Tag: Kim Jong Un

South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham warned Wednesday the United States will continue on a war footing against Kim Jong Un "unless the world can stop North Korea." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

National Security

Lindsey Graham: Trump will attack ‘unless the world can stop North Korea’

Sean Langille · August 9, 2017 3:12 pm

Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta questioned whether President Trump would lead the U.S. into nuclear war if he feels North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is "attacking his manhood." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

National Security

Leon Panetta: Does Trump think Kim Jong Un is ‘attacking his manhood?’

Caitlin Yilek · August 9, 2017 1:47 pm

Sebastian Gorka warns North Korea: Don’t test Trump

National Security

Sebastian Gorka warns North Korea: Don’t test Trump

Caitlin Yilek · August 9, 2017 1:21 pm

Former Secretary of Defense William Cohen said Wednesday that President Trump should have stayed quiet, instead of responding to North Korean threats by saying the U.S. would bring "fire and fury" against the regime. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)

National Security

Bill Clinton’s defense secretary: ‘Silence would have been very good here’

Pete Kasperowicz · August 9, 2017 12:43 pm

President Trump touted America's robust nuclear arsenal and status as the "most powerful nation in the world" as U.S. and North Korean leaders continue to trade threats. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Trump: US nuclear arsenal ‘far stronger and more powerful than ever before’

Anna Giaritelli · August 9, 2017 12:19 pm

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Wednesday that Americans should "sleep well" despite rising tensions with North Korea. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Rex Tillerson sees no ‘imminent threat’ from North Korea

Anna Giaritelli, Joel Gehrke · August 9, 2017 12:02 pm

Two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., flew from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, for a 10-hour mission, flying in the vicinity of Kyushu, Japan, the East China Sea, and the Korean peninsula. (Courtesy photo: Pacific Air Forces)

National Security

Pacific Air Forces ‘ready to fight’ North Korea in Guam

Pete Kasperowicz · August 9, 2017 11:02 am

The escalating tensions between Washington and Pyongyang could offer Trump a chance to demonstrate the tough but nimble leadership he promised on the campaign trail. (AP)

National Security

North Korea presents embattled Trump White House with high-stakes test

Sarah Bedford · August 9, 2017 4:01 am

The U.S. has a THAAD defense system in Guam, which is 2131 miles to the southeast of North Korea. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)

National Security

North Korea threatens missile strike on Guam

Josh Siegel · August 8, 2017 10:38 pm

The Republican chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said the U.S. should be focused on working with China and building up its missile defenses in the wake of a report that an updated intelligence assessment found North Korea now has the capability to miniaturize a nuclear warhead. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, file)

John McCain warns Trump: Don’t threaten North Korea unless you are ready to act

Travis J. Tritten · August 8, 2017 10:14 pm

Though more terrible in the moment, the nuclear option was at least limited and avoided a street massacre of conscripted civilians. (AP Photo/Stanley Troutman)

Beltway Confidential

The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were horrible. They weren’t war crimes.

Philip Wegmann · August 8, 2017 9:35 pm

According to the Washington Post, the U.S. determined in July that Kim Jong Un currently has up to 60 nuclear weapons at his disposal, although some believe the number is smaller. Since 2006, North Korea has conducted five nuclear tests; the most recent one took place in September 2016. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

North Korea developed miniaturized nuclear bomb capable of fitting on ICBM: Report

Leah DePiero · August 8, 2017 5:32 pm