As Rhetoric Escalates, What Do We Know About North Korea's Nuclear Arsenal?
There's a great deal of uncertainty around North Korea's capabilities, but here are the facts.
National Security
Trump Administration Sends Mixed Messages On North Korea
President Trump warned North Korea in a tweet Friday that if the country should act unwisely, military solutions are now fully in place. But Secretary of Defense James Mattis struck a different tone.
Trump's Rhetoric On North Korea Calls Diplomacy Into Question
President Trump says military solutions are "locked and loaded" on North Korea, and he's thanking Russia's Vladimir Putin for kicking out American diplomats. But that raises questions about where this leaves U.S. diplomacy.
Despite Trump's Escalating Rhetoric, Little Evidence Of War Preparations
Despite the president's heated rhetoric regarding North Korea, there is little evidence the U.S. is preparing for war. The U.S. military presence in the western Pacific is robust, but is not being significantly boosted and remains a deterrent force.
China Remains Reserved As U.S. Trades Threats With North Korea
NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Yun Sun, senior associate with the East Asia Program at the Stimson Center in Washington, D.C., about China's reaction to the rising tensions between the U.S. and North Korea.
Mueller Turns Up The Heat With Unusual Search Warrant In Russia Probe
Legal experts said Russia special counsel Robert Mueller is moving with unusual speed and assertiveness. Mueller may be increasing pressure to try to secure cooperation from insiders.
Despite Rhetoric On North Korea, U.S. Military Posture Hasn't Really Changed
If the U.S. is preparing for war on the Korean Peninsula, there is little evidence to show for it. The military posture is more about deterrence than anything else.
Following Recent Crashes, Marine Corps Orders Pause In Flight Operations
The Marine Corps commandant gave aviation unit commanders a two-week period in which to schedule a 24-hour halt to operations. The pause is "to focus on the fundamentals of safe flight operations."
North Korea Has Markets Nervous But Not Panicked
Heightened tensions between the U.S. and North Korea sparked a sell-off this week on global stock markets, but the drop is less you might have expected given the potential stakes.
ISIS Used eBay As Part Of Terror Network, Unsealed FBI Affidavit Shows
The network operated by a senior Islamic State official used fake eBay and PayPal transactions to funnel money to an alleged U.S. operative, who has pleaded not guilty to supporting a terror group.