UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has expressed serious concern that the problem on the Korean peninsula could become “uncontrollable” as North Korea has warned foreigners to leave South Korea.
“The situation on the Korean peninsula is heading for a thermo-nuclear war,” a statement attributed to North Korea’s Asia-Pacific Peace Committee read. “In the event of war, we don’t want foreigners living in South Korea to get hurt.” Continue reading
The Naval vessel USS McCain has entered South Korean waters as the White House sends signals to North Korea to avoid escalation of the current situation with South Korea.
The USS McCain is a destroyer with the AEGIS defense system capable of shooting down missiles. Continue reading
North Korea has declared a “state of war” with South Korea in their latest round of rhetoric.
Few are taking the declaration seriously as North Korea has been threatening South Korea in some form since a nuclear test in February. Technically the war between the nations has never ended because the armistice in 1953 was never turned into a peace treaty. Continue reading
North Korea said on Saturday it was entering a “state of war” with South Korea, but Seoul and its ally the United States played down the statement as tough talk.
Pyongyang also threatened to close a border industrial zone, the last remaining example of inter-Korean cooperation which gives the impoverished North access to $2 billion in trade a year. Continue reading
The U.S. has sent stealth bombers to South Korea in what the Defense Department is calling a “military exercise.”
The move comes one day after North Korea severed a hotline to South Korea. The line was the last official link between North and South. Continue reading
Broadcasters and banks in South Korea were virtually shut down on Wednesday due to a massive computer attack.
Government officials said the same “malicious code” was behind the attacks. Two banks and three television stations all had their computer networks shut down at the same time Wednesday afternoon. Continue reading
North Korea, on the heels of announcing they are considering ending the armistice with South Korea after 60 years, vowed to exercise its right to launch a pre-emptive nuclear strike against the United States if the United Nations imposes more sanctions against the country.
“As long as the United States is willing to spark nuclear war our forces will exercise their right to a pre-emptive nuclear strike,” said North Korea’s foreign ministry. Continue reading
South Korean officials have seized nearly 17,500 capsules of drugs from Chinese manufacturers that contain the powdered remains of aborted babies.
The pills, believed by some parts of their culture to be a “tonic” for disease, actually contained what the Korea Customs Service said is a “super bacteria” that is dangerous to humans. Continue reading
It may surprise some of you, but the reality is that we are already in a war, a spiritual war, right here on Earth. The kingdom of God is being viciously opposed by the forces of evil. This war is real with very high stakes – the salvation of men, women, boys and girls all over the world. As the Church, we are new soldiers in this very old war.
Every day we are moving closer and closer to the time of Jesus’ return. This is not a time to sit on the sidelines and watch as a spectator. We are entering a season of acceleration. Continue reading
