 13, 2017). The missile, later revealed to be an intermediate range ballistic missile, traveled 30 minutes, reached an altitude of more than 2,111.5 km, and flew a horizontal distance of 789 km (489 miles), before falling into the Sea of Japan. Such a missile would have a range of at least 4,000, reaching Guam, to 6,000 km.

• 2017- North Korea test-fired another Pukguksong-2 medium-range ballistic missile from Pukchang airfield (May 21, 2017), which traveled approximately 300 miles before falling into the Sea of Japan. The missile landed about 217 miles from North Korea's east coast.

• 2017 - North Korea Fired a Short Range Ballistic Missile into the Sea of Japan (May 29, 2017). It traveled 450 km.

• 2017 - North Korea fired several missiles into the Sea of Japan (June 8, 2017). They are believed to be anti-ship missiles. The South Korean military said the launches show the reclusive regime's precise targeting capability.

• 2017 - North Korea tested a new rocket engine that could possibly be fitted to an intercontinental ballistic missile (June 23, 2017).

• 2017 – North Korea tested its first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) named Hwasong-14 on July 4. It launched from the Panghyon Aircraft Factory 8 km southeast of Panghyon Airport. It was aimed straight up at a lofted trajectory and reached more than 2,500 km into space. It landed 37 minutes later, more than 930 km from its launch site, into Japan's exclusive economic zone. Aiming long, the missile would have traveled 7,000-8,000 km or more, reaching Alaska, Hawaii, and maybe Seattle. Its operational range would be farther, bringing a 500 kg payload to targets in most of the contiguous United States 9,700 km away.

• 2017- The 14th missile test carried out by North Korea in 2017 was another ICBM launched at 23:41 North Korea time (15:41 GMT) from Chagang Province in the north of the country on July 28, 2017. Los Angeles, Denver, Chicago, Boston, and New York appear to be within range. The missile's reentry vehicle (RV) was seen by people in Japan as it entered the atmosphere and landed near the northernmost Japanese island, Hokkaido. Analysis later revealed that the RV broke up on re-entry; further testing would be required. The CIA made an assessment expecting adequate performance of the RV under the different stresses of a shallower trajectory towards the continental US.

2017: North Korea test fires three short range ballistic missiles from the Kangwon province on August 26. Two travel approximately 250 kilometers in a northeastern direction and one explodes immediately after launch.

President Trump, White House statement released that all options are on the table on Augusts 29th, 2017.

On August 29, 2017 United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned the latest North Korea Ballistic Missile Launch and termed it as violation of relevant UN Security Council resolutions, “The Secretary-General calls on the Government of the DPRK to fully comply with its international obligations and to work to re-open channels of communication,” the statement said, adding that Mr. Guterres remains in close contact with all parties concerned. as well as the series of launches that took place on 25 August as According to press reports, early Tuesday morning, the North Korea Ballistic Missile travelled some 2,700 kilometers, flying over Japan before crashing into the Pacific Ocean.

On September 3, 2017, North Korea claimed to have successfully tested a thermonuclear bomb, also known as a hydrogen bomb. Corresponding seismic activity similar to an earthquake of magnitude 6.3 was reported by the USGS making the blast around 10 times more powerful than previous detonations by the country.   Later the bomb yield was estimated to be 250 kilotons, based on further study of the seismic data.  The test was reported to be a perfect success .

November 29th, 2017: North Korea has fired another missile, which is being assessed as an intercontinental ballistic missile by the U.S. and the South Korean military.  The missile reached an altitude of four-and-a-half-thousand kilometers before coming down in Japan's exclusive economic zone, in the waters west of Japan.  The world was surprised that This latest missile flew the longest distance ever, hitting the highest altitude so far now believed to be be able to reach just about anywhere in the U.S.

North Korea fired a long-range ballistic missile November 29th, 2017 at around 3:17 from Pyongsong a city located 30 kilometers north of Pyongyang.     The missile flew 960-kilometers eastward for about 50 minutes and landed in the waters west of Japan.

It reached an altitude of 45-hundred kilometers -- higher than any of the previously launched North Korean missiles.

The North announced roughly an hour and a half ago that the missile it fired today is a newly developed Hwasong-15 class ICBM.

Earlier in the day, the JCS had presumed that the missile is a Hwasong-14 class intercontinental ballistic missile.

The North fired Hwasong-14 missiles twice in July the first one reaching an altitude of 28-hundred kilometers and the second one topping out at 37-hundred kilometers.

Experts say the frequent launches are to enhance missile re-entry technology, a crucial technology for developing an ICBM.  The missile was fired at a lofted angle and experts say it would have a range of over 13-thousand kilometers, meaning it could technically reach anywhere in the United States, including Washington DC and New York.

On December 22, 2017. According to this resolution, oil supplies to the DPRK are prohibited, and all countries have decided to expel North Korean labor migrants from the territories of the countries where they work within 24 months.

China has been opposed to secondary sanctions that may be imposed on Chinese firms that do business with North Korea.

According to Arirang News Kwon Jang-ho dated November 10th, 2017, The South Korean government has announced a new set of unilateral sanctions on North Korea effective December 10th,2017. DPRK the regime test-fired its most powerful ballistic missile two weeks ago.

However, with the list of firms and individuals taken from the existing U.S. sanctions blacklist, Seoul has admitted the move is more symbolic than practical.

Seoul's foreign ministry released a statement on Sunday announcing that a new set of unilateral sanctions on North Korea had been reached.

The new measures identify a list of 20 North Korean firms and twelve individuals which has been involved in illicit trade activities that helped fund North Korea's missile program.

The firms mostly consist of North Korean banks and shipping companies, while the individuals are mostly banking officials based overseas in such counties as China, Vietnam and the UAE, as well as one intelligence agent.

This measures come just a month after the previous round of sanctions which blacklisted 18 individuals as well. But as with both instances, Seoul confirmed that the newly added firms and individuals were taken from existing U.S. sanctions, with no *new targets identified.

They are also largely seen as symbolic, as South Korea has long since cut off all trade and financial ties with the regime.

An official from the Presidential office has admitted that the new sanctions may not have any practical effect , but that it will serve to send a symbolic message of Seoul's efforts to stop North Korea's weapons development.

The official added that it's part of an effort to keep pace with the rest of the international community. Seoul's foreign ministry also said the measures highlighted the strength of the South Korea-U.S. alliance.

Sunday's announcement signals the Moon Jae-in administration's determination to continue its pledge of sanctions and pressure on the regime, especially with the President's trip to China on Wednesday, where he is expected to call on Beijing for further help to rein in North Korea.

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DPRK is already blocking what the world would like to see as Denuclearization for DPRK.

Asking for talk with U.S without denuclearization is already danger to the world. Not keeping UN sanctions. USA is already offered DPRK’s Denuclearization and talk which is already DPRK denied so many times and already fired most dangerous Hwasong 15 which is the baggiest detonations accrued. Detonation and earthquake is already arisen with the Ring of fire and volcanoes got more made situation around the world.

AS U.S. , South Korea, Japan, China, even further UN requested Denuclearization with the highest sanctions in the history but, yet still planning to have nuclear and warhead is not the way of dialog without resolutions. PEACE KEEPING IS ABSOLUTE AROUND THE WORLD.

