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UN chief expresses opposition to S. Korea's nuclear armament

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed opposition Thursday to growing calls in South Korea for nuclear armament, saying such a move runs counter to international norms, a South Korean lawmaker said.Ban made the remarks during a meeting with South Korean National Assembly Speaker Chung Se-kyun and the floor leaders of the ruling Saenuri Party, the main opposition Minjoo Party of Korea and the People's Party -- Chung Jin-suk, Woo Sang-ho and Park Jie-won, respectively.Ban said he sees calls for nuclear armament in South Korea as "undesirable," saying the country, as the world's 13th-largest economy, should comply with international norms, according to the People's Party floor leader Park.On North Korea, Ban said that sanctions on Pyongyang are necessary for negotiations, according to Park.Ban also said that how fast China will agree on new U.N. Security Council sanctions on the North would be a barometer for the relations between the North and China, according to Park.Ban, whose second five-year term as U.N. chief ends at the end of this year, also said that he plans to return ho

Sep 16, 2016

UN chief expresses opposition to S. Korea's nuclear armament

N. Korea bristles at US supersonic bomber flyover

North Korea on Wednesday protested the United States' flyover of two B-1B nuclear-capable strategic bombers over South Korea, saying such "reckless provocations" should stop.The U.S. Air Force on Tuesday flew the B-1B Lancers over Osan Air Base, south of Seoul, as a warning to North Korea following its fifth nuclear test last week.The North's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) blasted the exercise as a "military provocation" revealing Washington's intentions to mount a pre-emptive nuclear attack."They are blustering this is a 'demonstration of fulfillment of their strong commitment to protecting' south Korea and 'strong warning' to the DPRK, in particular," the KCNA said in an English dispatch, monitored in Seoul. DPRK is the acronym for North Korea's official name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.It also claimed the U.S. will continue to bring nuclear carriers and other nuclear strategic means to the region in a bid to prepare for a nuclear attack."These extremely reckless provocations of the U.S. imperialist warmongers are pushing the situation on the Korean peninsula to t

Sep 14, 2016

N. Korea bristles at US supersonic bomber flyover

US supersonic bombers fly over S. Korea

Army plans to bombard North Korea with K-pop girl bands

South Korea resumed its loudspeaker broadcast campaign on Jan. 8 after North Korea conducted its fourth nuclear test. / Yonhap By Lee Han-sooThe South Korean army is considering adding an electronic display of K-pop girl bands to its loudspeaker broadcasts towards North Korea, in its latest psychological warfare bid.The move follows the North’s fifth nuclear test Friday, as the South plans new sanctions and countermeasures against the hermit kingdom, according to TV Chosun.The electronic display, which was last used in 2004, will show K-pop girl bands and international and domestic news to the North. A mobile version of the display ― which can be seen up to 15 kilometers ― also is being considered.And the army will increase the number of loudspeakers fourfold.The army believes the measures will have a big impact on North Koreans living near the border. 

Sep 11, 2016

Army plans to bombard North Korea with K-pop girl bands

US aircraft carrier to take part in S. Korean drills

The United States plans to dispatch a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to South Korea next month in a show of force to deter further military provocations by North Korea following its latest nuclear test, a military official here said Sunday.The USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), the flagship of the Yokosuka, Japan-based Carrier Strike Group Five of the U.S. Navy, will sail to South Korea's Yellow and South Seas to participate in a joint naval exercise with South Korea, slated for Oct. 10-15, the official said."The USS Ronald Reagan will take part in the combined maritime exercise between the U.S. and South Korean militaries to be carried out in the western and southern seas," the official noted.The exercise will focus on training the allies' naval forces on joint precision attacks on North Korea's key military facilities and the regime's leadership that would be launched in the event of a war with the communist country.Nicknamed a floating air base, the vessel is capable of carrying some 80 combat fighters and aircraft, as well as about 5,400 crewmen.Powered by two nuclear reactors, the US

Sep 11, 2016

S. Korea unveils plan to raze Pyongyang in case of signs of nuclear attack

South Korea has already developed a plan to annihilate the North Korean capital of Pyongyang through intensive bombing in case the North shows any signs of a nuclear attack, a military source in Seoul said Sunday."Every Pyongyang district, particularly where the North Korean leadership is possibly hidden, will be completely destroyed by ballistic missiles and high-explosive shells as soon as the North shows any signs of using a nuclear weapon. In other words, the North's capital city will be reduced to ashes and removed from the map," the source said.The disclosure of the detailed bombing operation came after the Defense Ministry reported the "Korea Massive Punishment & Retaliation" (KMPR) to the National Assembly last week in response to the North's fifth nuclear weapon test."The defense ministry's operational concept 'Korea Massive Punishment & Retaliation' is aimed at wiping a certain section of Pyongyang completely off the map," the source noted.The operational concept is intended to launch pre-emptive bombing attacks on North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and the country's m

