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Chinese imports appear to fill North Korean quarantine zone after trade restart
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Chinese imports appear to fill North Korean quarantine zone after trade restart

Accumulation of goods visible in satellite imagery shows DPRK maintaining strict COVID-19 prevention policies

Chinese imports appear to fill North Korean quarantine zone after trade restart
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko October 5, 2022
North Korea’s longest missile test to date points to new reentry vehicle
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North Korea’s longest missile test to date points to new reentry vehicle

Missile range is sensitive to payload changes, which may explain why presumed Hwasong-12 flew 800 km farther than before

North Korea’s longest missile test to date points to new reentry vehicle
Ankit Panda
Ankit Panda October 5, 2022
Timeline: From new North Korean nuclear law to three rounds of missile tests
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Timeline: From new North Korean nuclear law to three rounds of missile tests

NK Pro timeline charts the key events from September 1 - September 30

Timeline: From new North Korean nuclear law to three rounds of missile tests
NK Pro
NK Pro October 4, 2022
How North Korea’s missile test over Japan could justify a seventh nuclear test
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How North Korea’s missile test over Japan could justify a seventh nuclear test

Kim Jong Un may be gauging reactions from Beijing and Moscow before moving forward with first nuke test since 2017

How North Korea’s missile test over Japan could justify a seventh nuclear test
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll October 4, 2022
North Korea could hold weapons expo this month, imagery suggests
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North Korea could hold weapons expo this month, imagery suggests

Recent activity outside Pyongyang venue closely matches preparations for last year’s missile exhibition in same spot

North Korea could hold weapons expo this month, imagery suggests
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko October 3, 2022
What to make of North Korea’s missile launching spree around Harris visit
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What to make of North Korea’s missile launching spree around Harris visit

Experts say tests timed to challenge US-ROK deterrence but also align with long-term weapons development goals

What to make of North Korea’s missile launching spree around Harris visit
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer September 30, 2022
North Korean crops improve little despite Kim Jong Un’s food fixation
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North Korean crops improve little despite Kim Jong Un’s food fixation

NK Pro analysis shows North Korean crop health has stagnated despite regime’s efforts to alleviate food shortages

North Korean crops improve little despite Kim Jong Un’s food fixation
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell September 30, 2022
Annexing Ukraine’s land makes clear Russia won’t cooperate on North Korea
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Annexing Ukraine’s land makes clear Russia won’t cooperate on North Korea

Moscow’s actions undermine institutions seeking to curb the DPRK’s nuclear program and suggest it will flout sanctions

Annexing Ukraine’s land makes clear Russia won’t cooperate on North Korea
Anthony V. Rinna
Anthony V. Rinna September 30, 2022
North Korea slips down the agenda at UN General Assembly
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North Korea slips down the agenda at UN General Assembly

Leaders scarcely mentioned DPRK this year, betraying little interest in seriously tackling its nuclear program

North Korea slips down the agenda at UN General Assembly
Alexander M. Hynd
Alexander M. Hynd September 28, 2022
Foreign liquors, cosmetics among sanctioned goods on sale in Pyongyang: Photos
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Foreign liquors, cosmetics among sanctioned goods on sale in Pyongyang: Photos

Luxury brands and Chinese industrial goods on offer despite North Korea’s border restrictions, exclusive photos show

Foreign liquors, cosmetics among sanctioned goods on sale in Pyongyang: Photos
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll September 27, 2022
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