Jimmy Carter Urges Trump Administration to Pursue Peace With North Korea

Staff / Truthdig Oct 10, 2017 "It is imperative that Pyongyang and Washington find some way to ease the escalating tension and reach a lasting, peaceful agreement," the former president writes. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Tillerson Calls for Calm on Korean Peninsula

By Christopher Bodeen / AP Sep 30, 2017 The secretary of state says China is working hard to convince Pyongyang to re-enter talks but did not say what form those should take. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

U.N. Calls Emergency Session After Latest North Korea Missile Launch

By Edith M. Lederer and Kim Tong-Hyung / AP Sep 15, 2017 The intermediate-range weapon is fired over Japan into the northern Pacific Ocean. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

U.S. Warns China, Russia to Comply on North Korea Sanctions

By Matthew Pennington / AP Sep 12, 2017 Treasury official Marshall Billingslea says both countries "must do much more" to implement and enforce sanctions. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Larry Wilkerson: Diplomacy Possible With N. Korea (Video)

Staff / Truthdig Sep 6, 2017 The chief of staff to former Secretary of State Colin Powell says the U.S. government benefits from tensions with North Korea. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

U.S.: Allowing North Korea to Build Nuke System ‘Unimaginable’

By Christopher Bodeen, Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Ton-Hyung / Associated Press Aug 17, 2017 Allowing Pyongyang to develop the capability to launch a nuclear attack on the US is "unimaginable," the top U military officer said Thursday. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Korean Missile Crisis vs. the Cuban Missile Crisis

Paul Street / Truthdig Aug 13, 2017 John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev avoided nuclear war in 1962. Whether Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un will do so remains a question. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

Time to Hit the Reset Button on U.S.- Korea Policy

By Medea Benjamin / CodePink Aug 1, 2017 There is an urgent need to de-escalate the conflict with North Korea so that it doesn’t explode into an all-out nuclear war. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

North Korea Setting Clocks Back 30 Minutes to Create New Time Zone

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Aug 9, 2015 In a bizarre move that North Korean state media call a break from "imperialism," the nation is switching to a new time zone to mark Korea's liberation from the Japanese at the end of World War II. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Report: College Students in North Korea Must Sport Kim Jong Un’s Haircut

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Mar 27, 2014 Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Unimpressed With North Korea’s Missile-Launching Prowess

Staff / Truthdig Apr 14, 2012 North Korea's missile launch Friday didn't quite go as planned, as the country's $850 million (or so) show of military technology fizzled out after a couple of minutes. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

North Korea Agrees to Play Nicer With Nuclear Program

Staff / Truthdig Feb 29, 2012 Things might be a little different under Kim Jong Un. North Korea's new leader and son of the late dictator Kim Jong Il has already set a different tone with regard to his relations with the West and neighboring South Korea by agreeing to make some not insignificant changes to North Korea's nuclear program. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )