The nuclear-powered USS Alexandria is a 360-foot fast-attack submarine equipped with Tomahawk missiles and MK48 torpedoes.

Leader Kim Jong Un pledged to pursue "sustained countermeasures," citing security ties between the U.S. and its regional allies.

Trump’s defense secretary nominee, Pete Hegseth, also called North Korea a “nuclear power” during his Senate confirmation hearing last week. While it is unclear what Trump and Hegseth meant ...

In its first direct criticism of the Trump administration, North Korea said Secretary of State Marco Rubio's comments showed ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said an elevated U.S. security partnership with South Korea and Japan poses a grave ...

Micah McCartney is a reporter for Newsweek based in Taipei, Taiwan. He covers U.S.-China relations, East Asian and Southeast Asian security issues, and cross-strait ties between China and Taiwan.

Russian warships have long used vertical missile launch systems and advanced radar, and analysts believe North Korea could be integrating similar systems into this new vessel. Sat ...

WASHINGTON − President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Pentagon upset key U.S. ally South Korea Tuesday when he labeled North Korea a "nuclear power" in a statement submitted to a ...

South Korea Says Denuclearising North Korea Still Goal After Reports Trump Called It Nuclear Power SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's defence ministry said on Tuesday the denuclearisation of North ...