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.
North Korea faces significant hurdles to collect real-time telemetry from long-distance missile tests
Large cargos of agricultural produce observed in transit throughout NW DPRK
Temporary suspension could leave access to country in precarious position, given current tensions
"You could hardly tell there was an event going on," says one Pyongyang visitor
Rare drills spotted outside of Pyongyang, especially on east coast, sources say
Exit through border with Russia a seldom-used route for visiting foreigners
Possible agricultural activity observed in several areas of shuttered KIC
Satellite imagery, sources suggest Wonsan development remains largely unused domestically
With Washington and Pyongyang trading threats, experts assess likelihood of kinetic action
Construction progress appears to have picked up following pause earlier in the year
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