North Korea Nuclear Disablement, U.s.-north Korea Relations | featured news

North Korea threatened the United States on Thursday with a preemptive nuclear strike, raising the level of rhetoric while the U.N. Security Council considers new sanctions against the reclusive country.

North Korea said Monday it has agreed to hold more talks with the United States as Pyongyang renewed its commitment to resuming the long-stalled talks on ending its nuclear weapons programs.

The United States announced new sanctions against North Korea on Wednesday including on the purchase and sale of arms and an asset freeze on individuals.

North Korea's army said Monday it is ready to "blow up" South Korea and the U.S., hours after the allies kicked off annual military drills that Pyongyang has slammed as a rehearsal for attack.

President Obama's envoy on North Korea said Thursday that officials in Pyongyang agreed on the need to resume nuclear disarmament ...

Washington hopes to coax the nuclear-armed nation back into six-party disarmament negotiations, but Pyongyang wants one-on-one talks with the U.S.

North Korea said on Tuesday it was ready to return to international talks on ending its nuclear weapons program, but demanded negotiations first with the United States.

U.S. monitors of North Korea's nuclear program left the communist nation Friday after the regime ordered them out and vowed to restart its reactor in anger over U.N. criticism of its rocket launch.

The U.S. military is prepared to shoot down a North Korean missile or rocket if President Obama should give the order, the head of the U.S. Pacific Command said Thursday.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made her strongest comments yet about North Korea Tuesday during her tour of Asia.