Gumhyok Kim, who defected from North Korea, describes how he learned about the starvation and public executions in his country only once he was abroad, which created in him “a deep sense of betrayal”. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #SouthKorea #NorthKorea #KoreaTensions #SouthKoreaMilitary #NorthKoreaMilitary #KimJongUn #Seoul #Pyongyang #AlJazeeraEnglish
The US has opened a Space Force sub-command at its base in South Korea. It is expected to optimize the use of its satellites and other space-based assets as North Korea has been on a record-smashing run of missile testing this year. The unit belongs to the US Space Force, which was launched in December 2019 under then-President Donald Trump as the first new US military service in more than 70 years. The US Space Forces Korea is a subordinate of a bigger US Space Force unit established within the Indo-Pacific command in Hawaii last month. Al Jazeera’s Eunice Kim reports from Seoul. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us […]
Is the Korean Peninsula headed for war? – Inside Story Tension on the Korean Peninsula has increased since US President Donald Trump threatened to act against North Korea’s continued missiles tests and nuclear ambitions. The Pyongyang government says it is ready to defend itself even with nuclear weapons against any aggression by the United States. There have been concerns recently that the country is getting ready to launch another nuclear or missile test. And on Saturday, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un watched as his military put on a large parade that featured what some are calling new intercontinental missiles. What does this all mean for a region that is already […]
