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Colin Zwirko

Colin Zwirko

Colin Zwirko is a Senior Analytic Correspondent for NK News based in Seoul. He joined the company in 2018 after receiving a master's degree in international security and foreign policy from South Korea's Yonsei University. Follow him on Twitter.

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North Korea says it tested new ‘super-large’ cruise missile warhead

North Korea says it tested new ‘super-large’ cruise missile warhead

State media did not reveal if Kim Jong Un was present at launch where ‘new’ anti-aircraft missile was also tested

North Korea says it tested new ‘super-large’ cruise missile warhead
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko February 3, 2024
North Korea conducts fourth cruise missile test in last 10 days: ROK military

North Korea conducts fourth cruise missile test in last 10 days: ROK military

Pyongyang keeps focus on low-flying tactical nuclear missiles intended to defeat South Korean defense systems

North Korea conducts fourth cruise missile test in last 10 days: ROK military
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko February 2, 2024
Kim Jong Un inspects warships on west coast amid fears of new border dispute

Kim Jong Un inspects warships on west coast amid fears of new border dispute

North Korean leader says work on naval projects at Nampho Dockyard is key to 'war preparations'

Kim Jong Un inspects warships on west coast amid fears of new border dispute
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko February 2, 2024
Kim Jong Un secretly visits new luxury mall in Pyongyang with China connections
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Kim Jong Un secretly visits new luxury mall in Pyongyang with China connections

Amid ‘communism’ revival, North Korea signals elite class remains priority and driver of sanctions evasion efforts

Kim Jong Un secretly visits new luxury mall in Pyongyang with China connections
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko February 1, 2024
North Korea conducts third cruise missile test in last week: ROK military

North Korea conducts third cruise missile test in last week: ROK military

Spree of cruise missile tests from both coasts highlights development of nuclear capabilities targeting South Korea

North Korea conducts third cruise missile test in last week: ROK military
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 30, 2024
Kim Jong Un inspects nuclear-powered submarine project, cruise missile test

Kim Jong Un inspects nuclear-powered submarine project, cruise missile test

State media says new cruise missile launched from underwater but doesn't show submarine images

Kim Jong Un inspects nuclear-powered submarine project, cruise missile test
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 29, 2024
Kim Jong Un lays out 10-year plan to fix ‘backward’ economy at Politburo meeting

Kim Jong Un lays out 10-year plan to fix ‘backward’ economy at Politburo meeting

Two-day Politburo meeting follows Kim's announcement of new 'local development 20×10 policy' earlier this month

Kim Jong Un lays out 10-year plan to fix ‘backward’ economy at Politburo meeting
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 25, 2024
North Korea says it tested new cruise missile

North Korea says it tested new cruise missile

'Pulhwasal-3-31' launch not connected to 'regional situation,' state media reports

North Korea says it tested new cruise missile
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 25, 2024
North Korea demolishes symbolic unification arch, satellite imagery suggests

North Korea demolishes symbolic unification arch, satellite imagery suggests

Kim Jong Un ordered monument removed to ‘completely eliminate’ public’s idea of kinship with South Korea

North Korea demolishes symbolic unification arch, satellite imagery suggests
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 23, 2024
New North Korean propaganda poster depicts tank crushing South Koreans

New North Korean propaganda poster depicts tank crushing South Koreans

State-produced poster revives decades-old motif as Kim Jong Un intensifies anti-US and ROK rhetoric

New North Korean propaganda poster depicts tank crushing South Koreans
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 22, 2024
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