WHITHOUT ANY PATROL, DRILL TO PROTECTING IS NOT MAKING WAR, PROTECTING FROM DANGER SITUATION AND DRILLING ANNUALLY HAS BEEN WHAT KEPT SOUTH KOREA AND JAPAN SAFE EVEN KEPT FROM DANGER DUE TO BLOCKING DANGEROUS ARMS CONTROLS.

YET, DPRK HAS BEEN MORE STRONGER WARHEAD AND NUCLEAR POWER, WHICH TELLS NO-ONE HAS BEEN STRONGER ENOUGH CONTROLING THIS DANGER FOR SMALL LITTLE COUNTRY LIKE DPRK, YET MADE MORE DANGER AND DANGER SITUATION FOR AROUND THE WORLD. DRAMATIC DANGER SITUATION WAS NOT FAKEBUT BECOME REALITY.

IS WORLD WAITING TO FINISH DPRK H-BUMB AND LET THEM POSSES NUCLEAR POWER? THINK WHO IS THE FIRST STARTER AND WHO KNOWS HOW TO CONTROL FROM DANGER WITH EXPERIENCE. REGARDLESS U.S.A HAS ENOUGH POWER TO DISTROY NUCLEAR FACILITY FROM DPRK BUT NEVER ATTACKED WITHOUT ANY WARNING.

BUT, DPRK FIRED ICBM MANY TIMES TO THE EAST SEA WITHOUT ANY WARNING TO THE WORLD WITHOUT KEEPING ANY INTERNATIONAL LAWS AND RULES AND EVEN FIRED TO THE SPACE TO UNKNOWN AREA AND MADE MORE DANGER TO THE SPACE WHICH COULD SHUTDOWN THE SATTLE LITES AROUND THE WORLD AND THAT CAN BE DARK SIDE OFHISTORY WHICH SOME PLACE HAS ALREADY STARTED EMP, CIBER ATTACK AND DANGEROUS ENVIRONMENT.

JAPAN, HAWAII, AND SOUTH KOREA HAVE BEEN MADE EMERGENCY EVACUATIONS SO MANY TIME DUE TO DPRK’S ATTACK ICBM WIHTOUT ANY WARNING, AND CAUSING MORE DETONATION, MUDSLIDE, EARTHQUAKE, AND ERRUP VOLCANOES WHY THESE THINGS HAPPENING? WHY DISTROYING EARTH AND SHAKING WITH NUCLEAR. THE VOLCANOES ERRUPED MORE THAN EVER AND RING OF FIRE IS BECOMING BIGGER AND BIGGER. AFTER SO MANY YEARS DPRK NUCLEARIZATION MUST STOP AND DENUCLEARIZATION IS THE MOST WANTED ONCE AND FOR ALLWHICH IS WHAT THE WORLD CONTESTING AND IS ABSOLUTE. EARTH IS TIRE AND THE OCEAN IS IN DANGER NOW.

CHINA HAS BEEN GRACIOUS ENOUGH TO TRY MANY TIMES BUT DIDN’T WORK U.S.A HAVE BEEN RELIED CHINA’S CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOG EVEN FROM AROUND THE WORLD INCLUDING U.K. FOR DPRK AND CHINA HAVE BEEN SHOWN THEIR RESPECT WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS. BUT, DPRK MORE AMPHASIZING DENUCLEARIZATION IS NOT ANSWERS TO THEM.

A researcher at the country's Peking University, said: “China cannot sit and wait until the site implodes.

“Our instruments can detect nuclear fallout when it arrives, but it will be too late by then.

“There will be public panic and anger at the government for not taking action.”

LanXiaoqing, a researcher at the Institute of Atmospheric Physics Associate, said: “The fallout can spread to an entire hemisphere.”

All of North Korea's nuclear tests have been conducted at the Punggye-ri test site - which is built into Mount Mantap.

While the exact locations of the nuclear tests themselves remain a mystery, seismologists believe they can pinpoint it to a 100-metre area.

While a test site could be operated safely at such a location, unsophisticated engineers are believed to have increased the risk of disaster with crude drilling techniques.

Punggye-ri was also the site of North Korea’s sixth-ever nuclear test on September 3, which caused a huge earthquake and sparked a series of smaller tremors and landslides ever since.

Foreign experts and human rights activists had warned this month of the danger of despot Kim Jong-un’s crumbling facilities.

On Monday South Korea warned another nuclear test at the site could lead to a total collapse of the mountain facility, causing a deadly leak of radioactive materials.

And today it was revealed today that around 100 people were killed when an unfinished tunnel collapsed at North Korea’s Punggye-ri facility.

Another group of around 100 people subsequently died while attempting to rescue the entombed workers.

The disaster was revealed by Japan’s TV Asahi today, although they could not clarify when the accident and subsequent doomed rescue attempts took place.

DPRK DID NOT CARE U.N. SANCTIONS, AND CHINA’S CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOG, YET, RUSSIA IS TRYING TO MAKE CONSTRUCTIVE WORK WHOUTHT DPRK DENUCLEARIZATION COMMENTMENT THAT CAN BE MORE DANGER SITUATION EVEN IF KEEPING SECURE DIALOG WITH DPRK. IF DPRK IS ALREADY SAYING DENUCLEARIZATION IS NOT POSSIBLE, WHAT IS USE OF DIALOG WITH THEM? IF RUSSIA RECEIVING DPRK DENUCLEARIZATION COMMENTMENT AND MAKING CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOG WITH DPRK, THAT SHOULD BE TRUE CONSTRUCTIVE DIALOG AND IT CAN BE STARTED BETWEEN U.S AND NORTH KOREA. THAT IS WHAT THE WORLD SEES IT.

According to Arirang News, Dated November 29th, 2017, KST, North Korea has fired another missile, which is being assessed as an intercontinental ballistic missile by the U.S. and the South Korean military.

The missile reached an altitude of four-and-a-half-thousand kilometers before coming down in Japan's exclusive economic zone, in the waters west of Japan.

What's alarming is that this latest missile flew the longest distance ever, hitting the highest altitude so far now believed to be able to reach just about anywhere in the U.S.

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff have confirmed that North Korea fired a long-range ballistic missile this morning at around 3:17 from Pyongsong a city located 30 kilometers north of Pyongyang.

The missile flew 960-kilometers eastward for about 50 minutes and landed in the waters west of Japan.

It reached an altitude of 45-hundred kilometers -- higher than any of the previously launched North Korean missiles.

The North announced roughly an hour and a half ago that the missile it fired today is a newly developed Hwasong-15 class ICBM. North Korean Statement on new ICBM Hwasong-15

Earlier in the day, the JCS had presumed that the missile is a Hwasong-14 class intercontinental ballistic missile

The North fired Hwasong-14 missiles twice in July the first one reaching an altitude of 28-hundred kilometers and the second one topping out at 37-hundred kilometers.

Experts say the frequent launches are to enhance missile re-entry technology, a crucial technology for developing an ICBM.

The missile was fired at a lofted angle and experts say it would have a range of over 13-thousand kilometers, meaning it could technically reach anywhere in the United States, including Washington DC and New York.

