Tensions on the Korean Peninsula - TASS

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South Korea summons Russian ambassador, urges stop to military cooperation with DPRK

Seoul does not rule out drills with US in response to Moscow, Pyongyang actions

Lavrov warns West against attempt to steamroll anti-North Korean resolution through UNSC

North Korea launches two missiles, presumably ballistic ones

New crisis coming on Korean Peninsula — Russian diplomat

"We see the military activity being scaled up from the US and their allies represented by the Republic of Korea and Japan in the sub-region from the last year," Georgy Zinovyev said

Militarized parade dedicated to DPRK’s 75th anniversary takes place in Pyongang — Yonhap

No details about the event were provided

DPRK’s new sub to force Japan, South Korea spend more on missile defense — analyst

The Hero Kim Kun Ok submarine, which was ceremonially launched in the presence of the DPRK leader on September 6, is a modification of the Romeo-class submarine, a Soviet submarine from the late 50s

North Korea set to fit all its submarines with tactical nuclear weapons

According to Kim Jong-un, his country "has a plan to transform all large submarines into attack submarines fitted with tactical nuclear weapons"

North Korea floats out new sub carrying tactical nuclear weapons

According to the report, it was the country’s first submarine carrying tactical nuclear weapons

DPRK adheres to ‘nuclear weapons against nuclear weapons policy’ — ambassador

Sin Hong Chol noted that "today, the Korean Peninsula is becoming one of the hottest spots where the vicious circle of confrontation and tensions repeats itself again and again due to the brutal hostile policy of the United States against the DPRK"

North Korea’s missile test launches undermine regional peace, stability — ASEAN

According to the document, leaders of the ASEAN member states stressed the importance of resuming a peaceful dialogue between the involved parties and to "continue working towards the realization of lasting peace and stability in a denuclearized Korean Peninsula

North Korea simulates tactical nuclear strike in response to US-South Korean drills

According to the agency, two long-range strategic cruise missiles "with warheads imitating nuclear ones" were launched

South Korea mobilizes 550 tracked vehicles for large-scale Army exercise

During the drills, K2 tanks and K9 howitzers of a maneuver division traveled a distance of about 100 kilometers from a base in Hongcheon County to Gapeyong County

Kim Jong-un orders fine-tuning practice strikes to spark socio-political chaos among enemy

According to the North Korean leader, such a "sensitive strike" is necessary at the very beginning of an operation to "undermine the spirit of the enemies, disrupt their struggle"