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Pentagon, Anchorage Koreans Respond to North Korea Threats
Channel 2 NewsWith the U.S. military ramping up its presence in the Pacific due to North Korean threats of a nuclear attack, Pentagon officials say Alaska's Fort Greely and its missile interceptors are part of that effort. U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says...Tags: South Korea, Kim Jong Un, Military Equipment, North American Aerospace Defense Command, Weaponry
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U.S. to Beef Up Missile Defense Against North Korea
The Associated PressThe Obama administration has decided to add 14 interceptors on the West Coast to the U.S.-based missile defense system. Defense officials confirm the move, saying it's in response to recent threats from North Korea to attack the U.S. with nuclear...Tags: Weaponry, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Defense
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North Korea Nuclear Reactor Construction Progressing
Channel 2 NewsA U.S.-based institute says new satellite imagery shows that North Korea has resumed building work on a reactor after months of inactivity. That indicates the North is pressing on with efforts to expand its nuclear program, the institute says,...Tags: Defense Equipment, Manufacturing and Engineering
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North Korea Invites UN Nuke Monitors to Return
Channel 2 NewsThe U.N. nuclear watchdog says it has received an invitation from North Korea to resume monitoring parts of its atomic program. The overture from Pyongyang was confirmed by Gill Tudor, spokeswoman for the International Atomic Energy Agency. ...Tags: International Atomic Energy Agency
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Pentagon Cuts Could Impact Alaska
Channel 2 NewsA plan by the Obama administration to refocus and shrink the U.S. military presence around the globe could have a significant impact on Alaska. The Pentagon says Asia is now its primary focus -- especially unstable North Korea, where new leader Kim...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Kim Jong Un, Russia, Mark Begich, Lisa Murkowski
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No Heightened Alert in AK after Kim Jong Il Dies
Channel 2 NewsAlaska has not been placed under heightened alert following the death of North Korea leader Kim Jong Il. A spokesman for the state homeland security department, Jeremy Zidek, says officials are monitoring the situation but have received no indication...Tags: Kim Jong Il
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North Korea Says Leader Kim Jong Il Dead at 69
Kim Jong Il, North Korea's mercurial and enigmatic leader, has died. He was 69.
Kim's death was announced Monday by the state television from the North Korean capital, Pyongyang.
Kim is believed to have suffered a stroke in 2008 but appeared...Tags: Health, Heart Disease, Kim Jong Il, Diabetes, Stroke
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Alaska's Fort Greely plays important role in nation's missile defense
Channel 2 NewsWith the U.S. potentially facing an ongoing threat from nations like North Korea and Iran, military officials argue that the nation’s missile defense system, including missiles in Alaska's Fort Greely are more important than ever. The missile...Tags: Armed Forces, Weaponry, Iran, Alaska, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Owner of Chinese fishing boat seized by North Koreans says captain was beaten, fuel stolen
Associated PressBEIJING (AP) — The owner of a Chinese fishing boat seized for more than two weeks by armed North Koreans says the captors wore military uniforms, and that they beat up the boat's captain and stole its fuel. Owner Yu Xuejun says the captors...Tags: Blackmail and Extortion, China, Beijing (China), Seafood and Fishing Industry, Lifestyle and Leisure
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North Korea seizes another Chinese fishing boat, crew
DALIAN, China — Among fishermen in this historic seaport city, the danger of steering their boats near North Korean waters is well known. North Koreans took three Chinese ships and their crews hostage a year ago, and Chinese maritime officials...
Tags: Communist Party of China, China, Punishment, Fines, Beijing (China)
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FBI spied on Fox News reporter, accused him of crime
WASHINGTON — The FBI obtained a sealed search warrant to read a Fox News reporter's personal emails from two days in 2010 after arguing there was probable cause he had violated espionage laws by soliciting classified information from a government...
Tags: Laws, Judges, Freedom of the Press, University of Chicago Law School, Politics
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It's news, not espionage
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has no business rummaging through journalists' phone records, perusing their emails and tracking their movements in an attempt to keep them from gathering news. This heavy-handed business isn't chilling, it's...Tags: The New York Times, National Security Agency, Politics, U.S. Department of State, Government
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