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Latest North Korea news from NK News correspondents
US backs Japan’s push for counterstrike capabilities to counter North Korea
Foreign and defense officials reaffirm extended deterrence and cooperation with South Korea in annual security meeting
ROK investigating progressive groups for establishing pro-North Korea spy cells
Conservative lawmakers say far-left party in Jeju and Changwon was allegedly in contact with DPRK agents
US nuke delivery systems to play big role in joint drills with ROK: Yoon
President repeats Seoul’s desire to have say in extended deterrence as Seoul announces slew of exercises in 2023
Possible drone spotted near DMZ, weeks after North Korean incursion
NK News observed aircraft from border observatory on Tuesday, raising questions about flights in sensitive military area
Judge raises legal avenue to stop extradition of man who raided DPRK Embassy
Lack of formal end to Korean War means Christopher Ahn’s actions may not have been crime in US, district judge suggests
US keeping ‘close eye’ on North Korean chemical and biological weapons
Defense department comments come as Washington prepares to release major posture review on countering such weapons
North Korea built secret network of over 50 COVID isolation facilities: Imagery
Compounds resemble known isolation ward and point to efforts to isolate patients long before DPRK’s first outbreak
North Korea builds replica of Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung Square on Chinese border
Renovated Sinuiju Square features copies of capital’s buildings and propaganda signs and could be used for parades
Only 67 North Korean defectors reach South in 2022, second fewest ever
Reality on ground inside DPRK more opaque than ever as COVID border measures pose barriers to escape, expert says
Activist says he will send drones into North Korea carrying anti-regime leaflets
Park Sang-hak tells NK News drones are on ‘standby,’ weeks after DPRK’s unmanned aerial vehicle breached Seoul airspace
