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North Korea Says South Korea Will Be Target of Collective Punishment Over U.S.-ROK Defense Role

Pyongyang framed Seoul’s deeper integration into U.S. defense plans plus recent military moves as justifications for retaliatory measures.

Trump Orders Major Scale-Down of U.S.-South Korea Ulchi Freedom Shield Exercise

U.S. and South Korea Formalize Nuclear Consultation as North Korea Expands Enrichment Capacity

North Korea Codifies Automatic Nuclear Strike if Kim Is Killed, South Korea Says

THAAD Stays in South Korea, USFK Chief Says, as Interceptors Are Forward-Staged

IAEA Says North Korea Is Expanding Nuclear Output With New Yongbyon Facility

North Korea Fires Multiple Ballistic Missiles Toward East Sea, South Korea Says

North Korea Touts 600 mm Rocket Launcher Test After Firing About 10 Ballistic Missiles

U.S. and South Korea Set March 9–19 ‘Freedom Shield’ Drills as Field-Training Talks Continue

Russian Embassy in Seoul Removes 'Victory Will Be Ours' Banner, Cancels Outside Event

North Korea Displays 'Nuclear-Capable' 600 mm Rocket Launcher at Pyongyang Ceremony

Captured North Korean Soldiers in Ukraine Ask to Defect to South Korea

U.S. Nuclear Submarine Greenville Docks in Busan, First Visit Since February

Russia Denies Reported Secret Seoul–Moscow Talks on North Korea

Fresh Imagery Shows Yongbyon Expansion as Suspected Enrichment Plant Moves Toward Outfitting

North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Into Sea of Japan After New U.S. Sanctions

Kim Says He’ll Talk to U.S. If Denuclearization Demand Is Dropped

South Korea Takes Security Council Presidency With Lee to Lead AI Debate and Address UNGA

Seoul to Repatriate Six North Koreans Across Maritime Border This Week

Allies Mark 75th Korean War Anniversary With Calls to Strengthen Peninsula Defenses