Seoul calls them “defectors,” but North Korea accuses the South of kidnapping a dozen waitresses and insists on their return.
The Trump administration wants North Korea to get rid of its nuclear weapons. And it has threatened a military response if North Korea launches missiles toward Guam. But what can the US and its allies really do? Col. Sam Gardiner has a bleak outlook.
North Korea's test of an intercontinental missile is a significant threshold. It can now strike US soil. There's no indication that North Korea intends to do so. But it is a challenge to the Trump administration. How should the US respond?
The US has confirmed that North Korea fired off a missile, just when Trump is seeking to tougher sanctions against the regime.
The US military says its THAAD missile defense system is now operational in South Korea. The hope is that it can shoot down North Korean missiles. But how effective is it?
Some US officials and pundits are fond of saying North Korea is a threat. But is it?
On Friday, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called for an end to Barack Obama's "strategic patience" policy.