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North Korea vows response to US submarine’s visit to South Korea
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to boost the country’s nuclear war capability and take other steps to protest the recent arrival of a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine in South Korea.
North Korea Faces 'Military Actions' by Seoul Over Trash Balloons
Over the weekend, North Korea launched a further batch of balloons carrying waste across the border, causing chaos in the south and provoking anger from Seoul officials. The response from South Korea signals that the heightening tensions between the two may soon spill over into a more significant confrontation.
South Korea threatens military response to North Korean 'trash balloons'
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said Seoul may respond militarily to any casualties caused by North Korea's launching of so-called "trash balloons."
North Korea’s threat to Seoul ‘is graver than ever,’ South’s defense minister says
Despite the strong opposition of the international community, North Korea continues to enhance its nuclear and missile capabilities,” Kim Yong Hyun told an audience of diplomats and military officials from over 60 countries.
Seoul Warns of Military Actions Over North Korea Trash Balloons
South Korea warned of possible military actions if North Korea continues to fly more trash balloons across the border, a rare direct threat of retaliation since Pyongyang started sending them in May.
Seoul warns of military actions over North Korea’s trash balloons
South Korea warned of possible military actions if North Korea continues to fly more trash balloons across the border, a rare direct threat of retaliation since Pyongyang started sending them in May.
South Korea Warns Of 'Decisive' Action Against Trash Balloons
South Korea said Monday it would take "decisive military action" if anyone is killed by the wave of trash-carrying balloons being launched across the border by North Korea.
Inside Kim Jong-un's grim campaign sending trash balloons to South Korea
Mounds of wastepaper and filth will soon be scattered over the border areas and the interior of the ROK [South Korea] and it will directly experience how much effort is required to remove them.’
South Korean military warns of ‘stern measures’ if North ‘crosses line’ with balloon launches
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said that over 5,500 trash balloons had been floated into the South since May
South Korea vows military response to North’s balloons, stoking escalation fears
With public safety at stake, the South’s response could include targeted actions against the balloons themselves, observers say.
US soldier who fled to North Korea is free after sentencing
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US soldier who fled to North Korea sentenced to one year in confinement and dishonorable discharge
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Navy discloses submarine visit to South Korea for first time this year
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North Korea’s Kim is bolstering nuclear and conventional weapons after testing 2 types of missiles
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North Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles for second time in a week
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