After North Korea's missile tests, South Korea and the United States hold joint military exercises with a U.S. aircraft carrier

The South Korean military announced on Friday that joint maritime drills with a U.S. aircraft carrier had begun, a day after South Korean fighter jets had been scrambled in response to what seemed to be a North Korean bombing rehearsal.

The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff have announ...

North Korea finally speaks out about its missile tests, saying that it has been "practicing tactical nuclear strikes" on South Korea.

North Korea has tested seven ballistic missiles since September 25 and around 25 launches since the beginning of this year, raising tensions to an all-time high on the Korean Peninsula and in the Sea of Japan region. The recent missile launches, KCNA claimed, were a "strong military retaliat...