South Korea braces for possible new missile test to mark North’s founding day

Throughout the week, South Korean officials have warned the North could launch another intercontinental ballistic missile, in defiance of U.N. sanctions and amid an escalating standoff with the United States. Pyongyang marks its founding anniversary each year with a big display of pageantry and military hardware.

U.S. heavy bombers link up with ASDF for training amid North Korea tensions

U.S. Air Force B-1B heavy bombers from Guam linked up with fighter jets from the Air Self-Defense Force on Saturday for the latest training drill between the two militaries amid soaring tensions on the Korean Peninsula. The two B-1Bs from Andersen Air Force Base on Guam trained over the East China Sea with two ASDF F-15 fighters based in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, the Defense Ministry said in a statement.

Has Trump been tamed by his generals and the Pentagon?

Foreign policy crises comes and go, but the power struggle between an unorthodox and ignorant president and America's military machine is eternal. With North Korea repeatedly demonstrating the potency of its nuclear arsenal, the president and the Pentagon are struggling to counter a new threat to U.S. allies in Asia and potentially to the United States itself.

Most South Koreans don’t expect war with North, poll shows, as Trump highlights military option

South Koreans feel increasingly doubtful that North Korea will start a war, a survey released on Friday showed, just days after its largest nuclear test and as President Donald Trump again highlighted the possibility of military action. People look toward the north at an observation platform near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Paju, South Korea, August 14, 2017.

The Risk of Nuclear War with North Korea

The Risk of Nuclear War with North Korea - On the ground in Pyongyang: Could Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump goad each other into a devastating confrontation? - 1. The Madman Theory - The United States has no diplomatic relations with North Korea, so there is no embassy in Washington The day's must-read political news and opinion pieces are scattered across hundreds of news outlets and blogs, too many for any one person to read. Fortunately, memeorandum arranges all of these links in a single, easy-to-scan page.

For Trump, summer of crises leads into autumn of consequence

Looming ahead are critical government funding deadlines and the last, best chance at championing a legislative win -- tax reform -- ahead of the 2018 midterm election. But Trump is clashing with Republican leaders, his approval ratings are in the 30s in most polls and more than half of voters are convinced he is bent on tearing the country apart, according to one recent Fox News survey.

Rising military tensions in Asia Pacific: how do the major players compare?

Tensions in Asia Pacific have reached ominous new levels. Flashpoints in the South and East China Seas, the Korean Peninsula and the Taiwan Strait have led to a renewed arms race, as regional players look to secure dominance in the face of new and shifting challenges.

The US could end up crippling the world’s largest banks as it takes on North Korea

As the U.S. mulls its next move against North Korea , some have suggested that sanctioning the major Chinese banks could be the most effective way to pressure the rogue nation into halting its nuclear programme. Targeting the big lenders from the world's second-largest economy is not a new idea .

Anti-Trump ‘Resistance’ Groups Spreading North Korean Propaganda

Two of the nation's most active anti-Trump "resistance" organizations are taking decidedly pro-North Korea stances in the United States' developing nuclear standoff with the communist country, whose leader, Kim Jong Un, has repeatedly threatened to launch a nuclear strike against America. One group is Refuse Fascism, a well-funded "resistance" group created for the express purpose of opposing President Trump's administration.

Trump To Respond With Fire And Fury Against North Korea’s Next Threat – REALLY This Time

Three weeks ago, Donald Trump issued a frightening warning that, if North Korea issued just one more threat against the United States or its allies, he would launch a vicious military attack, and then North Korea would be sorry. Trump's words were: "North Korea best not make any more threats to the United States.

Democratic rep: Trumpa s a shouting matcha with North Korea a escalateda tensions

Texas Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro said President Donald Trump's sharp exchange of warnings with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "escalated the tension" with the rogue nation. Castro of San Antonio spoke with ABC News "This Week" co-anchor Martha Raddatz on Sunday in the wake of what appears to be a successful test of a hydrogen bomb by North Korea.