Hwasong-14 Shows Urgency of Permanent Peace Settlement in Korea

by ZoominKorea | Jul 6, 2017 | Analysis, DPRK, Interviews, News, Peace and Militarism, Trump

On July 4, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) successfully tested an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM). The Hwasong-14 is said to be able to reach at least 4,000 miles — some sources say as far as 6,700 miles — which puts parts of the...

Moon and Trump Meet: Will It Be Dialogue or Confrontation on the Korean Peninsula?

by ZoominKorea | Jun 29, 2017 | Analysis, Audio/Video, Interviews, Peace and Militarism, Trump

South Korea’s new president Moon Jae-in arrived in Washington DC this week to meet with Donald Trump for their first summit. Among the issues that might be discussed over the next two days include — resolving the nuclear conflict with North Korea and the...

[Audio] Beyond Flying Missiles and Goose-stepping Soldiers: Understanding the US-N Korea Crisis

by ZoominKorea | May 12, 2017 | Analysis, Audio/Video, DPRK, Interviews, Peace and Militarism, Reunification, Special Features

Part 1: “It was the only thing left standing”: The Human Cost of War As the United States threatened a preemptive strike and escalated military provocations against North Korea in recent weeks, the western media barraged the U.S. public ad nauseum with images of...

Korean Americans Speak Out against U.S. War Threats in Korea

by ZoominKorea | Apr 23, 2017 | Interviews, News, News Headlines, Peace and Militarism, Trump, US-NK Relations

Tensions on the Korean peninsula reached a boiling point this week. The United States threatened to use pre-emptive nuclear strikes against North Korea if it continues its nuclear and ballistic missile tests. Last week, Donald Trump claimed that the U.S. military was...

[Interview] U.S. Missile Crisis in Korea

by ZoominKorea | Mar 23, 2017 | Analysis, Audio/Video, Interviews, Peace and Militarism, Stop THAAD

ZoominKorea’s Hyun Lee and Julian Cho joined Jeff Blankfort on his radio program, Takes on the World on A-Infos Radio Project. They discussed the context of North Korea’s recent missile tests and the history of military tensions between North Korea and the U.S., as...

[AUDIO] South Korean Women Farmers on the Front Line against U.S. Missile Defense

by ZoominKorea | Mar 3, 2017 | Analysis, Audio/Video, Interviews, Peace and Militarism, Stop THAAD

The South Korean corporation Lotte decided on February 27 to hand over its golf course in Seongju/Gimcheon, North Gyeongsang Province to the South Korean Defense Ministry to enable the highly controversial deployment of the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense...