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In September, North Korea passed a law that, for the first time, declared itself a nuclear weapons state that will "never give up" its nuclear - Ted Snider for Antiwar.com Original

March 31 marked the 150th anniversary of the Treaty of Peace and Amity between the United States and Japan. During this period, U.S.-Japan relations have been complex, shifting from friendship to enmity and back to friendship again. Today, Japan is one of America's staunchest allies and is a key strategic partner in Northeast Asia.

Diplomatic engagement with North Korea must be done in conjunction with sanctions because of its violations of U.S. law and U.N. resolutions.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un couldnt have been any more emphatic during his address to the Supreme People’s Assembly on Thursday.

Sanctions Against North Korea

Seoul wants to see Washington and Pyongyang normalize their relations before North Korea gives up its nuclear weapons, but experts say neither party would pursue that path

Seoul is circulating the idea of normalizing Washington-Pyongyang ties even before North Korea takes a potential step toward denuclearization, but experts said the notion is likely to be rejected by the U.S. as well as North Korea. As denuclearization is increasingly seen as an unlikely outcome amid stalled diplomacy and North Korea's preparation for what…

If the growing nuclear threats in Asia are not curtailed, U.S. allies, most notably Japan and the Republic of Korea, may have to go nuclear to defend themselves.

The crucible of the Korean War forged the close allied relationship between the United States and South Korea.

The crucible of the Korean War forged the close allied relationship between the United States and South Korea.