The government of North Korea has murdered Christians for possessing a Bible.
A South Korean newspaper reports that the people labeled criminals by the North Korean government for owning a Bible were killed in public execution events arranged by Kim Jong-un’s government.
A source said in the city of Wonsan, those being executed were tied to stakes in a local stadium and shot to death with machine guns while over 10,000 residents were forced by military forces to watch. He said the bodies were so riddled with machine gun bullets that identities could not be determined.
Relatives or accomplices of those murdered were taken to prison camps.
Some North Korean experts say the executions are an effort by the government to quell any possible opposition.
U.S. nuclear analysts say steam seen rising from the Yongbyon nuclear facility in North Korea indicate the reactor is in or nearing operation.
The US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University, which uses satellite imagery to track actions in North Korea, said the color and volume of steam released from the reactor is the indication of operation. Continue reading →
A North Korean ship has been seized trying to pass through the Panama Canal containing a large cache of hidden weapons which may violate U.N. prohibitions against sending weapons to the unstable Asian nation.
Missiles reportedly “being sent for repair” from Cuba were found buried under large sacks of sugar. None of the weapons were listed on the ship’s manifest which is a violation of maritime law. Continue reading →
North Korea conducted a missile test over the weekend in another attempt to show defiance to the world’s sanctions.
A short-range guided missile was fired into the water off the eastern coast Sunday and three short-range missiles were fired in a test on Saturday. South Korea called the acts “provocations” but noted that no North Korea troops were moving toward the border. Continue reading →
In a joint news conference with South Korea’s leader, U.S. President Barack Obama said that North Korea’s days of receiving concessions from the world by making threats is over.
“The days when North Korea could create a crisis and elicit concessions, those days are over,” President Obama said. “President Park and myself very much share the view that we are going to maintain a strong deterrent, we’re not going to reward provocative behavior but we remain open to the prospect of North Korea taking a peaceful path.” Continue reading →
North Korea has quietly removed two medium-range missile from their eastern coastline. U.S. officials state that this is possibly a sign of weakening hostility on the Korean peninsula despite no official word from Pyongyang that North Korea was lowering its military posture.
The missiles had been put in place to back up dictator Kim Jong-un’s declarations that North Korea would bomb South Korea, Japan or the United States because of United Nations sanctions placed after the North’s third nuclear bomb test. The North was also angry about joint South Korea/United States military drills despite the fact the drills happen every year. Continue reading →
South Korean investigators have released a report showing that the massive cyber-attacks on television stations and banks was the work of North Korea.
Investigators said they discovered pieces of the code that were an identical match to code in malware previously connected to North Korean spies. In addition to the malware, 22 of the IP addresses were identified as being used by North Korea in previous attacks. Continue reading →
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has expressed serious concern that the problem on the Korean peninsula could become “uncontrollable” as North Korea has warned foreigners to leave South Korea.
“The situation on the Korean peninsula is heading for a thermo-nuclear war,” a statement attributed to North Korea’s Asia-Pacific Peace Committee read. “In the event of war, we don’t want foreigners living in South Korea to get hurt.” Continue reading →
The Naval vessel USS McCain has entered South Korean waters as the White House sends signals to North Korea to avoid escalation of the current situation with South Korea.
The USS McCain is a destroyer with the AEGIS defense system capable of shooting down missiles. Continue reading →
North Korea has declared a “state of war” with South Korea in their latest round of rhetoric.
Few are taking the declaration seriously as North Korea has been threatening South Korea in some form since a nuclear test in February. Technically the war between the nations has never ended because the armistice in 1953 was never turned into a peace treaty. Continue reading →