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North Korea tested two short-range missile systems on Thursday to simulate nuclear attacks on U.S. and South Korean forces and counter the allies’ joint military drills, according to state media on Friday. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said leader Kim Jong Un oversaw test firings of the 600mm multiple-launch rocket system (MLRS) and Hwasong-11A […]
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The U.S. and its allies excoriated North Korea on Wednesday over its continued development of nuclear weapons and deepening military cooperation with Russia in the Ukraine war, speaking at a U.N. Security Council (UNSC) meeting on Pyongyang’s sanctions violations. But Moscow’s representative defended his country’s alliance with the DPRK and accused the West of harboring […]
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South Korean presidential frontrunner Lee Jae-myung condemned North Korea’s first ballistic missile launch in two months on Thursday, urging Pyongyang to return to talks with the U.S. “Military provocations destabilize the Korean Peninsula and do nothing to benefit North Korea,” the Democratic Party (DP) candidate wrote on social media. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff […]
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North Korea launched “various types of short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs)” from its east coast on Thursday morning, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), the DPRK’s first ballistic missile test since early March. JCS reported that it detected “multiple” SRBM launches from the coastal city of Wonsan from around 8:10 to 9:20 a.m. […]
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A sanctioned North Korean company with deep ties to the military is expanding into Russia’s diamond-rich Yakutia region, local media reported Tuesday, in what appears to be Pyongyang’s latest effort to send overseas labor in defiance of U.N. sanctions and deepen economic cooperation with Moscow. Songi Trading General Corporation held a meeting with representatives of […]
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A restaurant with suspected ties to North Korea has reopened in Mongolia with a new name, likely violating U.N. sanctions that ban DPRK nationals from earning income overseas. Pekkhwa Culture and Art Center opened its doors in Ulaanbaatar, featuring new wall decor but preserving “faux trees and leaves” decorations from the previous business, a source […]
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a range of missile launches from the country’s largest-ever warship last week, according to state media. NK News Deputy Managing Editor Alannah Hill joins the podcast to discuss the variety of weapons tested and the risk they pose, as well as the latest on the presidential race in […]
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South Korean presidential frontrunner Lee Jae-myung has vowed to reinstate a 2018 inter-Korean military agreement and halt cross-border propaganda activities if elected, announcing North Korea policy plans aimed at improving the lives of border communities. In a social media statement on Friday outlining campaign pledges for areas near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), Lee emphasized the […]
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for the mass production of new main battle tanks (MBTs) and showed off tactical nuclear missile launch vehicles during a recent visit to a tank factory, state media reported on Sunday. NK News analysis of photos published with the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) report showed Kim inspecting […]
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Italy has dispatched a warship to waters surrounding Japan to help monitor North Korea’s maritime sanctions evasion, in a bid to uphold United Nations sanctions and curb illicit activities. The Italian Navy’s Antonio Marceglia frigate began surveillance operations in late April, according to Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The deployment is part of efforts to […]
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South Korean education minister Lee Ju-ho called for unwavering military readiness to deter North Korean provocations on Friday, chairing his first National Security Council meeting hours after becoming the country’s acting commander in chief. Lee assumed the role of acting president at midnight following the dual resignations of former Acting President Han Duck-soo and Deputy […]
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South Korea’s navy carried out a large-scale fleet combat exercise this week in the Yellow Sea and water south of the peninsula, days after North Korea unveiled its largest-ever warship and conducted missile tests from the new destroyer under Kim Jong Un’s supervision. The drills, which ran from Monday to Thursday, were aimed at bolstering […]
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The U.S. has accused North Korea and Russia of violating U.N. sanctions by deploying DPRK troops to fight against Ukraine, after the two states openly acknowledged the role of North Korean soldiers in liberating the Kursk region. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce raised concerns about North Korea’s “direct involvement” in the Ukraine war during a […]
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Matched Keyword: cruise missile
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a range of missile launches from the country’s largest-ever warship after it was first unveiled over the weekend, according to state media. The tests on April 28 included offensive weapons from the deck of the destroyer like “supersonic cruise missiles, strategic cruise missiles, anti-aircraft missiles, and test firing […]