The JCS says the recent launch could be seen as a protest against the recent economic sanctions on the regime as well as Washington reinstating it as a state sponsor of terrorism.

Many experts also add the regime may seek to develop ICBMs that could reach the continental U.S., to have them as a bargaining chip when negotiating with the U.S.

Arirang News Jung-hee reports that The Joint Chiefs of Staff say South Korean and U.S. military detected the missile at about 3:18 this morning a minute after it was fired.

South Korean forces launched precision strike missiles near the Northern Limit Line in the East Sea just six minutes after the North Korean launch was detected.

The JCS says it involved the Army's missile unit, the Navy's Aegis destroyer and the Air Force's KF-16 fighter jet each firing at a simulated target the distance of which is based on the distance to the location where the North launched its missile.

Arirang News, Daeun reported that The South Korean military is keeping close tabs on North Korea's military activities, our military could destroy the origin of the provocation and nuclear facilities with precision on any given day from the ground, sea or air.

According to PBS dated November 28, 2017.

On Tuesday, the Pentagon confirmed that after a two-month lull, North Korea fired another intercontinental ballistic missile over Japan. It flew about 620 miles and landed in the Sea of Japan.

While visiting Tokyo in November, President Donald Trump pledged that the U.S. would support Japan’s defense against North Korean missiles. Mr. Trump said that with U.S. technology, Japan could “easily shoot them out of the sky.”

While Trump has expressed confidence in the current system’s capabilities, the threat from North Korea has the U.S. reassessing missile defense and has prompted moves in Congress to boost funding. But does the current system really work? We got perspectives from two experts.

What is the U.S. missile defense program?

The $40 billion program is made up of four basic systems designed to protect U.S. bases, its allies and the United States itself, and “they all are about the North Korea threat,” said Thomas Karako, director of the Missile Defense Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. The four systems are:

Patriot air and missile defense system deployed by the United States, South Korea and Japan. It is the shortest-range system and is meant to defend small groups of troops.

Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, is in Guam and South Korea. THAAD is a land-based, mobile system designed to defend against short- and medium-range ballistic missiles.

Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System, deployed by the United States, Japan and South Korea, is designed to intercept ballistic missiles post-boost phase and before re-entry. For Japan and the U.S., it includes ship-based missiles, and covers a wider area than the THAAD program.

Ground-based Midcourse Defense system, or GMD, is a global network of radar and sensors, along with surface-to-air missiles designed to intercept and destroy ballistic missiles from the enemy. There are 44 interceptors in silos in the ground — 40 at Fort Greely in Alaska and four at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California — and they are designed to protect all 50 states.

Does the U.S. missile defense system work?

Karako says yes. “The system has demonstrated a lot of capability. … You’ve seen the Patriot being put to good use on a weekly and monthly basis in the ongoing Yemen missile war.” Patriot missiles, operated by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in the Gulf region, have intercepted more than 100 ballistic missiles since 2015, according to U.S. contractor Raytheon.

THAAD, in its current configuration, has had success in each of its 15 tests, Karako said. “That’s about as good as you can get.” The ground-based system, or GMD, has tested successfully fewer times — in 10 of 18 intercept tests — but those included earlier tests with configurations that no longer exist, he said, and the Missile Defense Agency deconstructs every failure to fix the problems.

“It’s not effective, not only because the success rate has been so poor in flight-intercept tests, but because those tests are scripted for success.” — Philip Coyle

But Philip Coyle, a senior science fellow at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, gives the program an “F.” The failure rate of missile tests is more like 60 percent since 2002, he said. “It’s not effective, not only because the success rate has been so poor in flight-intercept tests, but because those tests are scripted for success.”

Coyle said the Pentagon doesn’t want to see its tests fail, which would make the system look bad. “I would hate to think what the success rate would be if they weren’t scripted for success,” he said.

“The Missile Defense Agency does everything they can to make the geometry of the test as realistic as possible within the limitations of range safety and other things,” Karako said. “We can’t fire the targets out of North Korea, so we fire from the middle of the Pacific from a testing range.”

The national missile defense strategy is supposed to defend the United States against attacks from a rogue nation like North Korea or Iran, or an unauthorized or accidental launch from Russia or China, said Coyle. “It is not expected to defend against an attack from Russia or China – they have way too many missiles for that – it would overwhelm the system.”

“It provides a very important capability for the defense of the homeland and therefore, for the overall deterrence and defense posture of the United States.” — Thomas Karako

The U.S. also would have trouble dealing with North Korea launching decoys, such as balloons or radar-deflecting devises, which in space would look similar to missiles, Coyle said.

“No weapon system is perfect,” said Karako. “But it provides a very important capability for the defense of the homeland and therefore, for the overall deterrence and defense posture of the United States.”

What’s on the horizon?

In May, the Pentagon announced the start of a Ballistic Missile Defense Review, which is expected to result in a report describing the Trump administration’s plans for missile defense.

Meanwhile, the House and Senate this month passed a $692 billion National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2018. The House and Senate appropriations committees still need to approve the actual spending.

The bill contains nearly $3 billion more than Trump’s budget proposal for the Missile Defense Agency, and authorized up to 28 additional ground-based interceptors. In addition, it would require the Missile Defense Agency to develop a space-based sensor layer for ballistic missile defense, according to a summary of the bill.

The two experts also had different views on whether a space-based anti-ballistic missile system would work.

“It would not only be horrendously expensive but loaded with all sorts of technical problems,” Coyle said. The system is supposed to be able to blow up the enemy’s missiles before they had a chance to travel into space, but satellites carrying the interceptors would

have to be at such a low altitude that they would fall out of orbit, he said. And hundreds of satellites would be needed to guarantee constant coverage as they orbited over rogue countries, he added.

Karako, however, said a space-based senor layer would eliminate some of the gaps that the current ground- or sea-based system would miss. “Each of the last five presidential administrations has had a space-based sensor layer as a critical element of our long-range national missile defense effort on paper” though none has chosen to deploy it to date, he said. With North Korea acting as it is, “now’s the time to do it.” Meanwhile Terrifying new satellite images have sparked fears that North Korea could be on the verge of strikes from a nuclear submarine. The images, taken from above North Korea’s Sinpo South Shipyard, have prompted suggestions that the weapon is preparing to go to sea. Camouflage netting has been removed and supplies and equipment next to the vessel suggest it could be set to launch.

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According to Military Notes Dated November 22nd, 2017: Accreported that November 13, 2017 - Closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage of a North Korean soldier daring escape through the DMZ at the JSA site.

The KPA defector uses a military vehicle to cross the 72-hour Bridge.

Unfortunately, the defector gets the vehicle stuck along the row of JSA buildings.

The KPA initial response is to chase after.

The defector makes a run south across the MDL as KPA soldiers engage him with direct fire.

A KPA soldier briefly crosses the MDL before returning back to the north side of the JSA.

U.S., South Korean troops recognized for rescuing North Korean defector

According to Washingtonpost, and yahoo news, Reporter, Caitlin Dewey dated November 23

Three American and three South Korean soldiers were recognized by senior military leaders Thursday for their roles in rescuing a North Korean defector who was shot multiple times while fleeing the country last week.

