Malcolm Nance
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[h=1]#BREAKING This unprecedented briefing on NK is a grave indicator of poss imminent action by US. Will Trump ask for war powers to attack? [/h]Reuters Politics
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[h=1]#BREAKING This unprecedented briefing on NK is a grave indicator of poss imminent action by US. Will Trump ask for war powers to attack? [/h]Reuters Politics
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Malcolm Nance
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1. Last 24 hours seen 3 major intell indicators of escalating US threat to strike NK. Haley's threat, UNSC & Senate to WH. Trouble inbound.
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[h=1]2. WH must have made a decision to strong arm Kim to stop ICBM/Nuke tests but may be miscalculating his resolve. Watch for Accelerated tests[/h]
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[h=1]3. US mil moves are small. South Korea w/o leader. NK not mobilized. Still escalating rhetoric not in our favor. NK can lash out 100 ways.[/h]
[h=1]Entire Senate invited to White House for classified briefing on North Korea from Mattis, Tillerson and top military and intelligence officials[/h]
- All 100 senators have been invited to unusual classified briefing at the White House on danger of North Korea
- Defense secretary Jim Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will speak along with Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff and Director of National Intelligence
- Meeting on Wednesday comes amid tensions mounting between U.S. and reclusive dictatorship run by Kim Jong-Un
- Classified briefings are usually held in the Capitol briefing not the White House
After an uptick in recent months, recent satellite images show excavation work and water pumping appears to have stopped, Liu and Bermudez said, indicating to them that a test may be imminent.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/13/asia/north-korea-nuclear-site-punggye-ri/
The North Koreans appeared to have stopped pumping water out of the tunnel. In an earlier report, the analysts said this might mean that the tunnel had been sealed for a possible test.
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[h=1]Full statement from US U.S. Naval Forces Korea public affairs on the arrival of Ohio-class SSGN USS Michigan to Busan, #SouthKorea. [/h]
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[h=1]Full statement from US U.S. Naval Forces Korea public affairs on the arrival of Ohio-class SSGN USS Michigan to Busan, #SouthKorea. [/h]
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[h=1]Breaking: US Pacific Command says THAAD missile defense system "will be operational in the coming days" in #SouthKorea[/h]
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[h=1]Breaking: US Pacific Command says THAAD missile defense system "will be operational in the coming days" in #SouthKorea[/h]
[h=1]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[/h]
- North Korea marked military anniversary with the country's 'largest ever' live-fire artillery drills on Tuesday
- Kim Jong-Un saluted the army as they fired more than 300 large-calibre artillery pieces along Wonsan coast
- A day later South Korea conducted joint military live-fire drills with the US near the border with North Korea
- Donald Trump said Jong-Un isn't as strong as he claims and blamed global community for not reining him in
Kim Jong-Un's army readied for war as they fired rockets and torpedoes at mock enemy warships during North Korea's 'largest ever' live-fire artillery drills on Tuesday.
Hundreds of tanks were lined up along the eastern coastal town of Wonsan in a show of military strength to celebrate 85 years since the North Korean army was created.
Kim saluted the military as he watched the exercises on Tuesday, which involved the firing of more than 300 large-calibre artillery pieces and included submarine torpedo-attacks.
Just one day later, South Korea conducted joint military live-fire drills with the US at Seungjin fire training field in Pocheon, South Korea, near the border with North Korea.
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North Korea held massive live-fire artillery drills on Tuesday as it marked the anniversary of the founding of its military
Hundreds of tanks were lined up along the eastern coastal town of Wonsan in a show of military strength to celebrate 85 years since the North Korean army was created.
Kim saluted the military as he watched the exercises on Tuesday, which involved the firing of more than 300 large-calibre artillery pieces and included submarine torpedo-attacks.
Just one day later, South Korea conducted joint military live-fire drills with the US at Seungjin fire training field in Pocheon, South Korea, near the border with North Korea.
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North Korea held massive live-fire artillery drills on Tuesday as it marked the anniversary of the founding of its military
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Leader Kim Jong-Un saluted his military from the top of a private car as they drove through the demonstration
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More than 300 large-calibre artillery pieces were fired in the drill, called a 'Combined Fire Demonstration'
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The exercises involved submarine torpedo-attacks on mock enemy warships, causing huge explosions
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Hundreds of weapons were fired across the sea in Wonsan, North Korea, in the military demonstration
And in a defiant bit of timing, South Korea have announced that key parts of a contentious US missile defense system have been installed.
