SEOUL — Analysts say confusing or deceptive messages about a U.S. naval “armada” heading to waters off the Korean peninsula undermines the United States’ credible threat of military force against North Korea. The White House and the U.S. military’s Pacific Command were not quite accurate in early April when they said the USS Carl Vinson aircraft […]
SEOUL — By sending a U.S. navy strike force into waters near North Korea, President Donald Trump is raising concerns that he is prepared to put America’s interests ahead of those of regional allies. The threat of force against North Korea has gained new credibility following U.S. airstrikes against Syria for using chemical weapons on its […]
SEOUL — North Korea fired four ballistic missiles early Monday, three of which flew 1,000 kilometers before landing in the sea within 350 kilometers of the Japanese mainland, according to South Korean and Japanese officials. It is unlikely, however, that Monday’s test was that of a long-range intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM.) “South Korea and the U.S. […]
SEOUL — President Donald Trump’s carefully worded and measured condemnation of North Korea’s missile test on Sunday leaves unclear what new policies he may pursue to halt the Kim Jong Un government’s advancing nuclear program. Standing alongside Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who called North Korea’s missile launch “absolutely intolerable,” Trump said, “The United States of […]