North Korea v USA news LIVE: Kim Jong-un launches ‘ballistic’ missiles into Sea of Japan

Monday August 28
5:10am: Kim Jong-un writes to UN Security to
complain about "aggressive" behaviour by the US.
NORTH Korea has written to the UN Security Council
to demand discussion over “provocative and
aggressive” South Korean and US military exercises,
the state media reported on Sunday.
His complaints follow years of military threats from the
tyrannical ruler, who has previously pledged to "wipe
the US off the face of the earth".
This is the latest protest by the hermit kingdom
against the 10-day Ulchi Freedom Guardian Exercise
which is due to end Thursday.
The Ulchi Freedom Guardian Exercise involves a total
of 17,500 troops from the US, South Korea, Britain, and
elsewhere taking part in exercises in Goyang, South
Korea to prepare for war against despot leader Kim
Jong-un.
The US described the exercises as “defensive in
nature” although North Korea dismissed their claims
as a “deceptive mask”.
North Korea fired several short range missiles
into the Sea of Japan
The South Korean military reported an
’unidentified projectile’ was fired from Gangwon
last night
Japanese officials believe the projectiles may
have been ballistic missiles
Sunday August 27
2.50pm: Tillerson says firing of three missiles by
North Korea was an act of provocation
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Sunday
the firing of three ballistic missiles by North Korea this
week was a provocative act but that the US will
continue to seek a peaceful resolution.
He said in an interview with Fox News: “"The firing of
any ballistic missile is a violation of UN Security
Council resolutions.
“We do view it as a provocative act against the United
States and our allies.
"We're going to continue our peaceful pressure
campaign as I have described it, working with allies,
working with China as well to see if we can bring the
regime in Pyongyang to the negotiating table."
Mr Tillerson also denied that he and President Donald
Trump had misread North Korean leader Kim Jong-un
when they said he appeared to be succumbing to
diplomatic pressure.
He said: "The firing of any ballistic missile is a
violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions.”
11.08am: Americans tourists rush to North Korea
Americans hoping to see Pyongyang are scrambling to
book flights before they are banned from entering the
reclusive nation.
From September 1, 2017 US passports will not be valid
for travel to North Korea.
The ban was imposed after the death of Otta
Warmbier, the Ohio student who was locked up in
North Korea for more than a year, and who was
returned to his family in a coma.
The US State Department has confirmed that
Americans will be able to travel to the DPRK with
“special validation”.
"US passports will be invalid for travel to, through and
in North Korea, and individuals will be required to
obtain a passport with a special validation in order to
travel to or within North Korea," a spokesperson told
CNN.
4am: A report from the International Atomic Energy
Agency has claimed the secretive state are continuing
to develop materials for use in nuclear weapons, while
construction is underway to expand their facility in
Yongbyon.
In a report the IAEA said: "There were indications
consistent with the reactor's operation, including
steam discharges and the outflow of cooling water,"
“Based on past operational cycles, the current cycle
could be expected to continue until late 2017.”
Is Kim Jong-un developing
more advanced ballistic
missiles?
Wed, August 23, 2017
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un looks on during a
visit to the Chemical Material Institute of the
Academy of Defense Science
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un gives field
guidance during a visit to the Chemical Material
Institute of the Academy of Defense Science in this
undated photo released by North Korea's Korean
Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang
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Saturday August 26
10.15pm: North Korea’s new video game which allows
players to kill US Marines
A new video game has been released in North Korea
which allows players to kill US Marines, according to
the country’s state-run media.
The first-person shooting game, titled ‘Hunting
Yankee’, challenges players to shoot US troops and
has been branded as a sniper-rifle battle against US
"injustice".
Arirang-Meari, a North Korean online media outlet,
reports: “The 3D-amusement entertainment program
‘Hunting Yankee’ is a fighting game of shooting and
knocking down Yankees with a sniper gun… behind
enemy lines.
“Users can perform a variety of special actions in a
virtual world reminded of a cliff-hanger battle scene.”
7.20pm: North Korea denounced US report accusing
the regime of religious persecution
North Korea has denounced a US report that accused
its regime of severe religious persecution and accused
Washington of trying to tarnish Pyongyang’s image.
The country’s state-run news agency, KCNA, said
North Korea "categorically rejected the report,
branding it as the thing that does not deserve even a
passing note.”
A spokesman for the country's Religious Believers
Council said the US action "is nothing but a last-ditch
effort for tarnishing at any cost the international image
and strategic position (of North Korea) ... and further
fanning up the climate of sanctions and pressure
against the DPRK."
North Korea have conducted another missile test as
World War 3 fears mount
4.02pm: US military revises statement on North Korea
missile test
The US Pacific command has revised its initial
statement that said two of the three missiles “failed in
flight”.
US officials have confirmed that North Korea’s ballistic
missile launches yesterday travelled more than 155
miles, but posed no threat to the US mainland or
Guam.
US Pacific Command said: “The North American
Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) determined
that the three ballistic missile launches did not pose a
threat to North America.
"The US Pacific Command determined the three
ballistic missile launches from North Korea did not
pose a threat to Guam.
“US Pacific Command stands behind out ironclad
commitment to the security of our allies in the
Republic of Korea and Japan.”
11.56am : North Korea’s latest missile test was not a
threat to Japan, according to the Japanese
Government.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga confirmed that
the projectiles did not strike Japanese waters and said
they posed no direct threat to the nation’s safety.
10.10am: Kim Jong-un prepares to invade South
Korean Islands
Kim Jong-un is preparing his soldiers to take over a
South Korean island, North Korea’s state propaganda
has revealed.
In a series of simulated drills, warplanes and missile
launchers bombarded a mocked-up war zone.
Simulated attacks on South Korea’s border islands of
Baengnyeong and Yeonpyeong saw paratroopers leap
from planes while others swept into position on
dinghies.
The DPRK state media said Kim “expressed great
satisfaction” with the exercises.
The US has said it is ready to fight North Korea
tonight if necessary
9.40am: US ‘ready to fight’ North Korea
The US has revealed its army is ready to attack North
Korea at any time.
General Vincent Brooks said: “We have the
responsibility of providing military options to our
national leaders.
“Exercises are a way of making the option is a ready
option, a capable option.
“Being in readiness to fight tonight, if we have to, is
something we will do.”
These latest North Korea missile tests come as
thousands of US and South Korean troops are taking
part in joint military exercises.
9am: US officials have claimed North Korea’s three
short-range missile launches either failed or exploded
almost immediately.
Reporting from its Hawaii headquarters, US Pacific
Command said: "The first and third missiles at
11.49am (10.49pm BST) and 12.19pm (11.19pm BST)
failed in flight.
“The second missile launch at 12.07pm (11.07pm
BST) appears to have blown up almost immediately.”
8am: North Korea launch ‘ballistic missiles’
Kim Jong-un ordered the launch of three short-range
ballistic missiles last night, according to the United
States military.
The missiles are believed to have been launched from
the North Korean province of Gangwon.
They flew for about 155 miles (250km) before landing
in the Sea of Japan.
The projectiles were launched at 06:49 on Saturday
(21:49 GMT Friday), South Korea's defence ministry
said.

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