The South's trumpeting of progress in setting up the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense system, or THAAD, comes as high-powered US military assets converge on the Korean Peninsula and as a combative North Korea signals possible nuclear and missile testing.
On the same day, a US guided-missile submarine docked in South Korea.
And the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier is also headed toward the peninsula for a joint exercise with South Korea.
The exercise took place as a US guided-missile submarine arrived in South Korea and envoys from the US, Japan and South Korea met in Tokyo to discuss the growing threat posed by North Korea's nuclear weapons and missiles program.
Speculation had mounted that the North could carry out a sixth nuclear test or another missile launch to mark 85 years since the founding of its army.
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The North Korean despot smiled with his military deputies as he watched the military drill
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Hundreds of tanks were lined up along the eastern coastal town of Wonsan in a show of military strength celebrating 85 years since the North Korean army was created
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North Korea fired dozens of missiles across the sea to mark the anniversary of the military's creation
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Hundreds of flag-bearing soldiers saluted as they stood next to weapons
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The Korean People's Army positioned tanks along the coast as planes soared overhead
The exercise took place as a US guided-missile submarine arrived in South Korea and envoys from the US, Japan and South Korea met in Tokyo to discuss the growing threat posed by North Korea's nuclear weapons and missiles program.
Speculation had mounted that the North could carry out a sixth nuclear test or another missile launch to mark 85 years since the founding of its army.
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The North Korean despot smiled with his military deputies as he watched the military drill
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Hundreds of tanks were lined up along the eastern coastal town of Wonsan in a show of military strength celebrating 85 years since the North Korean army was created
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North Korea fired dozens of missiles across the sea to mark the anniversary of the military's creation
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Hundreds of flag-bearing soldiers saluted as they stood next to weapons
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The Korean People's Army positioned tanks along the coast as planes soared overhead
The South's Yonhap news agency cited a government source as saying the exercise was the North's 'largest ever'.
Meanwhile, a senior analyst warned that the back-and-forth threats between the US and North Korea could cause a needless stumble into war.
On Monday, President Donald Trump said dictator Jong-Un isn't as strong as he claims to be, and he blamed the international community for not doing more to rein him in.
The 'status quo' on North Korea is 'unacceptable,' Trump told members of the United Nations Security Council at the White House.
'The council must be prepared to impose additional and stronger sanctions,' Trump said.
Senior analyst, Jonathan Pollack, at the Brookings Institution says the back-and-forth threats between the US and North Korea 'raises the stakes', according to CBS.
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US Army's M1 A2 tanks fired during a joint military live-fire drills with South Korea at Seungjin Fire Training Field in Pocheon, South Korea, near the border with North Korea
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Flames rose as South Korean army's armored vehicles waited during their own drill on Wednesday
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South Korean army's multiple launch rocket systems fired several rockets
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In a defiant bit of timing, South Korea have announced that key parts of a contentious US missile defense system have been installed
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South Korean acting President Hwang Kyo-ahn (pictured centre, front) inspected a variety of fire arms during the firing drill
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A US Army Apache helicopter fired rockets during the joint military live-fire drills
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The US and South Korea's armored vehicles move through the Seungjin Fire Training Field
Meanwhile, a senior analyst warned that the back-and-forth threats between the US and North Korea could cause a needless stumble into war.
On Monday, President Donald Trump said dictator Jong-Un isn't as strong as he claims to be, and he blamed the international community for not doing more to rein him in.
The 'status quo' on North Korea is 'unacceptable,' Trump told members of the United Nations Security Council at the White House.
'The council must be prepared to impose additional and stronger sanctions,' Trump said.
Senior analyst, Jonathan Pollack, at the Brookings Institution says the back-and-forth threats between the US and North Korea 'raises the stakes', according to CBS.
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US Army's M1 A2 tanks fired during a joint military live-fire drills with South Korea at Seungjin Fire Training Field in Pocheon, South Korea, near the border with North Korea
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Flames rose as South Korean army's armored vehicles waited during their own drill on Wednesday
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South Korean army's multiple launch rocket systems fired several rockets
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In a defiant bit of timing, South Korea have announced that key parts of a contentious US missile defense system have been installed
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South Korean acting President Hwang Kyo-ahn (pictured centre, front) inspected a variety of fire arms during the firing drill
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A US Army Apache helicopter fired rockets during the joint military live-fire drills
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The US and South Korea's armored vehicles move through the Seungjin Fire Training Field
