North Korea, Pete Hegseth

US Ally Reacts as Pete Hegseth Declares North Korea a 'Nuclear Power'
John Kirby, White House national security communications adviser, said of Hegseth's remarks on North Korea's status as a nuclear power: "We've not made such a recognition. I can't speak to what the incoming team will—how they'll characterize it. We've not gone so far as to make that recognition."
South Korea slams Hegseth over North Korea 'nuclear power' comments
Trump defense secretary nominee Pete Hesgeth ruffled feathers in S. Korea with his written statement to the Senate panel overseeing his confirmation
Hegseth calls North Korea a nuclear power, urges allies to share defense burden
U.S. Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth has described North Korea as a "nuclear power" that poses a threat to global stability, while highlighting the need for U.S. allies to increase "burden sharing" in pursuit of "healthy" partnerships.
South Korea rejects Trump nominee Hegseth’s ‘nuclear power’ label for North Korea
Seoul says North Korea ‘can never be recognised as a nuclear-armed state’ under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
(3rd LD) Pentagon chief nominee depicts N. Korea aa'nuclear power,' calls for allies' increased 'burden sharing'
U.S. Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth has described North Korea as a "nuclear power" that poses a threat to global stability, while highlighting the need for U.S. allies to increase "burden sharing" in pursuit of what he termed "healthy" partnerships.

Russia, North Korea

North Korea launches short-range ballistic missiles ahead of Trump’s return to White House
North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Tuesday, Seoul's military said, in a ...
Rubio Aims to Take on the Axis of Anger: China, Russia, North Korea and Iran
The loose arrangement of hostile powers could pose a series of conundrums for President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for ...
North Korea launches missiles toward eastern waters in 2nd launch of year, South says
South Korea’s military says North Korea has test-fired multiple missiles toward its eastern waters in its second launch event ...
Diary of a Dead North Korean Soldier Reveals Grisly Battlefield Tactics
The troops are exposed, green, loyal—and dying by the thousands in front-line combat against Ukraine.
North Korea Deployed 12,000 Troops To Kursk In October. Three Months Later, A Third Are Dead Or Wounded.
A third of the troops North Korea deployed to western Russia’s Kursk Oblast late last year has been killed or wounded, ...
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South Korea, NATO urge North Korea, Russia to halt military cooperation
South Korea and NATO on Wednesday urged North Korea and Russia to halt their military cooperation. The demand came after ...