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North Korea is a bigger missile threat than Russia, China or Iran: US official

North Korea is a bigger missile threat than Russia, China or Iran: US official

Top US official warns that there’s a “real possibility” North Korea would actually launch a missile toward Americans

North Korea is a bigger missile threat than Russia, China or Iran: US official
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim February 24, 2021
South Korea pushes for talks two years after Trump walked out on Kim Jong Un

South Korea pushes for talks two years after Trump walked out on Kim Jong Un

Top South Korean official urged North Korea to return to nuclear negotiations and asked for international support at UN

South Korea pushes for talks two years after Trump walked out on Kim Jong Un
Kelly Kasulis
Kelly Kasulis February 23, 2021
Delegations traveling to and from North Korea flatlined in 2020, new tool shows

Delegations traveling to and from North Korea flatlined in 2020, new tool shows

A new NK Pro research tool tracked more than 7,500 groups that traveled to or from North Korea starting in 1997

Delegations traveling to and from North Korea flatlined in 2020, new tool shows
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll February 23, 2021
It took six hours and two military alerts for South Korea to catch a defector

It took six hours and two military alerts for South Korea to catch a defector

Human surveillance units only reported two out of 10 incidents where cameras recorded a man crossing the border

It took six hours and two military alerts for South Korea to catch a defector
Won-Gi Jung
Won-Gi Jung February 23, 2021
North Korea and Thailand are cozying up after sanctions choked their friendship

North Korea and Thailand are cozying up after sanctions choked their friendship

Officials from both countries met in Bangkok last week, years after U.N. regulations put a halt to their budding trade

North Korea and Thailand are cozying up after sanctions choked their friendship
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko February 23, 2021
US hits North Korean hackers back with new details on cryptocurrency theft
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US hits North Korean hackers back with new details on cryptocurrency theft

Cybersecurity agency aims to disrupt ongoing attacks against finance and energy sectors by DPRK-linked Lazarus Group

US hits North Korean hackers back with new details on cryptocurrency theft
Nils Weisensee
Nils Weisensee February 22, 2021
North Korean ships return to sea after a quiet COVID-19 winter
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North Korean ships return to sea after a quiet COVID-19 winter

At least eight DPRK-flagged ships were active in Feb. 2021, as well as suspicious foreign-flagged ships

North Korean ships return to sea after a quiet COVID-19 winter
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy February 22, 2021
Michael Elleman, a ‘top expert’ on North Korean weapons, dies at 62

Michael Elleman, a ‘top expert’ on North Korean weapons, dies at 62

Friends and colleagues remember Elleman as a “great teacher” who once inspected missiles for the U.N.

Michael Elleman, a ‘top expert’ on North Korean weapons, dies at 62
Min Chao Choy
Min Chao Choy February 22, 2021
North Korean defectors sue South Korean unification minister for defamation

North Korean defectors sue South Korean unification minister for defamation

Four defectors filed a criminal defamation complaint against minister Lee In-young on Monday

North Korean defectors sue South Korean unification minister for defamation
Won-Gi Jung
Won-Gi Jung February 22, 2021
After months of delays, Kim Jong Un’s premier hospital could soon open up
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After months of delays, Kim Jong Un’s premier hospital could soon open up

A workers’ base camp was recently removed from Pyongyang General Hospital-related construction grounds 

After months of delays, Kim Jong Un’s premier hospital could soon open up
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko February 19, 2021