LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell China has reportedly put its military on alert for a possible crisis in Korea. Beijing is calling for calm, but the situation on the peninsula is extremely tense. Evidence suggests that North Korea may be preparing for a sixth nuclear test, and President Donald Trump’s posture in the wake…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Examining the Isolated State’s Communist Roots By Jack Phillips, Epoch Times Brandishing nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles, North Korea has topped news headlines for the last decade as it has menaced its more prosperous neighbors. Unlike the Soviet Union, which collapsed and split into over a dozen non-communist nations, or China,…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Ryan Pickrell North Korea is not afraid of President Donald Trump’s strikes on Syria, a state-run media outlet said Sunday. Calling the the Trump administration’s actions in Syria “absolutely unpardonable,” the North Korean foreign ministry said that while some observers suspect the strikes were a “warning,” the North is “not…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Micah J. Fleck Here we go. Reuters now reporting as of late last night: A U.S. Navy strike group will be moving toward the western Pacific Ocean near the Korean peninsula as a show of force, a U.S. official told Reuters on Saturday, as concerns grow about North Korea’s…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell President Donald Trump has stated that the U.S. will use “the full range of military capabilities” to defend America and its allies against North Korea, and one possible option is cyber warfare. “It is 100 percent possible” that the U.S. could prevent a nuclear strike by hacking…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell North Korean hackers allegedly gained access to secret allied war plans for a conflict on the peninsula. A South Korean investigation into a security breach last year revealed North Korean hackers accessed parts of Operations Plan (OPLAN) 5027, the Chosun Ilbo reports, citing South Korean defense sources. The…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is pictured during a test-fire of strategic submarine-launched ballistic missile in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang August 25, 2016. REUTERS/KCNA By: Ryan Pickrell North Korean hackers allegedly gained access to secret allied war plans for a…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell A retired four-star U.S. general warns that a pre-emptive strike on North Korea may be the only real solution to address the North Korean nuclear threat. Retired Gen. John Keane, who turned down President Donald Trump’s offer to serve as the secretary of defense, suggests that bombing…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell America’s most advanced stealth fighter participated in precision bombing drills on the Korean peninsula for the first time. Around half a dozen U.S. Marine Corps F-35 Lighting II Joint Strike Fighters took part in the Korea Marine Exercise Program this week and drilled alongside South Korean and…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell North Korea appears ready for another round of nuclear weapons testing, South Korea’s military said Friday. North Korea has launched at least six missiles and tested a high-thrust rocket engine, possibly for an intercontinental ballistic missile, since President Donald Trump took office. North Korea, however, has yet…