DefenceTalkJapan’s prime minister on Monday (Sept 11) called for a boost to the country’s defences in the face of North Korean threats, warning that Tokyo needs to be able to protect itself. The call is a common refrain from nationalist leader Shinzo Abe, who has long advocated a stiffening of Japan’s military posture, despite its […]https://www.defencetalk.com/japan-pm-urges-stronger-defence-amid-north-korea-worries-70441/

DefenceTalkSouth Korea and the United States on Thursday completed the deployment of a US missile defence system to counter North Korean threats, sparking demonstrations by residents and a diplomatic protest from Beijing. A convoy of US military trucks carrying four launchers for the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system made their way through an activists’ […]https://www.defencetalk.com/south-korea-us-deploy-missile-defence-amid-china-protest-70438/

DefenceTalkOpposition parties and sections of South Korea’s media are stepping up calls for the government to invite the United States to reintroduce tactical nuclear weapons to the country as Pyongyang is showing no signs of halting its development of nuclear weapons and intercontinental ballistic missiles. The US withdrew its battlefield nuclear weapons from South Korea […]https://www.defencetalk.com/south-korea-to-bring-back-us-tactical-nuclear-missiles-70430/

DefenceTalkChina strongly condemned North Korea’s Sunday nuclear test, slamming Pyongyang for ignoring international condemnation of its atomic weapons programme. North Korea “has ignored the international community’s widespread opposition, again carrying out a nuclear test. China’s government expresses resolute opposition and strong condemnation toward this,” the foreign ministry said in a statement on its website. “We […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-strongly-condemns-north-korean-nuclear-test-foreign-ministry-70414/

DefenceTalkGeological agencies have detected an earthquake in North Korea that signals it conducted its sixth nuclear test. The presumed test rachets up tensions after North Korea has conducted repeated ballistic missile tests. North Korea is likely to have conducted its sixth nuclear test on Sunday, after geological agencies registered a man-made quake in the northeast […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fears-of-nuclear-test-as-earthquake-detected-70409/

DefenceTalkNuclear-armed North Korea has warned Tokyo against “imminent self-destruction” for siding with Washington, as tensions soar after Pyongyang fired a missile over Japan. The North set off global alarm Tuesday when it fired an intermediate-range missile over the Asian island nation, triggering condemnation from world leaders including the US and Japan. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-warns-japan-of-imminent-self-destruction-70403/

DefenceTalkNuclear-armed North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan and into the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday in a major escalation by Pyongyang amid tensions over its weapons ambitions. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said it was an “unprecedented, serious and grave threat” and called for an emergency UN Security Council meeting. The last time a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-over-japan-70382/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles Saturday, the US military said, reviving tensions with Washington after President Donald Trump had said Pyongyang was starting to show some “respect”. The launches come as tens of thousands of South Korean and US troops take part in joint military drills in the south of the peninsula, which […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-short-range-missiles-us-military-70380/

DefenceTalkTop U.S. and South Korean military leaders spoke to reporters yesterday at Osan Air Base near the South Korean capital of Seoul to reinforce the alliance between the two countries and their combined resolve to deter North Korean threats. In attendance were Army Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, commander of U.S. Forces Korea, Combined Forces Command […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-south-korean-military-leaders-reinforce-alliance-70365/

DefenceTalkChina and Russia pushed on Tuesday (Aug 15) for talks to defuse the “confrontational spiral” between the US and North Korea after Kim Jong-Un stepped back from a planned missile strike near Guam. The North Korean leader said he would wait and see how the United States behaved before deciding whether to execute the planned […]https://www.defencetalk.com/china-russia-push-talks-as-north-korea-steps-back-from-missile-launches-70273/