Video footage of the defector’s daring escape — which shows him running across the border that divides the two countries while being pursued by North Korean soldiers — captured global attention when it was released Wednesday by the U.S. military command in South Korea.

The man made it to the South Korean side of the border before he collapsed from his wounds and was dragged to safety by U.S. and South Korean personnel.

“You were all in the range of North Korean fire,” Gen. Kim Byeong-joo, deputy commander of the U.S.-South Korea Combined Forces Command, told the troops during a ceremony at Camp Bonifas. “It was a precarious situation . . . [and] a showcase of great leadership.”

[Dramatic video shows North Korean soldier making a run for freedom]

Video taken Nov. 13 shows a North Korean defector running from a jeep at the Joint Security Area of the Korean demilitarized zone. (United Nations Command )

The dramatic scene, which unfolded shortly before 4 p.m. on Nov. 13, occurred as tension among the three countries has soared in recent months. In striking video footage of the escape, the defector can be seen driving a jeep through the demilitarized zone, the strip of heavily protected land that has long separated the two nations. After his vehicle became stuck in a ditch, the man jumped out and fled south on foot as four North Korean soldiers gave chase and opened fire on him.

Hit at least five times, he collapsed on the South Korean side of the Joint Security Area, the only place where North and South Korean soldiers directly face each other. Two soldiers from the joint command then crawled out to the man, while others in the unit monitored the situation.

In his remarks, Kim lauded the unit’s officers for taking the lead during the rescue instead of sending in their subordinates. Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, who oversees U.S. Forces Korea and the Combined Forces Command, also credited the soldiers for de-escalating an incident that “threatened the 64-year-old armistice.”

U.S. Army Commendation Medals were awarded to Sgt. 1st Class Noh Yeong Soo, Sgt. 1st Class Song Seoung Hyeon, Sgt. Robert Hartfield, Maj. Jeffery Schmidt, Lt. Col. Kwon Young Hwan and Lt. Col. Matthew Farmer, according to U.S. Forces Korea.

“You made a difference,” Brooks said as he presented the medals.

The ceremony came just as new details about the North Korean defector began to emerge. On Thursday, the Reuters news agency reported that the man has said he is 24 and that his family name is Oh. He remains in serious condition at Ajou University Hospital, where he is being treated for multiple gunshot wounds as well as tuberculosis, hepatitis B and intestinal worms.

The event came as the soldiers at Camp Bonifas — a military post just south of the DMZ — prepared to celebrate Thanksgiving. The medal ceremony took place in a hall festooned with holiday banners and decorated with ornamental gourds and other autumnal trimmings.

“Happy Thanksgiving,” Kim said, his only remarks in English. “And thank you for your service in Korea.”.

Th JSA security battalion’s rescues the defector just prior to his medical evacuation for treatment. You can see more detail of this as you click the icons in below and where their foots are staying and continuation of DPRK shooting while a defector is doing the maximum running away from North Korea to South Korea. South Korea and Joint effort U.S. and South Korea rescued with healicupter and now he was in the.

Last September 12, 2017 Arirang News, CNN, Fox News, MoxNews, and Korea's southeastern region last night. The five-point-eight magnitude quake,... the strongest-ever recorded in Korea,... hit just outside the southeastern city of Gyeongju at 8:35 p.m., Korea time. Fortunately no one was killed,... but six people were injured as buildings shuddered from side to side. No serious damage to infrastructure was reported but scores of buildings were moderately damaged by the tremor. Nuclear reactors in the area were not seriously affected, but some reactors were taken offline as a precautionary measure late last night and remain offline. A few KTX bullet trains halted operations and Korea's popular mobile messenger KakaoTalk went offline shortly after the quake, but they are both running as normal now. The earthquake came about 50 minutes after an initial quake with a five-point-one magnitude hit the epicenter, some ten kilometers south of Gyeongju. Government authorities have heightened the country's emergency level to level two, which is the second highest, and ordered affiliated organizations to remain alert and follow the earthquake manual. USGS shows that earthquake magnitude was 5.4 in Pohang area in November 15, at 02:29:32 PM.

RARE POWERFUL EARTHQUAKE STRIKES SOUTH KOREA IN REGION HOME TO NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

BY SOFIA LOTTO PERSIO ON 11/15/17 AT 7:38 AM

South Korea experienced the second most powerful earthquake in its history on Wednesday afternoon.

The Korea Meteorological Administration initially recorded a 5.5 magnitude earthquake occurring at 14:29 p.m. local time (12:29 a.m. Eastern time) on the southeastern coast of the country, near Pohang, a city 230 miles away from Seoul.

The earthquake’s magnitude was later revised to 5.4 but was felt across the country, including in the capital, as South Korean news agency Yonhap reported. The weather agency said aftershocks are to be expected in the next few months, but it excluded the possibility of a tsunami.

No fatalities have been reported yet. Seven people sustained minor injuries and 42 calls were made to the fire departments, according to TheKorea Times, while the emergency hotline received more than 7,000 calls nationwide as people reported their homes were shaking and wondered if it was indeed an earthquake. The quake caused visible damaged to buildings, roads and cars parked in the streets.

A damaged vehicle and debris caused by a recent earthquake are seen in Pohang, South Korea, on November 15.

YONHAP/VIA REUTERS

The region is home to nuclear power plants, but the plant operator Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power said in statements posted on its Facebook page that no damage or disruption to the operations at the reactors was recorded.

South Korea is relatively less seismic, but earthquake frequency has increased in the past two decades. The country’s most powerful quake occurred last year near the city of Gyeongju, just 20 miles south of Pohang, recording a 5.8 magnitude. By comparison, North Korea’s most recent and powerful nuclear test to date caused a 6.3 magnitude earthquake.

Last year’s earthquake alerted seismologists to the possibility that the increased frequency may be related to the seismic activity in Japan, following the massive 9 magnitude earthquake that struck the country in 2011.

The latest earthquake seems to be linked to the massive quake that struck Japan in March 2011, Chi Heon-cheol, a researcher at the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM) said in 2016, quoted in The Korea Herald, explaining that the South Korean earthquake was caused by a strike-slip fault.

Chi has since been arrested in the U.S. and sentenced to 14 months in prison for laundering more than $1 million in bribes from two seismological companies, the Los Angeles Times reported in October.

The disgraced seismologist, however, correctly predicted last year that more earthquakes would follow. Although there can be earthquakes under 5.5 magnitude down the road, the overall geological structure in and around South Korea is not conducive to a major earthquake,” he said.

Another seismologist said the Pohang area may be subject to even more powerful earthquakes in the future.

We need to prepare for the possibility of a quake of 7 magnitude or higher, and bolster efforts to have more quake-resistant buildings and facilities around us, Hong Tae-kyung, earth science professor at Yonsei University, told Yonhap, calling more for more research into unknown active fault lines in the region.

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According to Reuters

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea and Japan on Tuesday welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s move to put North Korea back on a list of state sponsors of terrorism, saying it will ramp up pressure on the reclusive regime to get rid of its nuclear weapons.

The designation, announced on Monday, allows the United States to impose more sanctions on North Korea, which is pursuing nuclear weapons and missile programs in defiance of U.N. Security Council sanctions.

“I welcome and support (the designation) as it raises the pressure on North Korea,” Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters.

South Korea said it expected the listing to contribute to peaceful denuclearisation, the foreign ministry said in a text message.

North Korea has vowed never to give up its nuclear weapons program, which it defends as a necessary defense against U.S. plans to invade. The United States, which has 28,500 troops in South Korea, a legacy of the 1950-53 Korean war, denies any such plans.

In Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said China had noted the reports on the U.S. decision.

“Currently, the situation on the Korean peninsula is complicated and sensitive,” Lu told a daily news briefing.

“We still hope all relevant parties can do more to alleviate the situation and do more that is conducive to all relevant parties returning to the correct path of negotiation, dialogue and consultation to resolve the peninsula nuclear issue.”

The move will further weigh on the “precarious situation” on the peninsula, China’s official Xinhua news agency said in an English-language editorial.

“The prospect of a nuclear-free Korean peninsula has been pushed farther away by one after another irresponsible action or blaring rhetoric,” it said.

This year’s rapid escalation of tension was largely down to a “game of chicken” between Washington and Pyongyang, it added.

Trump’s re-listing of North Korea as a sponsor of terrorism comes a week after he returned from a 12-day trip to Asia in which containing North Korea’s nuclear ambitions was a centerpiece of his discussions.

“In addition to threatening the world by nuclear devastation, North Korea has repeatedly supported acts of international terrorism, including assassinations on foreign soil,” Trump told reporters at the White House.

“This designation will impose further sanctions and penalties on North Korea and related persons and supports our maximum pressure campaign to isolate the murderous regime.”

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull also backed Trump’s decision.

“Kim Jong Un runs a global criminal operation from North Korea peddling arms, peddling drugs, engaged in cyber-crime and of course threatening the stability of region with his nuclear weapons,” Turnbull told reporters in Sydney, referring to the North Korean leader.

Trump, who has often criticized his predecessors’ policies toward North Korea as being too soft, said the designation should have been made “a long time ago”.

North Korea was put on the U.S. terrorism sponsor list for the 1987 bombing of a Korean Air flight that killed all 115 people aboard. But the administration of former President George W. Bush, a Republican, removed it in 2008 in exchange for progress in denuclearisation talks.

Experts say the designation will be largely symbolic as North Korea is already heavily sanctioned by the United States.

On Monday, South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s special security adviser, Moon Chung-in, told reporters any such designation would be “more symbolic than substance”.

The United States has designated only three other countries - Iran, Sudan and Syria - as state sponsors of terrorism.

North Korea has said it plans to develop a nuclear-tipped missile capable of hitting the U.S. mainland. It has fired two missiles over Japan and on Sept. 3 conducted its sixth and largest nuclear test. Many other countries are supporting U.S. Lists N.Korea As State Sponsor Of Terrorist besides, Japan and South Korea.

Developing Weapon Could Disable Nuclear Missiles. This pressure has been mounting on US officials to answer the threat of nuclear weapons as Kim Jong Un pushes to develop missiles that could hit the United States. A possible effective countermeasure called the Counter-electronics High Power Microwave Advanced Missile Project, or champ, is in a military lab in New Mexico. spokesman for the Air Force Research Lab at Kirtland Air Force Base, James Fisher, said it's a high-powered microwave weapon that can be delivered on an air-launched cruise missile. Fisher says the cruise missile with a CHAMP system would fly into enemy airspace at low altitude. The enemy's electronic command-and-control systems would be jammed as CHAMP sends out strong pulses of electromagnetic energy. Analysts say the cruise missile it's deployed on could be splashed down at sea.Developing Weapon Could Disable Nuclear Missiles view via Wochit News.

Mattis Ahead of President Trump's ROK Visit: Any Attempt on U.S., Allies, 'Will be defeated'

