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S. Korea trade deal has bleak first-year results for U.S.

Sat, 25 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

seattletimes.com - By Rob Hotakainen - May. 25 (News Report) - More than a year after it took effect, a highly touted trade deal with South Korea has failed to produce as expected for the U.S.: Exports are down, imports are up and the trade deficit with the Asian economic powerhouse has ballooned.

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North Korean Envoy Visits Beijing Amid Concerns About US-Chinese Relations

Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By Choe Sang Hun - May. 22 (News) - North Korean Leader Sends Envoy to China

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South Korea proposes Kaesong talks with North

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

BBC News - Apr. 25 (News Report) - Unification Ministry spokesman Kim Hyung-suk warned of "grave measures" if the North did not agree to the talks. Pyongyang blocked South Korean access to the site and pulled out its 53,000 workers earlier this month.

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The Enemy-Industrial Complex

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Mother Jones - By Tom Engelhardt - Apr. 16 (Opinion) - This story first appeared on the TomDispatch website. The communist enemy, with the " world's fourth largest military ," has been trundling missiles around and threatening the United States with nuclear obliteration. Guam, Hawaii , Washington : all, it claims, are targetable. The coverage in the media has been hair-raising. The US is rushing an untested missile defense system to Guam, deploying missile-interceptor ships off the South Korean coast, sending "nuclear capable" B-2 Stealth bombers thousands of miles on mock bombing runs, pressuring China , and conducting large-scale war games with its South Korean ally. Only one small problem: there is as yet little evidence that the enemy with a few nuclear weapons facing off (rhetorically at least) against an American arsenal of 4,650 of them has the ability to miniaturize and mount even one on a missile, no less deliver it accurately, nor does it have a missile capable of reaching Hawaii or Washington, and I wouldn't count on Guam either. ...

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Opinion: N. Korea endgame: 3 scenarios

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

CNN - By Michael J. Green - Apr. 13 (Opinion) - Hyperbolic North Korean threats of war are not new. What is new is the intensity and persistence of those threats this time around. Add to that an untested 29-year-old leader who is suddenly a four-star general with lots to prove. How does this end? Consider these three possibilities:

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Contrasting Views on North Korea Underscore Sensitivities and Lack of Evidence

Sat, 13 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

New York Times - By David E. Sanger, Eric Schmitt - Apr. 13 (News Analysis) - A sudden round of finger-pointing highlighted the sensitivity surrounding intelligence estimates in the wake of failures leading up to the Iraq war, and some subsequent missteps involving North Korea.

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Korea is the focus, but this is China versus Japan

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

The Guardian - By Timothy Mo - Apr. 11 (Opinion) - Beijing has absolute control over North Korea. The crisis is all about disputed islands and the security of oil supplies The "crisis" on the 38th parallel has little to do with the two Koreas: it's about oil and gas for China, the prelude to an energy grab that will safeguard the expansion of the Chinese economy for decades to come. Six months ago Taiwanese and Japanese coastguard cutters were drenching each other in spray from water cannon, in footage now forgotten. The present pantomime, with hisses greeting North Korea as the villain, is not a replacement of the fountain show but its encore. The Senkaku islands, if you're Japanese – Diaoyu if you're Chinese – halfway between the two countries, and the fossil resources that underlie them, are the issue of contention, not the integrity of the Korean border. In the twilight of oil, long-term energy security is at the top of all great powers' agendas, but it has a highly personal dimension for those in power in China today. Two hundred ...

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North Korea issues fresh warning of war

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

BBC News - Apr. 11 (Special Report) - North Korea has warned that war could break out at any moment, as tensions mount on the Korean peninsula. South Korea had raised its alert level amid indications that the North is preparing for a missile test.

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China and Russia urge North Korea to step back from missile launch

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Daily Telegraph - By Malcolm Moore - Apr. 11 (News Report) - North Korea's two closest allies, China and Russia, have put pressure on Pyongyang to step back from launching a missile, the South Korean Foreign minister has said.

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South Korea raises alert with North to 'vital threat'

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

BBC News - Apr. 10 (Special Report) - 'Anytime now' North Korea is believed to have completed preparations for a missile launch after it moved two Musudan missiles to its east coast, In anticipation, the South Korea-US Combined Forces have raised their alert level to Watchcon 2, to increase surveillance monitoring, Yonhap quoted a senior military official as saying..

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History lesson: China’s reluctance to pressure North Korea

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By Glenn Kessler - Apr. 09 (News Analysis) - Note: From time to time, The Fact Checker writes an analytical look at politics or diplomacy, rather than a traditional “fact check,” based on his experience in covering Washington and diplomacy. This is one of those columns. Read full article >>

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China expresses concern over North Korea’s rhetoric

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Post - By William Wan - Apr. 07 (News Report) - Responding to regional worries over North Korea’s bellicose threats, China expressed concern and what appeared to be veiled criticism Sunday at its long-time ally. “No one should be allowed to throw a region and even the whole world into chaos for selfish gains,” said Chinese President Xi Jinping at a economic forum in Hainan Province. Avoiding mention of North Korea by name, Xi said, “While pursuing its own interests, a country should accommodate the legitimate interests of others.” ...

