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Google Earth Captures Secret North Korea Underground Runway Built for War

Google Earth Captures Secret North Korea Underground Runway Built for War

04.26.08 posted by jason 778 views no comments image
North Korean military engineers are completing an underground runway beneath a mountain that can protect fighter aircraft from attack until they take off at high speed through the mouth of a tunnel. The project was identified by an air force defector from North Korea and captured on a satellite image by Google Earth.
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North Korea Threatens War on South Korea

North Korea Threatens War on South Korea

04.03.08 posted by jason 179 views 2 comments image
Suddenly, North Korea is on the brink of war with South Korea. Although tensions between the two separate nations have always been high since 1953, they hit a crescendo today after North Korea warned that war could be near. The stark announcement caught much of the international community off guard, and largely unaware of this potential conflict.
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North Korea Test-Fires Missiles

North Korea Test-Fires Missiles

03.28.08 posted by chab13 94 views no comments image
North Korea test-fired a barrage of short-range missiles off its western coast on Friday, while threatening to slow further the disablement of its nuclear weapons facilities if the United States continued to demand a fuller accounting of its nuclear activities.
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North Korea Expels All South Korean Officials

03.27.08 posted by chab13 74 views no comments news article
South Korea on Thursday said that it was "deeply regrettable" that North Korea had ordered South Korea officials to leave its territory, but that South Korea was undaunted by the move.
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North Korea Attacks South's President

04.01.08 posted by chab13 66 views no comments news article
North Korea unleashed a propaganda tirade against South Korea's new president, Lee Myung-bak, on Tuesday, calling him a "traitor" and a "U.S. sycophant" and saying that his policies could spell disaster for international efforts to end the North's nuclear weapons program.
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North Korea: Nuclear Arms Talks to Continue

North Korea: Nuclear Arms Talks to Continue

03.18.08 posted by jason 71 views no comments image
North Korea said Tuesday it has agreed to continue working with the United States to resolve a stalemate in international nuclear negotiations over the North's promise to fully declare its weapons programs.
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