MATTIS Visit and Motivates US FORCES Near North Korea Border Mattis: U.S. Will Not Accept Nuclear-Armed North Korea According to Defense news, October 28th, 2017 Mattis: U.S. Will Not Accept Nuclear-Armed North Korea By Jim GaramoneDoD News, Defense Media Activity HONOLULU, Oct. 28, 2017 — Defense Secretary Jim Mattis reiterated that the United States will not accept a nuclear-armed North Korea. Mattis spoke at a news conference following talks with South Korean Minister of National Defense Song Young-moo in Seoul yesterday. The two men met for the 49th annual Security Consultative Meeting in the shadow of North Korea’s continuing nuclear program and following launches of its intercontinental ballistic missiles. “In light of [North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un’s] expanded outlaw activities that all the world experienced and observed over the past year or two, I cannot imagine a condition under which the United States would accept North Korea as a nuclear power,” Mattis said. Serious North Korean Threat The secretary said the threat from North Korea, also known as the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, has grown more serious since his trip to the country earlier this year. “In the past few months, the North has conducted two ICBM tests, launched two intermediate range ballistic missiles over Japan and conducted a fifth nuclear test,” Mattis said. “I am here to underscore America’s commitment to our bilateral alliance and to make clear the Trump Administration’s full commitment to the United Nations’ mission in defense of your democracy standing, as it does, as a bedrock countering the DPRK’s effort to destabilize this region and to threaten the world.” U.S. Supports South Korean Ally Mattis emphasized that the United States stands by its alliance with South Korea, also known as the Republic of Korea, and also emphasized that the military aspect of the alliance is engaged to allow diplomatic and economic efforts to work. “President [Donald J.] Trump has made clear that America’s commitments to defending our allies and to upholding our extended deterrence guarantee is ‘ironclad,’” the secretary said. The secretary said that America’s strategic deterrent capabilities are global in their positioning and reach, “and we are quite assured that they are in a position to be responsive to the Combined Forces Commander, if necessary.” North Korea should harbor no illusions, Mattis said. “The DPRK is overmatched by the Republic of Korea-United States alliance,” the secretary said. “If it remains on its current path of ballistic missiles and atomic bombs, it will be counterproductive. The DPRK will be reducing its own security.” ‘Any Attempt’ on U.S., Allies, ‘Will be Defeated’ “Diplomacy remains our preferred course of action, but as I have repeatedly emphasized, our diplomats are most effective when backed by credible military force in this sort of situation,” Mattis said. “Make no mistake: Any attempt on the United States or our allies will be defeated,” he added. “Any use of nuclear weapons by the North will be met by a massive military response -- effective and overwhelming.” North Korea’s actions compelled the alliance to beef up its defenses by emplacing the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile system in South Korea, the secretary said. “Millions of ROK citizens and our forces are now better protected by this wholly defensive system,” he said. Meanwhile, U.S. Air Force is Getting Ready to Deploy a New High-Tech Bomb: U.S. Air Force is Getting Ready to Deploy a New High-Tech Bomb U.S. Air Force completed a series of rigorous, high-speed wind tunnel tests for Small Diameter Bomb II, moving the weapon one step closer to deployment on an F-15 by 2018 integration on the Joint Strike Fighter. SDB II can destroy moving targets in all weather conditions at ranges greater than 40 miles -- a Raytheon statement said. The Air Force is engineering and testing a new air-dropped weapon able to destroy moving targets in all kinds of weather conditions at ranges greater than 40-miles, Air Force and Raytheon officials said. Arirang News Kim Hyun-bin reports. North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile threats topped the agenda on Saturday at the annual 49th Security Consultative Meeting in Seoul. To better counter those threats, South Korea's Defense Minister Song Young-moo and U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis agreed to increase the deployment of U.S. strategic assets around the peninsula on a rotational basis and to enhance cooperation so Seoul can obtain and develop state-of-the-art military equipment. The two also shared views on the transfer of wartime operational control from Washington to Seoul, one of the key goals of the Moon Jae-in administration. Secretary Mattis and I agreed to consider the timing and conditions of a condition-based OPCON transition. We will continue to work, develop and refine plans on this issue in time for the next Security Consultative Meeting. Mattis pulled no punches on North Korea, calling Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program illegal and unnecessary. He also stressed that Washington wants to find a diplomatic solution to the nuclear crisis, but military force remains an option, if need be. The United States will not accept a nuclear North Korea. Diplomacy is our preferred course of option. As I repeatedly emphasized, our diplomats are most effective when backed by credible military force in this sort of situation. Mattis also took the opportunity to warn Pyongyang against the idea of ever trying to use its nuclear weapons offensively. Make no mistake. Any attack on United States or our allies will be defeated. Any use of nuclear weapons by the North will be met with massive military response, effective and overwhelming. This year's Security Consultative Meeting marks the first since Presidents Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump took office earlier this year. The 50th SCM will be held in Washington in 2018. Pre.The President’s travel will underscore his commitment to longstanding United States alliances and partnerships, and reaffirm United States leadership in promoting a free and open Indo-Pacific region. On Novemb.er 3, the President will visit Hawaii and receive a briefing from the U.S. Pacific Command. He will visit Pearl Harbor and the USS ARIZONA Memorial. The President will commence his visit to Asia beginning with Japan on November 5. While in Japan, President Trump will meet with American and Japanese service members, and participate in bilateral meetings with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who will also host the President for a meeting with the families of Japanese citizens abducted by the North Korean regime. During his visit to the Republic of Korea on November 7, the President will participate in a bilateral meeting with President Moon Jae-in and visit American and South Korean service members. The President will speak at the National Assembly, where he will celebrate the enduring alliance and friendship between the United States and the Republic of Korea, and call on the international community to join together in maximizing pressure on North Korea. According to White House announcement President Trump's Asia Trip Itenery Announcement: Here is full schedule for Asia Trip: J According to Youtupe Mania: Arirang News:LARGE-SCALE THREE CARRIER STRIKE GROUP: Three of the US Navy’s nuclear-powered aircraft carriers USS Nimitz USS Ronald Reagan and USS Theodore Roosevelt plan to hold a joint exercise in the western Pacific Ocean. Mid-November American military sources said the top Level. Trilateral meeting: JCS Chefs of S. Korea, U.S. Japan urge N. Korea to cease provocations. U.S. reaffirms commitment to full extended deterrence for its allies. A Three way meeting in Hawaii hosted by General Joseph Dunford the joint of Staff chairs exchanged views on North Korea’s missile that crossed into Japan’s territorial waters and the regime’s nuclear tests they also urged Pyongyang to refrain from actions that undermine peace and security in the region and the international community. General Dunford reaffirmed his country’s IRONCLAD commitment to providing full extended deterrence to defend its allies from the rogue states threads three agreed to cooperate to the maximum extent especially in exchanges of information and military preparedness. On October 31st,Youtupe Mania reported that NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on Tuesday (31 October 2017), during the second day of his visit to the region. Calling NATO and Japan “natural partners”, the Secretary General stressed the importance of working together to face shared challenges - notably the behaviour of North Korea. AriArirang News: Kim Hyun-bin reports that Time is running out on North Korea and countries around the world... must do more to denuclearize Pyongyang. That's coming from U.S. National Security advisor H.R. McMaster... as Trump prepares to embark on a five-nation tour of Asia, with the regime's growing threats topping the agenda. The White House National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster told reporters Thursday that President Trump will call on all countries to further pressure North Korea into giving up its nuclear weapons. He added that the president will remind friends and foes alike that the U.S. stands ready to defend itself if needed using its full-range of capabilities. What the president has done, is clarified in all of his discussion and statements on North Korea, our determination to ensure that North Korea is unable to threaten our allies and our partners and