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Summary of external news of North Korea this week
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Yonhap) -- The following is a summary of external news on North Korea this week.
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USFK commander stresses need to maintain trilateral cooperation among S. Korea, U.S., Japan
SEOUL -- The top commander of the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) on Thursday highlighted the need to maintain trilateral security cooperation among South Korea, the United States and Japan, the South's military said, amid growing military threats from North Korea.
Gen. Xavier Brunson made the remark as he met Adm. Kim Myung-soo, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), at Kim's office in central Seoul, which marked Brunson's first visit of its kind since he took office last month, according to the JCS.
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58 pct of S. Koreans say chances of resuming U.S.-N.K. talks are high under Trump: poll
SEOUL -- Nearly 58 percent of South Koreans believe the chances of resuming dialogue between the United States and North Korea are high under the incoming Donald Trump administration, a poll showed Thursday.
The poll, conducted on 1,000 adults from Nov. 22-24, was published by the Peaceful Unification Advisory Council in its latest report on public opinion regarding Korean unification for the fourth quarter of 2024.
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U.S. condemns N. Korea's missile launch, continues to monitor situation: Pentagon
WASHINGTON -- The United States on Wednesday condemned North Korea's launch of a ballistic missile earlier this week and reiterated its calls for the recalcitrant regime to stop further "unlawful" and "destabilizing" acts.
During a press briefing, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh criticized the North's launch on Monday (Korea time) of what it claimed to be a new intermediate-range ballistic missile tipped with a hypersonic warhead.
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Ex-Pentagon official says Trump may not support South Korea's nuclearization
WASHINGTON -- Incoming President Donald Trump may not support South Korea's independent nuclearization, a former senior Pentagon official anticipated Tuesday, stressing Seoul is "better off" under America's nuclear umbrella.
Vipin Narang, former acting assistant secretary of defense for space policy, made the remarks, voicing optimism that the Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG), the allies' nuclear deterrence body launched during the Biden administration, will continue at least "for the foreseeable future" under Trump.
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(3rd LD) Blinken: Russia may provide advanced satellite technology to N. Korea
SEOUL -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that Russia is willing to provide North Korea with its advanced space and satellite technology in exchange for the North's provision of weapons and other equipment to Moscow in support of its war against Ukraine.
Blinken made the remark after talks with Foreign Minister Cho Tae-yul in Seoul, calling it a concern for the United States and its key allies, like South Korea and Japan.
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