Kim Jong-Un changes the game by taking the nuclear card off the table

Kim Jong-Un changes the game by taking the nuclear card off the table

Special to WorldTribune.com By Lee Jong-Heon, East-Asia-Intel.com SEOUL — North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has shifted the nuclear game into a matter of national sovereignty as an offensive nuclear power, an issue that can never be put on the negotiating table, government officials and analysts here said. It is a significant departure from the tactics […]

Kim Jong-Un’s dangerous nuclear game with world seen signaling uncertainty at home

Kim Jong-Un’s dangerous nuclear game with world seen signaling uncertainty at home

Special to WorldTribune.com By Lee Jong-Heon, East-Asia-Intel.com SEOUL — North Korea’s high-profile nuclear threats despite international warnings of consequences that could jeopardize the country’s economic future signals instability in Kim Jong-Un’s regime that could trigger internal backlash, an analyst here said. The destitute nation, during its final stage of preparations for a third nuclear test, […]

Kim Jong-Un establishes top-level task force to respond to mounting external pressures

Kim Jong-Un establishes top-level task force to respond to mounting external pressures

Special to WorldTribune.com By Lee Jong-Heon, East-Asia-Intel.com North Korea has reportedly created a task force to cope with tougher U.S.-led sanctions and growing internal and external pressures, a government official in Seoul said. Meanwhile, the regime has ratcheted up nuclear and missile threats. The North’s leader Kim Jong-Un convened a meeting of “top officials handling […]