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5Sep

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Proposal for a Lasting Korea Peace Agreement: Signing of a Bilateral North-South Korea Peace Treaty

NOVANEWS By Prof Michel Chossudovsky The president of South Korea Moon Jae-un is currently in Vladivostok for the East Asian Economic Summit (EEF), chaired by Russia’s president Vladimir Putin. September 6-7. A high level North Korean delegation has also been sent to Vladivostok. President Moon Jae-in was slated to meet Vladimir Putin shortly after his arrival on September 5 (local time). The holding of the Moon-Putin talks had been requested by Moscow following a prior meeting at the Blue House in Seoul between president Moon Jae-un and Nikolai Patrushev, Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation (SCRF). . The Republic of Korea’s presidential office confirmed that Patrushev also held talks with his counterpart Chung Eui-yong, director of the Blue House (...

5Sep

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North Korea, USA

The Need for US-North Korea Peace Talks

NOVANEWS The Need for US-North Korea Peace Talks: Jimmy Carter. “They Want a Peace Treaty to Replace the [1953] Ceasefire” Statement From Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter on Current U.S.-North Korea Relations By; Jimmy Carter The Carter Center The harsh rhetoric from Washington and Pyongyang during recent months has exacerbated an already confrontational relationship between our countries, and has probably eliminated any chance of good faith peace talks between the United States and North Korea. In addition to restraining the warlike rhetoric, our leaders need to encourage talks between North Korea and other countries, especially China and Russia. The recent UN Security Council unanimous vote for new sanctions suggests that these countries could help. In all cases, a nucl...

4Sep

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A North Korean H-Bomb? Another Nuclear Test?

NOVANEWS By Stephen Lendman Global Research Pyongyang claimed it developed a hydrogen bomb miniaturized enough to fit atop a ballistic missile, according to its KCNA news agency. Kim Jong-un was quoted saying his country has a “thermonuclear weapon with super explosive power made by our own efforts and technology. All components of the H-bomb were 100 per cent domestically made.” KCNA said the DPRK “further upgraded its technical performance at a higher ultra-modern level on the basis of precious successes made in the first H-bomb test.” After the January 2016 test, scientists said the six-kiloton yield was too low for a thermonuclear bomb. Its September 2016 test reportedly had a 10-kiloton yield. The Hiroshima bomb was a 15-kiloton device. America’s first successful H-bom...

20Aug

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Locked and Loaded: War with North Korea Cannot be Contained but Must be Prevented

NOVANEWS “On two occasions, Colin Powell blithely threatened to turn North Korea into charcoal briquette.” An Interview with K.J. Noh By K.J. Noh and Ann Garrison Black Agenda Report After Donald Trump threatened the Democratic People’s Republic of [North] Korea with “fire and fury like the world has never seen,” I spoke to K.J. Noh, a peace activist and scholar on the geopolitics of the Asian continent who writes for Counterpunch and Dissident Voice. Rehearsing Armageddon Ann Garrison: North Korea is standing up to the US’s 4800 “locked and loaded” nuclear weapons with an estimated 30 to 60 of its own. Do you think it would still be standing without them? K.J.Noh: It’s hard to imagine so. North Korea has been in a defensive crouch since the inception of its state. It has been...

20Aug

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North Korea, South Korea, USA

Korean Americans Denounce US War Threats in Coordinated Protests

NOVANEWS By Zoom in Korea On August 14–ahead of the 72nd anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japanese colonial rule–Korean Americans across the United States rallied to demand the U.S. government stop war provocations against North Korea and start talks towards peace. Korean Americans and other anti-war peace activists in New York, Washington DC, and Los Angeles held coordinated protest actions in their respective regions. Following the impeachment of former South Korean President Park Geun-hye and the election of liberal Moon Jae-in, Korean people around the world had high hopes for the resumption of North-South engagement. Many had expected North, South, and overseas Koreans to come together for a joint conference in Pyongyang or Seoul on August 15 in commemoration of Kore...