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Behind the North Korean Crisis

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Consortium News - By Dennis J. Bernstein - Apr. 06 (Special Report) - U.S. propagandists and the mainstream media present foreign crises, like the current one with North Korea, as black-and-white morality plays with Official Washington behaving wisely and the adversaries as crazy. But the reality is always more complex

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'PROVOCATIVE' THREAT:North Korea Clears Military To Attack US With Nukes

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Fox News - Apr. 04 (News Report) - South Korea says North Korea has moved a missile with "considerable range" to its east coast after an unnamed spokesman for the North Korean army warned the U.S. Wednesday that its military has been cleared to wage an attack using "smaller, lighter and d

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US moving ships, radar systems in response to N. Korean threat

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Fox News - Apr. 02 (News Report) - The Pentagon confirmed Tuesday that it is positioning an array of military assets near the Korean Peninsula, as the White House stressed that the "entire national security team" is focused on the escalating threats out of Pyongyang -- with the latest being a pledge to restart a key nuclear reactor.

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HEATED RHETORIC: North Korea Enters 'State Of War' With South Korea

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

Fox News - Mar. 30 (News) - SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea said Saturday it had entered "a state of war" with South Korea in its latest threat aimed at the United States and its ally after two American B-2 bombers flew a training mission in the region. "From this time on, the Nor

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The US Army Is Planning For A Failed Nuclear State In North Korea

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

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US to bolster missile defences

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 19:13:00 -0700

Aljazeera - Mar. 15 (News Report) - Chuck Hagel, the US defence secretary, has unveiled plans to bolster US missile defences to counter a growing threat from nuclear-armed North Korea. Hagel made the announcement "on missile defense" at 3pm local time (1900 GMT). "This is a response to a t

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US deems North Korea nuclear strike unlikely without threat to dynasty

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0700

The Guardian - By Chris McGreal - Mar. 13 (News Analysis) - Intelligence report comes as North Korea state press say people ready to 'rain bullets on the enemy' amid increasing tensions North Korea is unlikely to carry out its bellicose threats to unleash a nuclear attack on the US and South Korea unless the Kim dynasty's control of the communist regime is threatened, the White House intelligence chief said on Tuesday. But James Clapper, the US director of national intelligence, cautioned that Pyongyang remains an unpredictable and serious threat because it is difficult to gauge at what point North Korea's leadership would feel its existence to be in jeopardy. Clapper's assessment to a Senate committee on Tuesday came as the North Korean state press said people are ready to "rain bullets on the enemy" amid increasing tensions since Pyongyang announced the 1953 armistice with Seoul was at an end. State-run television reported mass rallies across North Korea against the US and said Kim Jong-un had told troops to be on "maximum alert" for a ...

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China Says It Won't Forsake North Korea, Despite Support for UN Sanctions

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Jane Perlez - Mar. 09 (News Report) - China's foreign minister said Saturday that Beijing would not abandon North Korea, reiterating China's longstanding position that dialogue, not sanctions, was the best way to persuade the North to abandon its nuclear weapons.

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US offers tough new UN sanctions against North Korea

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - Mar. 05 (News Analysis) - Backed by China, the United States introduced a U.N. resolution Tuesday that would impose fresh financial and diplomatic sanctions on North Korea.

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Iranian nuke chief was in N. Korea for atomic test

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0800

The Times of Israel - By Times of Israel Staff - Feb. 19 (News Report) - The man whom Western intelligence agencies say may very well be the head of Iran’s clandestine nuclear weapons program was present as an observer last week when North Korea carried out a critical nuclear test, The British Sunday Times reported.

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North Korea Vows Nuclear Test as Threats Intensify

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - Jan. 24 (News) - North Korea vowed on Thursday to launch more long-range rockets and conduct its third nuclear test, ratcheting up tensions following the United Nations Security Council’s decision to tighten sanctions.

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South Korea warns that North Korea has developed rockets that can reach the US mainland

Sun, 23 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0800

Fox News - By David Piper - Dec. 23 () - “Based on our analysis and simulation, the missile is capable of flying more than 10,000 kilometers (6,200 miles) with a warhead of 500-600 kilograms,” a defense ministry official told reporters.

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North Korean rocket launch condemned internationally

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0800

The Guardian - By Simon Tisdall, Justin McCurry, Tania Branigan - Dec. 13 (News Report) - Fears about renewed North Korean military aggression sparked by Pyongyang's successful launch of a long-range rocket on Wednesday are likely to boost rightwing and nationalist candidates in crucial elections due in Japan and South Korea within the next week, regional analysts warned.

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