Tokyo Warns of War: US Wary as Seoul Asserts Itself, Pursues Peace Talks with North

Citing North Korean nukes and claiming Japan faces its “greatest danger since World War II,” Shinzo Abe’s right-wing government is rearming as South Korea demands redress for WWII sex slaves or “comfort women.” Most worrying for Washington and Tokyo, however, are the signs of a breakthrough in diplomacy between Seoul and Pyongyang.

Elliott Gabriel
By Elliott Gabriel
People watch a TV screen showing an image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivering a statement in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's speech to the United Nations, in Pyongyang, North Korea, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Sept. 22, 2017. (AP/Ahn Young-joon)

As South and North Korea begin a cautious, deliberate and "sincere" process of peace talks in the hope of defusing regional tensions in a neighborly manner, right-wing Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has suddenly sounded alarm bells over the "unacceptable" moves by Pyongyang, playing up its nuclear program and weapons development as a reason to

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Trump To N. Korea: My Nuclear Button Is ‘Much Bigger, More Powerful’ Than Kim’s, and ‘It Works’

This tweet alone is grounds for removal from office under the 25th Amendment. This man should not have nukes,” argued former White House ethics chief.

Jake Johnson
By Jake Johnson
An anti-war protester wears a mask showing US President Donald Trump in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017 during a demonstration against nuclear weapons near the Brandenburg Gate. (AP/Michael Sohn)

Just as it appeared that long inflamed tensions on the Korean Peninsula were beginning to wane, President Donald Trump further demonstrated his willingness to drag the world to the brink of nuclear war Tuesday night with a tweet boasting of the size and power of America's (nonexistent) "nuclear button." North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un just

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Oliver Stone: Trump Presidency Has America “Sleepwalking To A Nuclear Nightmare”

Stone told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in an interview that President Donald Trump’s presidency has been a “disaster.”

ZeroHedge.com
By ZeroHedge.com
Director Oliver Stone poses for photographers during the photo call of the film "Snowden", at the Rome Film Festival. Oct. 14, 2016. (AP/Andrew Medichini)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Dd-n7hjXCs Academy Award-winning director Oliver Stone told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in an interview that President Donald Trump’s presidency has been a “disaster” and that America “is sleepwalking toward a nuclear nightmare.” “This is a little too early to tell if Trump lasts, but it seems he’s

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North Korea Is A Major Opium Producer, Making It A Prime Target For The CIA

North Korea is starting to produce more opium in a bid to financially prop up its regime following Chinese sanctions on its coal exports. Will its increased opium production make it a target for the U.S. military? History suggests this may be the case.

Whitney Webb
By Whitney Webb

MINNEAPOLIS-- (Analysis) When the U.S. overthrew the Taliban in the wake of 9/11 as part of its newly launched “war on terror,” it set the stage for the explosive growth of Afghanistan’s dying opium industry. A few short months before the invasion took place, the Taliban made headlines for having “dramatically ended the country’s massive opium

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North Korea Threatens “Final Doom” After US Deploys Strategic Bombers

The flight of the two bombers on Monday took place roughly at the same time as Donald Trump said he would be “honored” to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

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By ZeroHedge.com
A two-ship of B-1B Lancers assigned to the 28th Bomb Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, fly in formation over New Mexico during a training mission Feb. 24, 2010. (Photo: U.S. Air Force/Kevin J. Gruenwald)

Another day, another jawboning escalation out of North Korea, which on Tuesday accused the US of pushing the Korean peninsula "to the brink of nuclear war" after two strategic U.S. bombers flew training drills with the South Korean and Japanese air forces in another show of strength. As Reuters reports, the two supersonic B-1B Lancer bombers were

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Trump’s Military Budget Won’t Pass – But It Might Not Have To

Analysts agree that Trump’s military-heavy budget “is dead on arrival,” but the effects of its proposal may still be significant. The proposal has already stoked concerns about possible cuts to valuable domestic programs, as well as lined the pockets of defense contractors.

Joe Catron
By Joe Catron
President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up after speaking to Navy and shipyard personnel aboard nuclear aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Va., Thursday, March 2, 2017. (AP/Steve Helber)

NEW YORK -- President Donald Trump plans to request a massive shift in funding from the civilian sector to the military in his first budget proposal to the United States Congress. “President Trump’s budget would pay for a 54 billion dollar increase to defense -- relative to legally-mandated budget caps for for fiscal year 18 -- by decreasing

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