Analysis | NK News
NK News Logo
April 05, 2025Apr 05, 2025

Analysis

Leading experts analyze recent events and affairs involving North Korea

Explainer: How North Korea is developing drones into weapons of war

Explainer: How North Korea is developing drones into weapons of war

Experts say adaptability of unmanned aerial systems provides multiple ways for DPRK to challenge South Korean defenses

Explainer: How North Korea is developing drones into weapons of war
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy December 29, 2022
EXCLUSIVE: Photos reveal North Korean COVID ‘isolation ward’ on Russia border
NK PRO

EXCLUSIVE: Photos reveal North Korean COVID ‘isolation ward’ on Russia border

Signs, fencing and other evidence point to preparations to relax border controls for small numbers of people to enter

EXCLUSIVE: Photos reveal North Korean COVID ‘isolation ward’ on Russia border
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko December 29, 2022
China ends quarantine for arrivals, removing barrier to accessing North Korea
NK PRO

China ends quarantine for arrivals, removing barrier to accessing North Korea

Decision could put pressure on DPRK to relax its own border controls, though it has yet to indicate it will do so

China ends quarantine for arrivals, removing barrier to accessing North Korea
James Fretwell
James Fretwell December 27, 2022
Why Russian mercenaries would seek out North Korean weapons for Ukraine war

Why Russian mercenaries would seek out North Korean weapons for Ukraine war

Experts say Wagner Group is able to pull off ‘shady deals’ for Moscow, while DPRK is well placed to provide arms

Why Russian mercenaries would seek out North Korean weapons for Ukraine war
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy December 27, 2022
How Japan’s counterstrike plans help the ROK defend against North Korean threats
NK PRO

How Japan’s counterstrike plans help the ROK defend against North Korean threats

Seoul and Tokyo’s capabilities can mutually reinforce one another, as conflict on peninsula will inevitably involve both

How Japan’s counterstrike plans help the ROK defend against North Korean threats
Bruce W. Bennett
Bruce W. Bennett December 27, 2022
North Korea’s new space research and testing center nearly complete: Analysis
NK PRO

North Korea’s new space research and testing center nearly complete: Analysis

Center could help launch military reconnaissance satellite next year as Kim Jong Un pours resources into space program

North Korea’s new space research and testing center nearly complete: Analysis
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko December 26, 2022
What the exile of a North Korean prince reveals about power in the DPRK
NK PRO

What the exile of a North Korean prince reveals about power in the DPRK

Kim Pyong Il was once viewed as a potential successor, but the regime has undermined any claim he might have to power

What the exile of a North Korean prince reveals about power in the DPRK
Nicolas Levi
Nicolas Levi December 23, 2022
The camera can lie: How North Korean state media fakes photographs

The camera can lie: How North Korean state media fakes photographs

DPRK propagandists routinely edit and stage photos to doctor reality, often requiring a keen eye to reveal the truth

The camera can lie: How North Korean state media fakes photographs
Ángel García
Ángel García December 22, 2022
Japan’s counterstrike plans raise need to coordinate with Seoul on North Korea
NK PRO

Japan’s counterstrike plans raise need to coordinate with Seoul on North Korea

Some South Koreans fear Tokyo could carry out strikes against DPRK without consulting Seoul

Japan’s counterstrike plans raise need to coordinate with Seoul on North Korea
James Fretwell
James Fretwell December 21, 2022
North Korea seeks to eliminate blind spots with satellite eyes in the sky
NK PRO

North Korea seeks to eliminate blind spots with satellite eyes in the sky

Improving situational awareness would help DPRK strike targets in conflict but could also have a stabilizing effect

North Korea seeks to eliminate blind spots with satellite eyes in the sky
Ankit Panda
Ankit Panda December 20, 2022
1 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 338