The nuclear-powered USS Alexandria is a 360-foot fast-attack submarine equipped with Tomahawk missiles and MK48 torpedoes.

The North, under a centrally planned economy ... Central to the country’s military and political goals is the development of nuclear weapons. North Korea’s relentless pursuit of a nuclear ...

If confirmed, this development could further isolate North Korea from the international community ... The United States, under Trump’s leadership, faces a critical decision—whether to engage ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said an elevated U.S. security partnership with South Korea and Japan poses a grave ...

South Korea has been quick to dismiss the possibility of accepting North Korea as a nuclear weapons state, a status granted only to five countries under ... accelerated the development of its ...

The diplomatic outreach failed to result in a nuclear deal, however, and Pyongyang has accelerated the development ... under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, or NPT. "North ...

South Korean officials interpreted Hegseth's comment as showing possible U.S. recognition of North ... under an international treaty barring nuclear weapons development. Countries like South Korea ...

Such vigilance comes despite North Korea’s silence toward overtures from Seoul and Washington since 2019 and the now significantly strained inter-Korean relations compared to under the previous ...

It is time to examine not only the effects and effectiveness of North Korean troops in combat, but the wider implications for ...