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Mearsheimer: North Korean nukes a ‘force for stability’ on Korean Peninsula
In Seoul, political scholar says US nuclear umbrella balances out DPRK weapons, drawing criticism from other experts
B-1B bombers join US-ROK aerial drill against North Korean satellite launch
Joint exercise under Ulchi Freedom Shield comes after DPRK slammed bomber deployment and warned of ‘thermo-nuclear war’
Seoul downplayed military value of North Korea’s spy satellite: Missile expert
Tal Inbar calls on South Korea to disclose images of DPRK satellite and rocket, highlights threat of Pyongyang’s drones
Chinese ships appears to join race to recover North Korean space rocket wreckage
Data shows unusual vessel movement near splashdown zones, and experts say Beijing may have own reasons to fish up debris
South Korea slashes funding for unification ministry in new budget proposal
40% cut is largest in decade and aligns with Seoul’s efforts to overhaul ministry amid growing tensions with North Korea
US, ROK and Japan hold naval drills on responding to North Korean missiles
Exercise off Jeju Island also ‘inspected’ information sharing in line with trilateral defense plans, South Korea says
Kim Jong Un promises nuclear weapon deployment to navy in visit to HQ
In inspection with daughter, North Korean leader demands improved readiness to fight US, South Korea and Japan
US calls out Russian, Chinese inaction over North Korean satellite launch at UN
DPRK defends space launch as ‘legitimate right’ during emergency UN Security Council meeting, as 13 members condemn it
North Korea decries Japan’s ‘unethical’ water release from Fukushima nuke plant
State media also covered China and Russia’s criticism to show unity with two friendly countries, expert says
Russia says North Koreans ‘volunteered’ for recovery work in storm-hit Far East
Experts say help a symbolic gesture amid growing ties, but raise possibility of payment in violation of sanctions
