Deciphering the return of No Kwang Chol as North Korea’s minister of defense



Analysis Deciphering the return of No Kwang Chol as North Korea’s minister of defense No brings experience on weapons procurement as shakeup coincides with reported ROK drone interception failure Colin Zwirko October 17, 2024 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON No Kwang Chol in his official new portrait as minister of National Defense \| Image: KCTV (Oct. 9, 2024) North Korea’s rubber-stamp parliament approved leader Kim Jong Un’s apparent choice of new defense minister No Kwang Chol last week, marking the official’s comeback following a demotion to a role he held five years ago. No has roots in the weapons production industry and rose to prominence in the DPRK military under Kim Jong Un, culminating in a stint as minister of People’s Armed Forces, the former name of the Ministry of National Defense (MND), from 2018 to 2019. He was subsequently removed and demoted two ranks until his sudden return to army Read More © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01North Korea reveals new vertical take-off drones amid ‘modern warfare’ push 02How long-range strikes on Russia could impact North Korean troop deployments 03How North Korean hackers and IT workers collude to cause chaos 04What pro-Trump think tanks reveal about his likely North Korea policy priorities 05Yoon bet on US to deter North Korea. Now he faces an alliance skeptic in Trump. 06All the question marks hanging over Trump’s approach to North Korea in term two 07Time almost up for North Korea’s plan to launch 3 military satellites in 2024 08Trump return rekindles prospects of North Korea talks, but Russia stands in way 09How China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine 10New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads

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Deciphering the return of No Kwang Chol as North Korea’s minister of defense

No brings experience on weapons procurement as shakeup coincides with reported ROK drone interception failure

Colin Zwirko October 17, 2024

Deciphering the return of No Kwang Chol as North Korea’s minister of defense

No Kwang Chol in his official new portrait as minister of National Defense | Image: KCTV (Oct. 9, 2024)

North Korea’s rubber-stamp parliament approved leader Kim Jong Un’s apparent choice of new defense minister No Kwang Chol last week, marking the official’s comeback following a demotion to a role he held five years ago.

No has roots in the weapons production industry and rose to prominence in the DPRK military under Kim Jong Un, culminating in a stint as minister of People’s Armed Forces, the former name of the Ministry of National Defense (MND), from 2018 to 2019.

He was subsequently removed and demoted two ranks until his sudden return to army

01North Korea reveals new vertical take-off drones amid ‘modern warfare’ push
02How long-range strikes on Russia could impact North Korean troop deployments
03How North Korean hackers and IT workers collude to cause chaos
04What pro-Trump think tanks reveal about his likely North Korea policy priorities
05Yoon bet on US to deter North Korea. Now he faces an alliance skeptic in Trump.
06All the question marks hanging over Trump’s approach to North Korea in term two
07Time almost up for North Korea’s plan to launch 3 military satellites in 2024
08Trump return rekindles prospects of North Korea talks, but Russia stands in way
09How China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine
10New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads

Deciphering the return of No Kwang Chol as North Korea’s minister of defense

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