Sep 11, 2016

S. Korea unveils plan to raze Pyongyang in case of signs of nuclear attack

N. Korea's nuclear capability advanced to 'considerable level'

More and stronger sanctions should be in place against North Korea as its nuclear capability has been upgraded to a “considerable level” in the past decade, South Korea's Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se said Saturday, calling on the international community to make concerted efforts to put further pressure on the communist state.His remarks came as Pyongyang conducted its nuclear test in its northeastern region early Friday claiming that its detonation test was "successful.""Over the past decade, North Korea's nuclear capability has highly advanced, and (the latest nuke test) clearly shows that its leader Kim Jong-un does not intend to change," South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se said during a meeting with his staff."We need more and stronger sanctions and pressure (against North Korea) to create an environment where they are left with little option but to change themselves," he said, vowing to impose a comprehensive set of sanctions led by the U.N. Security Council.The foreign ministry said South Korea will seek support in the coming weeks for a new set of sanctions

Sep 10, 2016

N. Korea's nuclear capability advanced to 'considerable level'

Park condemns North Korea's nuke test; seeks stronger countermeasures

South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Friday condemned North Korea's apparent nuclear test, saying that its provocation will only invite stronger international sanctions, deepen its isolation and hasten its self-destruction.Park also said the latest provocation explicitly ignored the international community's united position against the North's nuclear program and attested to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's recklessness.The commander-in-chief, in addition, said that South Korea, in close cooperation with the international community, will seek "much stronger sanctions" and mobilize "all possible means" to pressure Pyongyang into renouncing its nuclear ambitions."This (nuclear test) is a clear violation of U.N. Security Council (UNSC) resolutions and a grave challenge to the international community," Park said during an emergency meeting with her aides in Vientiane, the last leg of her three-nation trip.The emergency meeting was attended by Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se, Trade Minister Joo Hyung-hwan, Park's chief foreign policy secretary Kim Kyou-hyun and Kang Seog-hoon, senior pr

Sep 9, 2016

Park condemns North Korea's nuke test; seeks stronger countermeasures

Japanese PM calls N. Korean nuclear test 'absolutely unacceptable'

By Park Si-sooJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday called North Korea's latest nuclear test "absolutely unacceptable.""North Korea's carrying out of a nuclear test is absolutely unacceptable for Japan," Abe said, after Pyongyang conducted its fifth nuclear test, believed to be its most powerful to date. He said the test "could not be tolerated and Japan would protest strongly to Pyongyang if confirmed.”A 5.3-magnitude seismic tremor was recorded on Friday morning near the North’s nuclear test site and it was suspected to be the fifth nuclear test by the North.Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters that he has set up and is running an emergency team dedicated to monitoring related developments.He also said that a nuclear test by the North would violate U.N. Security Council resolutions and agreements reached through the long-stalled six-party denuclearization talks involving the two Koreas, Japan, the United States, Russia and China.China, the North's closest ally and the host of the six-party talks, has yet to express its official stance on Py

Sep 9, 2016

Japanese PM calls N. Korean nuclear test 'absolutely unacceptable'

S. Korea ups 2017 defense budget by 4 percent

South Korea has increased its defense budget for next year by 4 percent as it moves to beef up missile defense capabilities amid growing threats from North Korea, the defense ministry said Tuesday.The government has allocated a total of 40.335 trillion won ($36.5 billion) to bolstering the country's defensive capabilities in 2017, up from 38.799 trillion won set for this year, the Ministry of National Defense said in a statement."To counter the North's asymmetrical threats coming from its weapons of mass destruction, the country badly needs to build a Korea Air and Missile Defense (KAMD) system and 'kill chain' to detect, identify and intercept incoming missiles in the shortest possible time," a ministry official said.Of the total budget, 12.159 trillion won will be spent to improve the country's existing aircraft and anti-missile capabilities and the remaining 28.176 trillion won will be injected as operating costs for troops and armaments, the statement said.Starting with its fourth underground nuclear test in January, North Korea has escalated its saber-rattling this year by firin

Sep 6, 2016

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세계 역사상 가장 많은 생명을 앗아간 무기는 무엇일까?인기 유튜브 채널 “티비스토리”는 지난 8월 “역사상 가장 많은 인간을 죽인 무기 TOP 16”이라는 제목으로 한 영상을 게재했다.영상은 로마 글라디우스 양날 검이 사람을 가장 많이 죽인 무기이며 약 1억 명 이상이 이 칼에 의해 희생되었다고 전했다.이어서 2위는 당나라 당파창 (7천만 명 이상), 3위는 중국의 연노궁 (5천만 명 이상)이 차지했다. 반면 제2차 세계대전을 상징하는 무기인 원자폭탄은 16위를 차지했으며 총 30~40만 명이 원자폭탄에 의해 사망했다고 기록되었다.디지털뉴스부@ 

Sep 5, 2016

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UN chief expresses opposition to S. Korea's nuclear armament

N. Korea bristles at US supersonic bomber flyover

Army plans to bombard North Korea with K-pop girl bands

US aircraft carrier to take part in S. Korean drills

S. Korea unveils plan to raze Pyongyang in case of signs of nuclear attack

N. Korea's nuclear capability advanced to 'considerable level'

Park condemns North Korea's nuke test; seeks stronger countermeasures

Japanese PM calls N. Korean nuclear test 'absolutely unacceptable'

S. Korea ups 2017 defense budget by 4 percent

역사상 가장 많은 인간을 죽인 무기 TOP 16

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