certainly not the United States. In an interview with YTN, McMaster said Trump will solidify his stance of denuclearization of the Korean peninsula during his visit and is expected to warn Pyongyang that any attack will be countered by Seoul and Washington. He added that the U.S. will consult with South Korea before taking any military action against the North. We are completely intertwined in our command structure we are sharing information and intelligence every day. It's hard to imagine any scenario where threat could manifest itself The most critical stop in President Trump's week-long trip to Asia will be in China where he's expected to press his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping... to tighten the screws on North Korea. President Xi may be asked to further reduce China's oil shipments to North Korea, and to slap restrictions on coal imports and financial transactions with the regime. President Trump leaves on Friday for his tour of South Korea, China, Japan, Vietnam and the Philippines, the longest visit to Asia by any American president for more than 25 years. Kwon Jang-ho, November 3rd reports that Secretary General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg Currently visiting Seoul and said that, while peaceful means to resolve the nuclear crisis are the preferred approach, NATO and its member nations are ready and determined to face any of the regime's military provocations. Concluding a week-long trip to South Korea and Japan, the NATO Secretary General held a press conference in Seoul, expressing the international military body's determination to face up to North Korea's continued nuclear and ballistic missile provocations. NATO takes that threat very seriously. The alliance maintains a strong deterrence posture. We have the capabilities and resolve to respond to any aggression. However, he stressed that sanctions remained the best alternative to using force, saying doing nothing would be irresponsible, but military action would have devastating consequences. The NATO chief also called for solidarity and cooperation between international partners in the face of a danger that not only threatens those in the region, but also the whole world. In my meetings, one powerful message has come through again and again. The challenges of the 21st century are too complex for any one nation to face alone. It was a message he reiterated in a meeting with President Moon Jae-in, earlier on Thursday. He also praised the way Seoul has been managing the tensions, while President Moon thanked NATO for supporting their diplomatic efforts with Pyongyang. It's only the second time a NATO Secretary General has ever visited the Korean peninsula, and although Stoltenberg said he looked forward to working with Seoul again, it's hoped that the North Korea crisis can be resolved before another visit becomes necessary. According to Hisutton:Sat 27 August 2016 By H I Sutton reported that North Korea's Polaris: Gorae Class ballistic missile submarine(SINPO Class) The Sinpo Class submarine, also called the Gorae or “whale” in English, is a newclass of submarine produced in North Koreapeople’s Navy and is intended to deliver ballistic missile which makes it a lethal threat. The new type is 65m (213ft)long, has a beam of -6.5m (21ft), and displacements of around 2000 tons, making it much larger than the existing Sang-O and Yono Class submarines. Nuclear armed ballistic missile submarines are an exclusive club. Only US, UK< France, Russia, China and India have them. Now North Korea is poised to join the club with impending operational deployment of this. Snipo class submarine was first discovered Google Earth & other satellite imagery. Seoul’s Defense Ministry said on 16 September 2014, “Based on recent U.S. and South Korean intelligence. We have detected signs of North Korea developing a vertical missile launch tube for submarines”. At the time, North Korea’s submarine launched ballistic missile (SLBM) Program was only a rumor on the peripherals of the defense analysis community. According to Nuclear Threat Initiative, and NTI: www.nti.org/newsroom: North Korea is developing a ballistic missile that can be fired from a submarine. The program seems to have begun around 2013, possibly motivated by concerns about the survivability of its land-based missiles. After a series of test and modifications to the SLBM’s design and fuel-type, North Korea is now much closer to developing and deploying a credible SLBM threat. Kilo 23 reports that the Tensions with North Korea have been rising lately which have Compiled this list of all the DPRK's Rocket/ Missiles they have used in the recent tests. Armed with these rumors the discovery of the submarine was not entirely a surprise, but it was an undeclared type as far as North Korea was concerned. Its existence had been kept a well guarded secret. Perhaps under the previous ‘dear leader’ the project would have remained obscure, but it was thrust into the prominence by the North Kroean regime under Kim Jong Un. Along the way there have been plenty of questions about capabilities and some skepticism among the submarine has one launch also mounted in the sail. The configuration is similar to the Russian GOLF and HOTEL Class submarines. This may be no coincidence as North Korea received a number of GOLF Class hulls as scrap.. It also allows the submarine’s hull to be much smaller which is a sensible consideration for a resource starved country, and even more so if the design is only intended as test. Platform or limited operating capability. The submarine has single-hull construction and appears close in overall hull-form to the indigenous MS-29 Yono. However, being much larger it probably has three decks of just over 2m each. The bow is likely to contain a relatively modest circular sonar array like other North Korean boats, with the forward ballistic tank directly behind it. 2 or 4 torpedo tubes are likely carried aove it. Behind the torpedo room would be the control room with access hatch in the forward portion of the sail. In the center of the sail, behind the control room, a single missile tube point’s skyward air launch system and compensation tanks. The second half of the boat is likely to be dominated by engines and machinery. The submarine has Diesel-electric propulsion and ther is no indication of Air Independent. A large number of heavy duty lead-acid batteries are probably carried on the lowest deck. Crew space would be distributed around the above features, mostly in the forward half. It has an estimated range of 2,800 km or 1,500 nautical miles and a probable endurance of about 20 to 30 days. The submarine is designed to carry a single KN11 ballistic missile. It was reported the North had carried out dozens of tests on the ground and at sea to integrate the KN11 in the Sinpo class submarine. KN11 is officially recognized by North Korea, South Korea and the United States to have been successful launched from this Sinpo class submarine on 24 August 2016. This test was repeated again successfully in Feb 2017 with these test launch the vessels it is now taken very seriously. The original KN-11 missile is a direct reverse-engineered copy of the Soviet R-27 missile. The missiles tested from the submarine appeared to have been modified to be solid fueled. As per South Korean analysists, the missile has an approximate range to around 2000 km. For the time being the submarine should e regarded as test platform with limited operational capability. Although less sophisticated than western or South Korean Systems and nowhere near what US has, a ballistic missile firing submarine represents a significant advance for the submarine fleet of the Korean People’s Navy. The KN 11 missile’s 2000 km range coupled with the submarine’s 2800 km range, enables North Kroea to strike US bases in Guam, Okinawa as well as provides. It is the ability to hit. South Korea and Japan. As of now, North Korea is dependent on land-based missiles for nuke deliver till this submarine. Is operationally deployed. Land based missile sites are vulnerable to preemptive attacks. Ballistic Missile Submarines are considered to be the most survival nuke delivery option. As they can loiter in the vast oceans awary from the preying eyes of enemy aircrafts or satellites. This makes them virtually undetectable. These are the greatest deterrence to rival nations. Since they know that a preemptive strike will be retaliated with devastating strike from these submarines. North Korean submarine technology is currently crude but as with their missle technology things will improve in coming days. It is reported that North Korea is developing a follow-on version of the submarine named. Sinpo C which will be larger and have the ability to carry more missiles. North Korea nukes are getting smaller and will soon be suitable for mounting in missiles. These submarines coupled with nuclear tipped ballistic missiles will make it very hard for US and its allies to target North Korea in the future, as it will certainly result. The F-35A Just Arrived in Seoul Amid Tension With N. Korea: The Air Force’s version of the F-35 has made its debut in Asia. The Joint Strike Fighter touched down this week for South Korea’s Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition, known as Seoul ADEX 2017, the Air Force said. The U.S. military’s newest stealth fighter joins the F-22 Raptor, A-10 Thunderbolt II, C-17 Globemaster III, C-130 Hercules, B-1 Lancer, KC-135 Stratotanker, E-3 Sentry, U-2 Dragon Lady and RQ-4 Global Hawk, along with some Army and Navy aircraft, at the show, being held roughly 35 miles from North Korea’s border, the service said in a release on Friday.

