Jeongmin Kim is a Correspondent at NK News and Editorial Director at KOREA PRO, based in Seoul. Kim covers inter-Korean relations and North and South Korean foreign and military affairs. Kim has covered the 2022 ROK presidential election on the ground, and prior to joining NK News, she worked for the CSIS Korea Chair in Washington D.C. and Reuters news agency’s Seoul bureau.
Soaring Eagle meant to train pilots to intercept North Korean and other enemy targets and follows recent DPRK flybys
Photos and videos seen by NK News show a white contrail visible from Pyongyang, indicating launch from Sunan airport
Seoul says missile fired into East Sea just hours after DPRK foreign minister warned of ‘fiercer’ military response
DPRK has already denounced Yoon Suk-yeol’s ‘audacious’ plan to provide economic aid in return for giving up nukes
NK Pro analysis reveals clear patterns in how DPRK has timed activities and statements against US-ROK drills
Seoul says it ‘will not aid’ weapons to Ukraine, while Pyongyang has said it has no present ‘arms dealings’ with Russia
Latest launch comes as South Korea continues defense exercises that state media uses to justify weapons tests
Recovered debris shows DPRK projectile launched across maritime border is similar to Russian weapons in use in Ukraine
Defense minister’s comments come after DPRK launched at least 33 missiles last week in protest of US-ROK air exercises
The remnant of a short-range missile fired last week may provide key insights into DPRK weapons development
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