USS Pueblo

Trump’s Second Term: Even More Engagement With North Korea Than Before? 

Two North Koreans who once operated in the heart of its regime, bring firsthand insight into the Kim family’s rule and the dynamics of U.S.-North Korea diplomacy.  In a recent...

This Old Warship Nearly Started Another U.S.-North Korea War

Here’s What You Need to Remember When the USS Pueblo slipped from its quay in Yokosuka, Japan on January 5, 1968, its crew of eighty-three could not have anticipated that...

No One Expected North Korea to Capture this Ship in 1968

Here’s What You Need To Remember: Although Pyongyang profited from playing one patron against the other, its attack on the Pueblo was probably primarily motivated by the failure of its assassination...

North Korea Captured this Ship in 1968. The Korean War Nearly Restarted.

Here’s What You Need To Remember: Although Pyongyang profited from playing one patron against the other, its attack on the Pueblo was probably primarily motivated by the failure of its assassination...

This Is the USS Pueblo: This Captured U.S. Spy Ship Still Remains in North Korea Today

Here’s What to Remember: The capture of the Pueblo marked a worst-case disaster scenario for U.S. intelligence, as the ship had carried a dozen top-secret encryption machines and coding cards.  A U.S. Army...

Second Korean War Avoided: How the USS Pueblo Incident Nearly Led to Another Conflict

Key point: Pyongyang attacked an American ship and did horrible things to its captured crew. Here is how that whole ordeal nearly caused a major war. A U.S. Army light freighter...

In 1968, the USS Pueblo Incident Almost Caused a Second Korean War

Key point: North Korean aggression and horrible treatment of American POWs could have led to a massive retaliation. A U.S. Army light freighter launched during World War II, the fifty-four-meter-long Pueblo had been...

North Korea Crisis: Back in 1968, Pyongyang Captured 82 Americans (But Washington Did Not Attack)

Many of the Pueblo’s crew went on to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder and lifelong physical injuries. Over time, however, the crewmembers put up their own website testifying to their experiences, successfully lobbied...

North Korea Almost Started a Nuclear War When It Captured a U.S. Spy Ship

Many of the Pueblo’s crew went on to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder and lifelong physical injuries. Over time, however, the crewmembers put up their own website testifying to their experiences, successfully lobbied...