October 15, 2017: S. Korea prepares for drills with US. But urges north to return to negotiations

October 7th, 2017; North Korean leader reaffirms
simultaneous pursuit of nukes, economic development

Published on Sep 30, 2017 INTRODUCTION In intensifying rhetoric between the United States and North Korea during the past week, President Donald Trump said the U.S. would “destroy” the country if it threatened the U.S. or its allies. Pyongyang’s foreign minister Ri Yong Ho responded that Trump had “declared war” and North Korea reserved the right to take countermeasures, including shooting down U.S. bombers, even if they were not in its air space. Here the U.S. bomber being referred to, is the B1B Lancer, which has been used by US in show of strength exercises near the North Korean airspace. Rants apart, it would have difficulty to match words with action, given the inadequate technological capabilities of North Korea. In this video, Defense Updates analyzes WHY IT WILL BE VERY HARD FOR NORTH KOREA TO SHOOT DOWN A B1B? Lets get started. STEALTH The B-1 Lancer is a supersonic variable-sweep wing, heavy bomber used by the United States Air Force.It is commonly called the Bone . It is one of three strategic bombers in the USAF fleet as of 2017, the other two being the B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber , and the B-52 Stratofortress. U.S has 100 of these. The B-1A was originally designed during the 1970s as a high-altitude, Mach 2.0-capable nuclear bomber. However, President Jimmy Carter cancelled the program on June 30, 1977, in favor of air launched cruise missiles carried onboard the B-52, intercontinental ballistic missiles and what eventually became the Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit stealth bomber. This was done after it became apparent that penetrating Soviet airspace at high altitudes in a conventional non-stealthy aircraft was likely a suicidal endeavor. Stealth makes the B1B hard to detect and the newest input seems to suggest that North Korea has no way to target it. The B1B’s latest nighttime mission took it farther north of the Demilitarized Zone that separates North and South Korea than any other American bomber or fighter this century. South Korean intelligence officials told lawmakers in Seoul that Pyongyang didn't appear to take any action after the U.S. flight. OUTDATED AIR DEFENCES North Korea has a mix of old Soviet era Surface-to-Air missiles (SAMs), which includes the S-75, S-125, S-200 and Kvadrat. All these systems are outdated and represent technology that is 2 to 3 generation older. Also, these may not be in good working condition. Even when working, are likely to be only nuisance instead of being a solid challenge because of their old radar technology and limited onboard computational power. In addition to them, since early the 2010s North Korea has deployed an indigenous SAM system, which is called KN-06 by South Korea and the U.S. The KN-06 is a long-range SAM that bears some resemblance to the Russian S-300 and Chinese FT-2000 is the most capable North Korean air defense system. It has a max range of 150 km. But even this system is equipped with a Flap Lid type phased array radar, which will find it difficult to have a lock on a B1B that can fly at an altitude of 60,000 ft (18,000 m). OBSOLETE AIRFORCE The North Korean Air Force has a fleet of more than 1,300 aircraft that are primarily legacy Soviet models and are predominantly responsible for defending North Korean air space. The overwhelming majority of Pyongyang’s arsenal is made up of 1950s and 1960s vintage machines, which even includes Chinese derivatives of very old fighters like Mig 17 and Mig 19. The MiG-29 is the Korean People's Army Air Force’s (KPAF) most modern fighter and it operates approximately 40 of these. Though the Mig 29 is a capable fighter but North Korea has been isolated for long with very little access to spare parts and other maintenance infrastructure. Even for many developed countries, the actual availability of fighter fleet tends to be about 70% of total strength, the situation for North Korea is expected to be even worse. Also we must have to note that fighter jets are platforms and their effectiveness depends largely on the weapons they carry. With little to no access to foreign air-to-air missiles, because of sanction and no in-house designs; the Mig 29 is equipped with old weapons technology. The resource crises have also meant that the Average Flying Hour (AFH) for North Korean pilots is very low. AFH per pilot for the KPAF are said to be only 15 or 25 hours each year, in comparison, most NATO fighter pilots fly at least 150 hours a year. The very low AFH will ultimately result in lesser prowess in combat skills and North Korean pilots will be found wanting when faced with a well-trained adversary like the modern US air force fighters jet escorting the B1B bomber. Here is WHY EVEN A SINGLE B2 COULD BE ENOUGH TO TAKE OUT NORTH KOREAN MILITARY?. Sources: References: Arirang News,President Trump News,Military updates, Wall Street Journal, Military News, CBS, Fox, Go News, Department of Defense,CNN Youtupe Mania, BBC, Al JaZeera, KCNS, Rodong sinnmoon, Fox News, TV. Pentagon, United ;Nation(UN), Yahoo, Google, youtube, wikipedia and search catch4all.com, Sandra Englund, October 7, Rev. October 8, 2017

October 5th, 2017; President Trump Emphasizing the DPRK Denuclearization
DPRK threaten our nation or our allies with unimaginable loss of life

Remarks by President Trump Before Meeting with Senior Military Leaders

On October 5th, 2017, President Trump participated in a Briefing with Senior Military Leaders and appreciated special thanks to Secretary Mattis and General Dunford for their incredible leadership and service. Also appreciated to General Kelly and General McMaster and other senior leaders. President Trump stated that North Korea , Iran, Afghanistan, ISIS and the revisionist power that threaten our interests all around the world. President will discuss critical areas that North Korea denuclearization which will continue to protect being threaten our nation or our allies with unimaginable loss of life. President Trump and administration take very seriously for DPRK Threat and will continue to prevent DPRK threat that from happening which will be done when it is necessary. In addition, President also stated critical issue of Iran denuclearization. Nuclear proliferation is the spread of nuclear weapons, fissionable material, and weapons-applicable nuclear technology and information to nations not recognized as Nuclear Weapon States by the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, commonly known as the Non-Proliferation Treaty or NPT. Proliferation has been opposed by many nations with and without nuclear weapons, the governments of which fear that more countries with nuclear weapons may increase the possibility of nuclear warfare (up to and including the so-called counter value targeting of civilians with nuclear weapons), de-stabilize international or regional relations, or infringe upon the national sovereignty of states. Four countries besides the five recognized Nuclear Weapons States have acquired, or are presumed to have acquired, nuclear weapons: India, Pakistan, North Korea, and Israel. None of these four is a party to the NPT, although North Korea acceded to the NPT in 1985, then withdrew in 2003 and conducted announced nuclear tests in 2006, 2009, 2013, 2016, and 2017. One critique of the NPT is that it is discriminatory in recognizing as nuclear weapon states only those countries that tested nuclear weapons before 1968 and requiring all other states joining the treaty to forswear nuclear weapons. According to wikipedia, Research into the development of nuclear weapons was undertaken during World War II by the United States (in cooperation with the United Kingdom and Canada), Germany, Japan, and the USSR. The United States was the first and is the only country to have used a nuclear weapon in war, when it used two bombs against Japan in August 1945. With their loss during the war, Germany and Japan ceased to be involved in any nuclear weapon research. In August 1949, the USSR tested a nuclear weapon. The United Kingdom tested a nuclear weapon in October 1952. France developed a nuclear weapon in 1960. The People's Republic of China detonated a nuclear weapon in 1964. India exploded a nuclear device in 1974, and Pakistan conducted a series of nuclear weapon tests in May 1998, following tests by India earlier that month. In 2006, North Korea conducted its first nuclear test. Mean while, Arirang News October 6th, 2017 reported that DPRK is continue to manufacturing the goods of Kaesong secretly which South Korea is warning North Korea that it should respect the property rights of South Korean firms that have assets at the inter-Korean industrial complex at Kaesong. Seoul was responding to hints from Pyongyang that, despite the complex being shut down for well over a year, it has indeed been secretly running factories there. Through a propaganda outlet, the North claimed today that sovereignty over the industrial park belongs to it. Arirang News Connie Kim reports that South Korea says Pyongyang should not infringe on the property rights of South Korean companies that had been doing business at the now-closed Kaesong industrial complex, where most firms left behind facilities and equipment. The remarks from Seoul come after Pyongyang indicated that it may have resumed operations at Kaesong. An official from Seoul's unification ministry made clear that Seoul's stance has not changed: Pyongyang cannot act unilaterally on issues affecting the industrial complex. Those comments came in response to an op-ed posted on the North's propaganda website Uriminzokkiri that stated no one should interfere with what the regime does in the industrial park, which it called its sovereign territory. Another propaganda outlet, Meari, referenced hardworking laborers at the park and also said the industrial zone lies within North Korea's sovereign territory. While Seoul has not verified that operations are underway at the industrial zone, Radio Free Asia, citing North Korean sources in China, reported this week that the North has secretly started running 19 clothing factories at Kaesong for its domestic market as well as Chinese customers. Since Seoul announced the suspension of operations at Kaesong last February,satellite imagery has shown North Korea has run and re-located South Korean-owned buses. Sources: References: Arirang News,President Trump News,Military updates, Military News, CBS, Fox, Go News, Department of Defense,CNN Youtupe Mania, BBC, Al JaZeera, KCNS, Rodong sinnmoon, Fox News, TV. Pentagon, United ;Nation(UN), Yahoo, Google, youtube, wikipedia and search catch4all.com, Sandra Englund, October 5, Rev. October 6, 2017

On September 30th, 2017, NATO announced that NATO will
support USA for DPRK denuclization