War prep? N. Korea carries out mass evacuation, blackout drills

War prep? N. Korea carries out mass evacuation, blackout drills

by WorldTribune Staff, October 29, 2017 Mass evacuation and blackout drills are being conducted throughout North Korea amid heightened tensions, a report said. NK News reported on Oct. 28 that the drills have taken place in several cities and towns, particularly along the east coast, but not in the capital city, Pyongyang. Some observers say […]

Mattis argues President Trump favors a diplomatic solution on North Korea

Mattis argues President Trump favors a diplomatic solution on North Korea

by WorldTribune Staff, October 4, 2017 U.S. President Donald Trump has “very clearly” signaled his intent to pursue a diplomatic solution to the standoff with North Korea, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Oct. 3. Mattis told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the Pentagon “supports fully” a diplomatic solution amid mixed messages from […]

Kim-ageddon: Nuke expansion defied intel projections, Trump pushes buttons in Beijing, Seoul

Kim-ageddon: Nuke expansion defied intel projections, Trump pushes buttons in Beijing, Seoul

by WorldTribune Staff, September 4, 2017 The bomb North Korea detonated at its Punggye-ri test site on Sept. 2 was at least five times more powerful than devices previously tested and puts the Kim Jong-Un regime much earlier and significantly higher on the technological ladder than intelligence agencies had assessed. “North Korea has achieved a […]

Report: Trump supporters were not even considered for key national security posts

Report: Trump supporters were not even considered for key national security posts

by WorldTribune Staff, August 22, 2017 Key members of the team which helped drive Donald Trump to perhaps the biggest election upset in U.S. history were effectively snubbed for key positions on the president’s national security team, Trump campaign aides said. “Even though President Trump calls the investigations into (Russian) collusion a ‘witch hunt,’ after […]

Trump set to announce major decision on Afghanistan

Trump set to announce major decision on Afghanistan

by WorldTribune Staff, August 20, 2017 U.S. President Donald Trump, after consulting at Camp David with his national security aides, has made a decision on U.S. strategy in Afghanistan, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said. “I am very comfortable that the strategic process was sufficiently rigorous and did not go in with a pre-set position,” […]

North Korea’s Kim withdraws nuclear threat against Guam after ‘briefing’

North Korea’s Kim withdraws nuclear threat against Guam after ‘briefing’

by WorldTribune Staff, August 15, 2017 After being derided for excessive rhetoric by his domestic critics, U.S. President Donald Trump and his equally-tough generals appear to have prevailed, for the moment, in the war of words with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un. After a heated exchange of rhetoric between Trump and Kim, the North on […]

‘Mad Dog’ Mattis to Kim Jong-Un: We win, you lose

‘Mad Dog’ Mattis to Kim Jong-Un: We win, you lose

By Christopher Sparks, August 10, 2017 A “grossly overmatched” North Korea “would lose” any conflict it starts, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim “Mad Dog” Mattis warned on Aug. 9. The Kim Jong-Un regime has said it now has the capability of striking the U.S. mainland after two successful intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) tests last month. Earlier […]

Unlike his predecessor, President Trump listens to and has rapport with top generals

Unlike his predecessor, President Trump listens to and has rapport with top generals

by WorldTribune Staff, April 21, 2017 President Donald Trump has bonded with his top military brass and places a level of confidence in their advice that was not seen in the previous administration, a report said. Trump is “often in listening mode among his generals” and “they contrast the billionaire real estate developer’s affinity for […]

National security team unified on attack from U.S. missile destroyers that killed 7

National security team unified on attack from U.S. missile destroyers that killed 7

by WorldTribune Staff, April 7, 2017 A little more than 24 hours after convening his National Security Council (NSC), President Donald Trump ordered the missile strike on an airfield from which Syrian President Bashar Assad’s forces had earlier in the week launched a chemical weapons attack. “Everybody agreed that this was the option that they […]

Mattis, on first official visit in Seoul, delivers blunt warning to Pyongyang

Mattis, on first official visit in Seoul, delivers blunt warning to Pyongyang

by WorldTribune Staff, February 3, 2017 U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis warned Friday that any North Korean use of nuclear weapons on the United States or its allies would be met with an “effective and overwhelming” response. Mattis issued the statement during an appearance with his South Korean counterpart, Defense Minister Han Min Koo. “North […]