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Army must be ready to use ‘ultra-precision’ missiles against North Korea: Seoul

Army must be ready to use ‘ultra-precision’ missiles against North Korea: Seoul

Defense minister cites threats from DPRK missile tests and artillery drills in instructions to field officers

Army must be ready to use ‘ultra-precision’ missiles against North Korea: Seoul
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim October 21, 2022
Kim Jong Un building lavish new mansions as citizens told to endure ‘hardships’
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Kim Jong Un building lavish new mansions as citizens told to endure ‘hardships’

Massive worker camp appears at North Korean leader’s lakeside retreat as project sees significant expansion

Kim Jong Un building lavish new mansions as citizens told to endure ‘hardships’
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko October 21, 2022
North Korean elites tee off at golf event despite country’s economic woes

North Korean elites tee off at golf event despite country’s economic woes

Tournament underscores regime’s efforts to cater to wealthy and ‘keep up appearances’ through luxury sport, expert says

North Korean elites tee off at golf event despite country’s economic woes
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy October 21, 2022
Seoul ‘positively’ weighing support for UN North Korean human rights resolution

Seoul ‘positively’ weighing support for UN North Korean human rights resolution

Co-sponsoring would mark first time South Korea has done so in years, after abstaining to support diplomacy with DPRK

Seoul ‘positively’ weighing support for UN North Korean human rights resolution
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer October 21, 2022
US strategic bombers land in Guam after series of North Korean missile tests

US strategic bombers land in Guam after series of North Korean missile tests

Pentagon says B-1Bs 'send a message' to deter provocations, in second known deployment to region this year

US strategic bombers land in Guam after series of North Korean missile tests
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell October 21, 2022
Yoon decries North Korean sympathizers in ROK, sparking dispute over red-baiting

Yoon decries North Korean sympathizers in ROK, sparking dispute over red-baiting

South Korean leader says pro-DPRK faction ‘impossible to work with’ but denies he was referring to opposition party

Yoon decries North Korean sympathizers in ROK, sparking dispute over red-baiting
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim October 20, 2022
US says it will use ‘full range’ of capabilities to defend ROK, including nukes

US says it will use ‘full range’ of capabilities to defend ROK, including nukes

State Department remarks latest in series of US reassurances about ‘extended deterrence’ against North Korean threats

US says it will use ‘full range’ of capabilities to defend ROK, including nukes
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy October 20, 2022
China upgrades facilities at unused ‘bridge to nowhere’ on North Korea border
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China upgrades facilities at unused ‘bridge to nowhere’ on North Korea border

Development suggests China still committed to project, even as DPRK uses connecting highway to dry corn

China upgrades facilities at unused ‘bridge to nowhere’ on North Korea border
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko October 19, 2022
Japan sanctions 5 North Korean companies, following US and South Korea’s lead

Japan sanctions 5 North Korean companies, following US and South Korea’s lead

Measures signal US and allies are coordinating on unilateral sanctions amid UN Security Council deadlock, expert says

Japan sanctions 5 North Korean companies, following US and South Korea’s lead
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell | Ifang Bremer October 19, 2022
North Korea fires artillery near border in ‘warning’ over South Korean drills

North Korea fires artillery near border in ‘warning’ over South Korean drills

Seoul says artillery fire a ‘clear violation’ of military deal, as Pyongyang accuses South of ‘provocations’ near border

North Korea fires artillery near border in ‘warning’ over South Korean drills
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim October 19, 2022