Nukes, missiles and satellites: What to make of North Korea’s plenum outcome



Analysis Nukes, missiles and satellites: What to make of North Korea’s plenum outcome Kim Jong Un’s confrontational stance toward Seoul raises risk of limited inter-Korean conflict in year ahead Chad O'Carroll January 1, 2023 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks at the party plenum on Dec. 31, 2022 \| Image: KCTV (Jan. 1, 2023) North Korea’s latest party plenum wrapped up on Saturday, with state media releasing detailed information about discussions and decisions from the multi-day event on Sunday. The plenum’s outcome once again replaced leader Kim Jong Un’s traditional New Year’s speech and offered DPRK watchers a view into military, foreign policy and economy-related goals for the year ahead. Kim’s pledge to “exponentially increase” the North Korea’s nuclear weapons stockpile, develop another new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and launch the first military reconnaissance satellite naturally attracted attention. But these pledges weren’t 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 01How long-range strikes on Russia could impact North Korean troop deployments 02How North Korean hackers and IT workers collude to cause chaos 03What pro-Trump think tanks reveal about his likely North Korea policy priorities 04Yoon bet on US to deter North Korea. Now he faces an alliance skeptic in Trump. 05All the question marks hanging over Trump’s approach to North Korea in term two 06Time almost up for North Korea’s plan to launch 3 military satellites in 2024 07Trump return rekindles prospects of North Korea talks, but Russia stands in way 08How China could benefit from North Korea’s troop deployment to Ukraine 09New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads 10How North Korea-Russia ties will challenge next US president, no matter who wins

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Nukes, missiles and satellites: What to make of North Korea’s plenum outcome

Kim Jong Un’s confrontational stance toward Seoul raises risk of limited inter-Korean conflict in year ahead

Chad O'Carroll January 1, 2023

Nukes, missiles and satellites: What to make of North Korea’s plenum outcome

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks at the party plenum on Dec. 31, 2022 | Image: KCTV (Jan. 1, 2023)

North Korea’s latest party plenum wrapped up on Saturday, with state media releasing detailed information about discussions and decisions from the multi-day event on Sunday.

The plenum’s outcome once again replaced leader Kim Jong Un’s traditional New Year’s speech and offered DPRK watchers a view into military, foreign policy and economy-related goals for the year ahead.

Kim’s pledge to “exponentially increase” the North Korea’s nuclear weapons stockpile, develop another new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and launch the first military reconnaissance satellite naturally attracted attention. But these pledges weren’t

Nukes, missiles and satellites: What to make of North Korea’s plenum outcome

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