DefenceTalkIn 2016, North Korea conducted about 22 missile launches and two nuclear tests as part of an effort to gain nuclear missile capability. They also served as provocation against its neighbor to the south, the Republic of Korea. “The concerning part about this is not necessarily that they are doing provocations,” said Brig. Gen. David […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-aviation-efforts-in-korea-focused-on-countering-special-operations-forces-wmd-69931/

DefenceTalkAmid the Trump administration’s conflicting signals on whether or not it will ask South Korea to pay more for a controversial American missile defense system, experts suggest restraint and caution to avoid eroding the Washington-Seoul alliance, a change that could impede efforts to counter nuclear-armed North Korea. Earlier this week, the U.S. military said the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/thaad-cost-debate-could-erode-us-south-korea-alliance-69909/

DefenceTalkUS President Donald Trump on Monday said he would not rule out meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, under the right conditions, as Pyongyang threatens to carry out a sixth nuclear test. Tensions on the Korean peninsula have been running high for weeks, with signs the North might be preparing a long-range missile launch or […]https://www.defencetalk.com/trump-would-be-honored-to-meet-north-koreas-kim-if-conditions-right-69888/

DefenceTalkThe US controversial missile defense system, known as THAAD, has become operational in South Korea, despite China’s criticism. The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) “has reached initial intercept capability,” a US official told AFP on condition of anonymity on Monday. In July last year, Washington and Seoul agreed to the battery deployment in the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/thaad-missile-defense-system-now-operational-in-south-korea-69871/

DefenceTalkThe US aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson on Saturday kicked off a joint drill with the South Korean navy, officials said, as tensions rose over North Korea’s latest test-fire of a ballistic missile. “Immediately after the aircraft carrier arrived in the Sea of Japan, South Korea and the US strike forces launched a drill from […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-aircraft-carrier-starts-drill-with-south-korean-navy-69864/

DefenceTalkUS President Donald Trump on Friday said he wants South Korea to pay $1 billion for a missile shield being deployed here, and called for a renegotiation of a bilateral free trade pact. Amid intense debate at home and diplomatic friction with China, key components of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system were brought […]https://www.defencetalk.com/south-korea-should-pay-1b-for-thaad-trump-69856/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea test-fired a ballistic missile Saturday in apparent defiance of a concerted US push for tougher international sanctions to curb Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons ambitions. The latest launch, which South Korea said was a failure, came just hours after US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned the UN Security Council of “catastrophic consequences” if the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-missile-defying-us-push-for-new-sanctions-69848/

DefenceTalkUS troops began delivering a missile defence system that has infuriated China to a deployment site in South Korea Wednesday, amid heightened tensions over the North’s nuclear ambitions. Washington is urging Beijing — Pyongyang’s sole major ally — to do more to rein it in, but the Asian giant has reacted with fury to the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-missile-defence-equipment-reaches-s-korea-site-69818/

DefenceTalkThe US supercarrier Carl Vinson will start joint exercises with Japan’s navy on Sunday, Tokyo’s defence ministry said, as the warship passes through the western Pacific after days of contention over its whereabouts. The strike group is in the region as tensions spike over North Korea’s rogue arms program and concerns that Pyongyang is planning […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-warship-in-west-pacific-for-navy-drills-with-japan-69802/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea on Saturday unveiled what appears to be its new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), staging a large-scale military parade in Pyongyang amid increased military tensions on the peninsula. A huge truck carrying the missile-shaped objective rolled through the main square of the capital in front of leader Kim Jong-un and other top officials of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-unveils-new-icbm-at-military-parade-69759/