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Top US general in Korea talks maps, China, and getting Patriots back
“It begins with looking from an enemy’s perspective and then seeing where you are and how you might array your capabilities,” Gen. Xavier Brunson said.
Pentagon’s strategy planner wants China crisis channels
Mara Karlin emphasized the importance of crisis hot lines with China while highlighting the ongoing U.S. role in the Middle East.
North Korean leader meets with Russian defense minister
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with Russia’s defense minister to discuss military issues and the regional security environment, state media said.
Senate to extend Buy American laws for Navy ships
The Senate unanimously passed legislation that will eventually require components for all Navy ships to be made in the United States.
North Korea fires 2 missiles after US submarine arrives in South Korea
The launches came hours after South Korea’s navy said the USS Annapolis arrived at a port on Jeju Island.
UN says it’s communicating with North Korea about detained US soldier
“None of us know where this is going to end,” says UN deputy commander Andrew Harrison, a British lieutenant general.
North Korea fires missiles, stays mum on US soldier who crossed border
North Korea fired several cruise missiles toward its western sea Saturday, South Korea’s military said.
US and North Korea still have ways to talk though no diplomatic ties
There are several channels the U.S. and the North could use to talk. A pink phone. A New York mission. Swedish diplomats. A North-South Korean hotline.
Still no response from North Korea about wayward US soldier
But North Korea’s defense minister threatened that the docking of a nuclear-armed U.S. sub in South Korea could be grounds for a nuclear attack.
North Korea stays silent on its apparent detention of a US soldier
Pvt. Travis King bolted into North Korea while on a tour of the Demilitarized Zone on Tuesday, a day after he was supposed to go back to a base in the U.S.
By Tara Copp and Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press