North Korea unveiled its new solid-fuel Hwasong-20 ICBM during a nighttime military parade in Pyongyang, marking its most advanced missile capable of reaching the U.S. mainland and highlighting growing ties with China and Russia.
North Korea held a nighttime military parade in Pyongyang to mark the Workers’ Party’s 80th anniversary, emphasizing closer ties with China and Russia and unveiling new strategic weapons.
North Korea’s 80th-anniversary military parade highlights its growing alignment with China and Russia, possible new weapons, and speculation over Kim Jong-un’s daughter’s debut.
Kim Jong-un urged a rapid expansion of North Korea’s naval power, calling for the navy to be ready to “thoroughly” punish enemy provocations during his visit to the 5,000-ton destroyer Choe Hyon.
The White House confirmed that President Donald Trump is open to talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un without preconditions, raising speculation of a possible meeting during the upcoming APEC summit in South Korea.
South Korea’s Unification Minister Chung Dong-young said North Korea is now capable of striking the U.S. mainland, citing Pyongyang’s missile advances.
Kim Jong-un declared unification with South Korea “absolutely unnecessary,” while signaling openness to talks with the U.S. if denuclearization is off the table.
South Korea’s military says Russia may have supplied North Korea with nuclear reactor modules for submarines, raising serious global security concerns.