19Aug

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North Korea, South Korea

South Korea: There Will Be No War on Korean Peninsula

NOVANEWS There will be no war on the Korean peninsula, South Korean President Moon Jae-In stated Thursday, adding that Seoul effectively had a veto over US military action in response to the North's nuclear and missile programs. By Alahednews Alahednews Tensions have soared on the peninsula in recent months, with Pyongyang carrying out its first successful tests of an intercontinental ballistic missile [ICBM], bringing much of the US within range. Last week it threatened to send a salvo of rockets towards the US territory of Guam – although it appears to have backed off for now – while US President Donald Trump promised “fire and fury” and said that Washington’s weapons were “locked and loaded.” The intense rhetoric on both sides raised fears of a miscalculation leading t...

19Aug

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China, North Korea, USA

‘Economic War with China Is Everything,’ North Korea a ‘Sideshow’: White House Chief Strategist

NOVANEWS Calling tensions with North Korea a "sideshow," the White House Chief Strategist said that China and the U.S. are in an "economic war," and that China is winning. By Telesur The United States is currently engaged in an “economic war” with China to maintain its position as the world’s top hegemon, and appears to be losing it, White House Strategist and former editor of the right-wing publication Breitbart News, Steve Bannon said in an unexpected interview published Wednesday. “We’re at economic war with China. It’s in all their literature. They’re not shy about saying what they’re doing. One of us is going to be a hegemon in 25 or 30 years and its gonna be them if we go down this path,” Bannon said to author and professor Robert Kuttner. “The economic war with China ...

19Aug

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North Korea, South Korea

South Korean President Says He Can Veto War Against North Korea

NOVANEWS Vows to Prevent War at Any Cost By Jason Ditz Antiwar.com In an unusually pointed statement on the ongoing fear of a US attack on North Korea, South Korean President Moon Jae-in today gave a speech insisting that he has absolute right to veto any US military action against North Korea, and intends to do so. Moon declared the decision needed to be made “by ourselves and not by anyone else,” adding that he intends to prevent a war with North Korea “at any cost.” That’s a huge departure from previous reports suggesting South Korea was essentially along for the ride, and was backing whatever Trump would decide, hoping it would eventually end in peace. Analysts see this as reflective of growing frustration by President Moon, who campaigned on a return to diplomacy with ...

16Aug

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Trump threatens the nuclear annihilation of North Korea, but DPRK will not blink

NOVANEWS By Richard Becker The truly monstrous character of imperialism has been on full display in recent days. As the world marked the 72nd anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki that killed hundreds of thousands, President Donald Trump threatened the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) with “fire and fury like the world has never seen.” A new, nuclear war aimed at annihilating the DPRK, with weapons immensely more powerful than those dropped on Japan, is now being openly promoted by elements of the U.S. ruling establishment. “If there’s going to be a war to stop [Kim Jong Un], it will be over there,” said Sen. Lindsay Graham in an August 2 interview. “If thousands die, they’re going to die over there. They’re not going to die here. And ...

15Aug

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China, North Korea, Russia

What’s Behind N Korea Summoning Envoys to UN, Russia, China

NOVANEWS © AP Photo/ Wong Maye-E The meeting of key North Korean ambassadors in Pyongyang could help temporarily defuse the increased tensions on the Korean Peninsula, according to political analyst Dmitry Mosyakov. Earlier, media reported that North Korea has summoned several key ambassadors to Pyongyang for a meeting in the wake of the ongoing tensions over the North Korean nuclear and missile program and a new round of UN sanctions. "North Korea seems to be hosting what appears to be a meeting of foreign diplomatic missions' chiefs after calling its ambassadors to major countries back to Pyongyang," Yonhap news agency reported, citing a source in the North Korean government. © AP PHOTO/ AHN YOUNG-OON Why China's Influence on North Korea Amid Escalation With U...