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Chad O’Carroll

Chad O’Carroll

Chad O'Carroll is the founder of NK News/NK Pro and related holding company Korea Risk Group. In addition to being the group's CEO, O'Carroll is a frequent writer and commentator about the Koreas, having written about the two nations since 2010. He has visited the DPRK multiple times, worked and lived in Washington, D.C. with a focus on peninsula issues, and lived in the ROK since 2016.

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Fixer charges $15k for N. Korea trip, interview with Kim Jong Un

Fixer charges $15k for N. Korea trip, interview with Kim Jong Un

Kim Jong Un interview would be first between N. Korean leader and international press since 1994

Fixer charges $15k for N. Korea trip, interview with Kim Jong Un
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll July 24, 2013
Russia friendship section added to Arirang Mass Games

Russia friendship section added to Arirang Mass Games

Chinese chapter is shortened and new world relations section added

Russia friendship section added to Arirang Mass Games
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll July 23, 2013
Cuba admits to shipping weapons via Panama to North Korea

Cuba admits to shipping weapons via Panama to North Korea

Cuba: Cargo contained obsolete, defensive weapons systems

Cuba admits to shipping weapons via Panama to North Korea
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll July 17, 2013
Panama stops vessel bound for N. Korea for carrying weapons

Panama stops vessel bound for N. Korea for carrying weapons

Ship suspected of transporting "sophisticated missile equipment"

Panama stops vessel bound for N. Korea for carrying weapons
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll July 16, 2013
How to hack into North Korean state media

How to hack into North Korean state media

Meet the New Zealand bedroom programmer squeezing North Korean state media for more juice

How to hack into North Korean state media
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll July 15, 2013
North Korea releases Kenneth Bae prison interview via CNN

North Korea releases Kenneth Bae prison interview via CNN

Interview reveals prison conditions and health problems Bae currently faces

North Korea releases Kenneth Bae prison interview via CNN
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll July 3, 2013
North Korea tried to sell 3,500KM range missiles – arms trader

North Korea tried to sell 3,500KM range missiles – arms trader

"The price per unit was in excess of $100 million for those intermediate-range ballistic missiles and would be sold not less than three at a time"

North Korea tried to sell 3,500KM range missiles – arms trader
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll June 25, 2013
U.S. should consider striking North Korea – former CIA Chief

U.S. should consider striking North Korea – former CIA Chief

Preemptive strike plans “ought to be on the agenda for very serious consideration”

U.S. should consider striking North Korea – former CIA Chief
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll June 24, 2013
Exclusive: North Korean minister inspects Ugandan Police Force

Exclusive: North Korean minister inspects Ugandan Police Force

North Korean officials discuss crowd control, tear-gas launchers with Ugandan counterparts

Exclusive: North Korean minister inspects Ugandan Police Force
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll June 14, 2013