a Mismatcha between N. Korean rhetoric and actual capability, says Pacific Command chief

The virulent rhetoric coming from the North Korea which has dramatically escalated tensions with the U.S. and its allies in the Pacific current has far outpaced the regime's ability to deliver on those threats, the top U.S. commander in the region told Congress Wednesday. American and allied commanders in the region are trying to navigate their way through the aggressive posture North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has taken on the country's nuclear weapons program, versus the true nature of the country's combat capability, U.S. Pacific Command chief Adm.

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North Korean leader takes the salute as his army fires rockets and torpedoes at mock enemy warships during country's 'largest ever' live-fire artillery drills Father of kidnapped Tennessee teenager divorces her mother and accuses her of 'beating the girl, locking her in the basement' and making her 'vulnerable' to 50-year-old teacher U.S. Navy fires warning flare at an Iranian vessel in the Persian Gulf amid rising tensions between the two countries U.S. Air Force launches unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile from California as a test amid rising tensions with North Korea 'See you in the Supreme Court!' Trump blasts 'egregious overreach' of San Francisco judge who blocked his sanctuary city crackdown and says liberal lawmakers who protect illegal immigrant criminals 'have blood on their hands' I'm a North Korean... Get me out of here! 'Super-hot' defectors are celebs in South Korea ... (more)

US sets up missile defense in S. Korea as North shows power

U.S. military vehicle moves as South Korean police officers try to block residents and protesters who oppose a plan to deploy an advanced U.S. missile defense system called Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, in ... . In this Monday, April 24, 2017 photo released by the U.S. Navy, the Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Michigan is greeted as it arrives in Busan, South Korea, for a sc... .

Pence cites ‘challenging times’ to troops in American Samoa

U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence has thanked American service members based in American Samoa, citing "challenging times" for the military in the Asia-Pacific. Completing a visit to the region and en route back to the United States, Pence addressed some 200 soldiers during a refuelling stop in Pago Pago.

Parker: Strategy, policy are foreign to Trump – Sun, 23 Apr 2017 PST

Foreign leaders and local interlocutors, aka pundits, might as well take a vacation for the next few minutes until Donald Trump's next foreign policy "strategy" surfaces from deep within his amygdala. For to presume a strategy when Trump toys with potentially lethal nations - threatening to tear apart the nuclear agreement with Iran or putting North Korea on notice that doom may befall it any moment - is to imagine that a toddler has given grave consideration to the gravitational aspects of toppling his brother's Lego edifice.

North Korea tells United States and its allies: ‘Don’t mess with us’

The United Nations Security Council on Thursday condemned North Korea's latest missile test and demanded Pyongyang not conduct any more nuclear tests in a statement that was delayed as the United States and Russian Federation sparred over its language. North Korea has been under United Nations sanctions aimed at impeding the development of its nuclear and missile programs since 2006.

VP Pence embraces US-Australia partnership

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and Australia's prime minister swept aside any lingering tensions Saturday over an Obama era agreement on the resettlement of refugees, joining forces to urge China to take a greater role in pressuring North Korea to scuttle its nuclear weapons and missile program. Pence and Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull repeatedly praised the decades-long American-Australian alliance following a meeting in Sydney, with the vice president passing along President Donald Trump's "very best regards" and thanking Turnbull for calling on Beijing to be more assertive in the international effort to de-escalate Pyongyang's nuclear threat.

Peaceful outcome for Korean peninsula still possible, says Pence

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence waves to the audience after delivering remarks to the CEOs of Australian-based companies in Sydney, Australia, on April 22, 2017. Photo - Reuters U.S. Vice President Mike Pence waves to the audience after delivering remarks to the CEOs of Australian-based companies in Sydney, Australia, on April 22, 2017.

Pence embraces US-Australia partnership after Trump spat

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, left, meets with Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at Admiralty House in Sydney, Saturday, April 22, 2017. . U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, right, receives the gift of a book called Rendezvous with Destiny by Michael Fullilove, left, as Australian Governor General Peter Cosgrove looks on during a lunch reception.

New actor Trump heightens N. Korea drama: analysts

Geopolitical tensions flare every spring on the Korean peninsula, but analysts say the anxiety of recent weeks has been magnified by the unpredictable new player in the annual drama: Donald Trump. North Korea always intensifies its rhetoric when Seoul and Washington stage annual large-scale joint military drills that it condemns as rehearsals for a potential invasion.

Why Isn’t Jason Chaffetz Running For Reelection? The Move Raises Questions

"I have long advocated public service should be for a limited time and not a lifetime or full career", Chaffetz said in a statement , as The New York Times reports . Chaffetz's decision is likely bad news for Allen and the Democrats, as the district is normally not a competitive opportunity.

North Korea vows to continue testing missiles despite United States warning

A senior North Korean official then accused the United States of bringing the countries to the brink of thermonuclear war. The North conducted two nuclear tests and 24 ballistic missile tests last year, defying six UN Security Council sanctions resolutions banning any testing, and it has launched more missiles this year including a failed attempt at the weekend.

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