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Washington policymakers have coined the acronym “CRINK” to represent the alliance of China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, expressing significant concern and often labeling it as an “Axis of Evils”. This term echoes the language used by President George W. Bush, who described Iraq, Iran, and North Korea similarly decades ago. This fear is not limited to the United States; many Western capitals view this alliance as a new and formidable challenge. Each of these nations boasts a strong military, and Iran and North Korea are making significant advancements in nuclear weapons development, military hardware, and missile technology. In response, […] #Government #World Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/06/america-expresses-extreme-fear-about-alliance-of-crink-nations/?feed_id=12375

America’s futile attempts to field a working hypersonic weapon demonstrate just how far behind in missile tech the rogue superpower has fallen. While it was busy with futile attempts to tarnish the reputation of Russian hypersonic missiles, the rest of the world kept doing its homework and the effort is finally paying off. Namely, on April 2, North Korea conducted the first test launch of an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) with a hypersonic warhead. While it’s not entirely clear what sort of weapon is on top of the missile, it looks to be a glide vehicle (HGV). Dubbed the “Hwasong-16B” in most […] #Asia #Featured #Government #Military #WarZone Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/04/north-korea-ahead-of-us-in-hypersonic-weapons/?feed_id=10735

Global (geo)politics should be all about the strategic balance of power and realpolitik. Any sort of self-delusion or emotional reaction is extremely dangerous and can push the world into the abyss, one from which it may never be able to recover. And yet, it seems that precisely these dangerous self-delusions have become the mainstay of the political West’s approach to geopolitics. Namely, while NATO is waging nearly a total war against Russia, one that now includes the shameless sponsoring of terrorism, it also expects Moscow to keep supporting it on various important issues in the United Nations. This includes Western-imposed UN sanctions on North […] #Asia #Europe #Featured #Government #Military #UkraineWar #WarZone Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2024/04/west-ludicrously-shocked-by-russias-close-ties-with-north-korea/?feed_id=10647

In the cover image North Korean leader USU and Russian President Vladimir Putin Kim Jong-un is making a rare foreign trip to meet President Vladimir Putin North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has pledged his nation’s support for Russia in its standoff with the US and its allies. He is making a rare visit to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin at the space facility in Russia’s Far Eastern Amur Region. “Russia has risen for a sacred fight to protect its national sovereignty and safety against hegemonic forces,” Kim said ahead of negotiations on Wednesday. “We will always stand together [with Russia] […] #Featured #Government #UkraineWar #World Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2023/09/north-korean-leader-russia-in-a-sacred-fight-to-protect-its-national-sovereignty/?feed_id=3482

North Korea has called on Japan to immediately stop the release of radioactive wastewater from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean, according to a statement shared by the KCNA news agency on Thursday. The Japanese move “seriously threatens the lives, safety and the future of humanity,” the Foreign Ministry in Pyongyang said.  North Korea further accused Japan of committing an “unforgivable crime against humanity” and demanded that it be held accountable. The statement comes after Japan announced on Thursday that it had started the release of treated radioactive water from the site of the 2011 Fukushima […] #Featured #Life #World Read Full Article: https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2023/08/crime-against-humanity-north-korea-on-japans-fukushima-release-of-radioactive-wastewater/?feed_id=2954