North Korea, Pete Hegseth and Nuclear Power

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
South Korea says North not a 'nuclear power' following Hegseth's confirmation hearing remarks
Seoul stressed Wednesday that Pyongyang cannot hold nuclear state status, rejecting U.S. defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth's reference to the North as a "nuclear power."
Seoul rejects Pete Hegseth’s ‘nuclear power’ label for North Korea
Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Pentagon chief, referred to North Korea as a “nuclear power” in a written statement for Tuesday’s confirmation hearing – shattering a longstanding taboo by granting such a designation to Kim Jong-un’s regime and drawing considerable attention in Seoul.
300 North Korean troops have been killed in Ukraine, South Korea says
Separately, Ukraine revealed more details about the first two North Korean soldiers it has captured alive and said it was willing to exchange them for Ukrainians held in Russia.
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.
S. Korea says N. Korea can never be recognized as nuclear power after Trump nominee refers to Pyongyang as one
North Korea cannot be recognized as a nuclear-armed state under the international nonproliferation treaty, and its denuclearization is a principle shared by all parties involved, including South Korea and the United States,
North Korean nuclear weapons Kim Jong-un’s ‘insurance policy’ to stay in power, Rubio says
Trump's secretary of state pick said the incoming administration would consider 'broader' policies to deal with 'dictator' Kim Marco Rubio, Donald Trump's nominee to be secretary of state, on ...
Seoul eyes revival of US-North Korea, inter-Korean talks under Trump 2.0
US secretary of state nominee signals shifts in N. Korea policy toward stabilization and risk reduction Seoul’s Foreign and ...
Doomsday Clock reset imminent amid Israel-Hamas war and threats from Iran, North Korea and Russia’s ‘unhinged’ Putin
Our planet is the closest it has ever been to a global nuclear holocaust, the scientific community has warned over the past ...
North Korea says it tested a hypersonic intermediate-range missile
Kim Jong Un described the missile test as a crucial achievement in his goals to bolster North Korea's nuclear deterrence. Lee ...
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 ...
Time for North Korea policy to shift focus to freedom, human rights
While South Korea experiences historic domestic political turmoil, Kim Jong Un and his regime continue to threaten peace and ...
North Korea says it tested hypersonic intermediate range missile aimed at remote Pacific targets
North Korea says its latest weapons test was a new hypersonic intermediate-range missile designed to strike targets in the ...
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S. Korea stresses N.K. denuclearization 'unanimous goal' after Rubio remarks
South Korea reaffirmed Thursday that denuclearizing North Korea is a "unanimous goal" shared by the international community, ...