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Chinese student accused of filming U.S. aircraft carrier in Busan was model Communist Party member: Seoul

One of the Chinese students under investigation for illegally filming a U.S. aircraft carrier near the Busan Korea Fleet Command was previously recognized as a model Communist Party member, South Korean intelligence authorities revealed on Sunday.

2024-12-02

North Korea's Kim calls for bolstering nuclear forces 'without limitation'

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called on his officials to strengthen the regime's nuclear forces "without limitation" and complete preparations for war, Pyongyang's state media reported Monday.

2024-11-18

South Korea, U.S., Japan hold trilateral naval drill after North's missile launch

South Korea, the United States and Japan conducted a joint naval exercise south of the Korean Peninsula in response to North Korea’s launch of a missile carrying a hypersonic warhead, Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Wednesday.

2024-01-17

U.S. nuclear sub visits Busan as allies hash out deterrence guidelines

The deployment of the latest U.S. nuclear strategic asset on the peninsula, an indication of U.S. commitment to extended deterrence to the South, comes amid signals that North Korea could launch an ICBM as early as this month.

2023-12-17

North Korea all tell, no show with spy satellite photos of U.S., South Korean sites

Previous images released by North Korea and satellite components recovered by the South Korean and U.S. militaries from the debris of the failed launches have been subpar.

2023-11-26

North Korea claims spy satellite captured images of USS Carl Vinson and military bases in Hawaii

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited the National Aerospace Technology Administration’s Pyongyang General Control Center on Saturday, marking his third visit since the satellite's launch on Tuesday

2023-11-25

U.S. aircraft carrier arrives as North’s spy satellite launch looms

On the same day, the U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson arrived in Busan, South Korea's Navy said, in a show of force against the North's nuclear and missile threats.

2023-11-21

North warns of 'rapid first strike' as U.S. carrier arrives in Busan

North Korea threatened to stage the "most powerful and rapid first strike" against U.S. strategic assets Friday following the arrival of an American nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in the Korean Peninsula.

2023-10-13

The Reagan arrives

The USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), a nuclear-powered supercarrier, arrives at a dock in Busan. Carrier Strike Group arrived in Busan after a trilateral exercise alongside the Korean and Japanese navy earlier this week southeast of Jeju.

2023-10-12

South Korea, U.S., Japan conduct first trilateral maritime interdiction drill in 7 years

South Korea, the United States and Japan held a maritime interdiction drill in the high seas southeast of Jeju on Tuesday, marking the first trilateral drill of its kind in seven years...

2023-10-10