LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell Many people assume that in the event that North Korea carried out a nuclear strike, successful or not, the U.S. would use nuclear weapons to turn the North into a crater. If they use a nuclear weapon, do we want to pave Pyongyang and kill a million…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jack Phillips, Epoch Times and Leo Timm, Epoch Times Brandishing nuclear bombs and ballistic missiles, North Korea has topped news headlines for the last decade as it has menaced its more prosperous neighbors. Even its closest ally and benefactor, China, has begun to entertain military options as a means…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell Vice President Mike Pence issued another strong warning to North Korea Wednesday. “North Korea is the most dangerous and urgent threat to peace and security in the Asia-Pacific,” the vice president said, standing on the deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan presently stationed at Yokosuka…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Kody Fairfield The US military is considering shooting down North Korean missile tests as a show of strength to Pyongyang, two sources briefed on the planning have told the Guardian. The defense secretary, James Mattis, has briefed Congress on the option, but the military has not yet decided to…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell The Trump administration believes China will resolve the crisis on the Korean Peninsula, but Beijing’s thinking is not aligned with that of Washington. “It’s a very dangerous situation, and China can end it very quickly in my opinion,” President Donald Trump told Reuters in February. “I think China has tremendous control over…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell North Korea is determined to continue testing missiles and nukes, the country’s senior officials said Monday. “We’ll be conducting more missile tests on a weekly, monthly and yearly basis,” North Korean Vice Foreign Minister Han Song-Ryol told BBC. He also said that if the U.S. took military action…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell North Korea revealed a special fighting force during a weekend military parade. North Korea publicly unveiled a special operations unit for the first time during a military parade marking the Day of the Sun, the anniversary of the birth of North Korean founder Kim Il Sung, reports Yonhap…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell President Donald Trump is much more “vicious” and “aggressive” than his predecessor, a North Korean official argued Friday. “Now we are comparing Trump’s policy toward the DPRK with the former administration’s, and we have concluded that it’s becoming more vicious and more aggressive,” North Korean Vice Foreign…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell Pyongyang is reportedly broadcasting encrypted messages reminiscent of those used to contact spies during the Cold War. Evidence suggests that a sixth North Korean nuclear test is coming soon, as U.S. officials report a nuclear device was planted inside the Punggye-ri nuclear test site. Analysts says the testing site…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Ryan Pickrell A crisis on the Korean peninsula appears imminent as North Korea may soon conduct a sixth nuclear test. China fears that a “conflict could break out at any moment,” and North Korea is warning it “will go to war” if the U.S. decides it wants a fight,…