Experts advise Trump to leverage ties with Kim Jong Un to weaken the anti-American alliance of China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea.

The launch event came as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was visiting Seoul for talks with South Korean allies over the North Korean nuclear threat and other issues.

Kim alleged that the US, South Korea and Japan have formed a “nuclear military bloc for aggression” and that the three allies are pushing anti-communism, state media outlet Korean

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to implement the “toughest” anti-U.S. policy, state media reported Sunday, less than a month before Donald Trump takes office as U.S. president.Trump’s return to the White House raises prospects for high-profile diplomacy with North Korea.

North Korea will adopt the “toughest” strategy against the United States and increase its defence capabilities, officials said at a policy meeting last week.

Washington has provided extended deterrence, or a "nuclear umbrella," to Tokyo and Seoul in the face of Pyongyang's nuclear threat. It is a commitment made by the U.S. to deter and to respond potential nuclear and non-nuclear scenarios in defense of its East Asian allies.

During a five-day plenary meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party, Kim called the U.S. “the most reactionary state that regards anti-communism as its invariable state policy.”

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to implement the “toughest” anti-U.S. policy, state media reported Sunday, less than a month before Donald Trump takes office as U.S. president. Trump’s return to the White House raises ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to implement the “toughest” anti-U.S. policy, state media reported Sunday, less than a month before Donald Trump takes office ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to implement the “toughest” anti-U.S. policy, state media reported Sunday, less than a month before Donald Trump takes office as U.S. president.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says he will implement the “toughest” anti-U.S. policy, less than a month before Donald Trump takes office as U.S. president SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korean ...

The South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff on Monday didn’t immediately confirm how many missiles were fired or how far they flew.