Sentences with phrase «korea nuclear tensions»

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And the trip comes amid escalating tensions with North Korea, which is ramping up its nuclear program despite warnings from the US and its allies.

The reported feat has heightened global tensions and fears of nuclear conflict, particularly between the US and North Korea, but also with nearby nations such as China.

The visit came amid rising diplomatic tensions surrounding the Korean Peninsula and a war of words between the U.S. and North Korea over the Communist regime's missile launches and nuclear weapons development.

There may be a «lull» in the tensions over North Korea's nuclear program, but leader Kim Jong Un is merely playing for time, says Eurasia Group's Meredith Sumpter.

With geopolitical tensions extremely high, it's vital that all involved remember North Korea is about more than nuclear weapons, missiles and deterrence.

North Korea's decision to participate in the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang was considered a symbolic breakthrough amid rising nuclear tensions and a war that never officially ended.

Tensions have escalated since North Korea conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test on September 3, but the rhetoric has reached a new level in recent days with leaders on both sides exchanging threats and insults.

March 9 (Reuters)- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was prepared to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for the first U.S. - North Korea summit, marking a potentially dramatic breakthrough in nuclear tensions with Pyongyang.

Tensions in the region have been high since January when North Korea conducted its fourth nuclear test and then followed that with a satellite launch and test launches of various missiles.

President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was prepared to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for the first U.S. - North Korea summit, marking a potentially dramatic breakthrough in nuclear tensions with Pyongyang.

President Donald Trump said he was prepared to meet North Korea's Kim Jong Un in what would be the first face - to - face encounter between the two countries» leaders and potentially mark a major breakthrough in nuclear tensions with Pyongyang.

The ban comes at a time of heightened tensions between the United States and North Korea, which has been working to develop a nuclear - tipped missile capable of hitting the United States.

Tension between North Korea and the United States has been building after a series of nuclear and missile tests by Pyongyang and bellicose verbal exchanges between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump.

After months of missile and nuclear tests that raised tensions on the Korean Peninsula, Kim suddenly extended an olive branch, saying in his New Year's address on Jan. 1 that he would prepare for his country's participation in the Feb. 9 - 25 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics hosted by South Korea.

But the actions will only ratchet up tensions with the Chinese government at a moment when Mr. Trump needs its support for his campaign to curb North Korea's nuclear program.

Then all of a sudden, they say, let's not meet,» he said of reporters, referring to concerns that tensions between the United States and North Korea are increasing the chances of a military — and possibly nuclear — confrontation.

Tensions between North Korea and the United States and its allies rose after several missile and nuclear tests by the North Korean regime, including one projectile that passed over northern Japan.

One could also argue that the US would try to avoid using nuclear weapons against North Korea in the case of a retaliation attack in order to prevent larger tensions with Beijing and more risks to South Korea.

A first nuclear crisis erupted but was temporarily dealt with in the 1990s, but tensions rose again in 2002, when US President George Bush included North Korea in the «Axis of Evil» with Iraq and Iran, as regime which «pursues weapons of mass destruction while starving its citizens.»

The U.S. is conducting a broad overall of its nuclear arsenal, a process that began under the Obama administration, but comes amid heightened tensions with North Korea.

While the Cold War has receded, arms control remains a global priority, driven by fears of terrorism, nuclear programs in Iran and North Korea, and creeping tensions between the United States and Russia.

Whilst corporate news flow was largely positive, its impact on the SLI was overshadowed by the waxing and waning of tensions between North Korea and the USA over the former's nuclear armament.

The games took place against a backdrop of geopolitical tensions surrounding North Korea's nuclear program.