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North Korea threatens "indiscriminate pre-emptive" nuclear strikes against US and South Korea

The new threat to turn the US and South Korea into what Pyongyang calls a "sea of flames and ash" comes as the two allies begin annual military exercises

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North Korea threatens US and South Korea with "indiscriminate nuclear strikes"

The new threat to the US and South Korea comes as the two allies begin annual military exercises

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North Korea 'nuclear standby' orders spark global concern

He is no stranger to bellicose rhetoric. But Kim Jong-un’s latest orders for North Korea to be ready to use its nuclear weapons at any time, putting

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North Korea takes defiant stance over UN sanctions

North Korea has fired several short-range projectiles only hours after the United Nations Security Council voted to impose fresh sanctions on the

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US presents draft UN resolution on North Korea

The United States has presented a draft resolution to the UN Security Council that it said will significantly increase pressure on North Korea in

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North Korea plutonium production resumed - US intelligence chief

North Korea, which launched a long range rocket on Sunday in defiance of international warnings, has restarted plutonium production, according to

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North Korea's neighbours concerned about 'satellite' launch

North Korea’s neighbours have expressed concern after announcing plans to launch what it called an “earth observation satellite” during the next

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US and South Korea in strategic talks after North's nuclear test

The United States and South Korea are discussing sending more strategic US assets to the Korean peninsula following the North’s claimed hydrogen bomb

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US flies B-52 bomber near Korean border after Pyongyang nuclear test

As tensions heighten further on the Korean peninsula, the United States has put on a show of strength. Following North Korea’s nuclear test, the

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North Korea H-bomb test was to 'help keep the peace' says official

A North Korean official said his country will continue to pursue its nuclear programme. Pyongyang’s Ambassador to Egypt explained that North Korea

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North Korea celebrates 'hydrogen bomb' test

Kim Jong-Un leads his nation in celebrating hydrogen bomb test which the country claims demonstrates a major breakthrough in their nuclear weapons

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North Korea releases video of missile test

Pyongyang ramps up the rhetoric with Seoul in the South

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South Korea resumes propaganda broadcasts into the North

Pyongyang deploys troops to the border region while the international community urges restraint.

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US doubts North Korean H-bomb claims

The UN plans to introduce a series of new measures against North Korea after the county’s state run news agency announced that Pyongyang had

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North Korea's defiant steps toward nuclear weaponry

When Kim Jong Un’s father Kim Jong Il died in 2011, his dynastic inheritance of the presidential role came backed by North Korea’s atomic weapons

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Japan pledges firm response after North Korea H-bomb test claim

Addressing Japan’s parliament, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has condemned North Korea’s reported test of a hydrogen bomb as a threat to his country’s

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North Korea claims hydrogen bomb test

North Korea claims to have carried out its first successful test of a miniaturised hydrogen nuclear device. The announcement on North Korean state

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North Korea says it is ready for all-out war

Tensions on the Korean peninsula have escalated with the North saying it is ready for an all-out war, according to the country’s Foreign Ministry

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North Korea's nuclear reaction to UN crimes against humanity resolution

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North Korea in nuclear hysterics