After the US assault on Iran’s nuclear facilities policymakers and analysts in East Asia were already grappling with a critical question: What signal does this send to North Korea, a country whose ...

Iran announced on June 28, 2025, that it has ended its cooperation with the IAEA. It removed the monitoring devices, ...

Some experts said they believe the U.S. strikes have the potential to lead to a "fork-in-the-road" moment that could result in Tehran taking an even more dangerous path.

Japan’s Ministry of Defense has raised serious concerns in its latest annual defense report, “Defense of Japan 2025.” The report, published on July 15, 2025, highlights a troubling trend: North Korea ...

A nuclear engineer explains how the International Atomic Energy Agency monitors peaceful nuclear programs, and why it’s ...

North Korea has begun work on a new facility at its main nuclear complex, according to the head of the United Nations-backed atomic watchdog. The facility, which reportedly resembles a suspected ...

The North Korean arsenal grew to alarming proportions during Obama’s two terms in office, prompting Pentagon planning for a ...

“North Korea has been plowing through with their nuclear program for some time, so their security posture around their nuclear facilities is far more sophisticated than Iran,” Kim Dong-yup said.

In this series, NPR takes readers and listeners behind the news and explains how we do our journalism. Here, international correspondent Anthony Kuhn talks about how he covers North Korea without ...

On June 13, 2025, Israel launched a military operation, called “Rising Lion,” against Iran, targeting its nuclear facilities, missile factories, air defense systems, and nuclear scientists.