John Kirby, White House national security communications adviser, said of Hegseth's remarks on North Korea's status as a ...

WASHINGTON − President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Pentagon upset key U.S. ally South Korea Tuesday when he ...

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South Korea on Wednesday said Pyongyang could “never be recognised” as a nuclear power, after US defence secretary nominee ...

Pete Hegseth, U.S. President-elect Donald ... "has been a principle consistently upheld by South Korea, the United States and the international community." ...

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Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Pentagon chief, referred to North Korea as a “nuclear power” in a ...

Pete Hegseth made the comment in his written response ... treaty barring nuclear weapons development. Countries like South Korea who comply with the agreement− known as the Nuclear Non ...

During his confirmation hearing, Trump’s Defense Secretary nominee couldn’t name a single member of the Southeast Asian bloc.

Hegseth responded at the heated Senate confirmation hearing that he couldn’t tell Duckworth the exact number of ASEAN nations ...