Military affairs
Information related to military issues in North and South Korea
ROK military chief defends refusal to confirm drone intrusion into North Korea
JCS chairman argues secrecy necessary to safeguard national security, rejecting accusations of seeking to provoke DPRK
January 15, 2025
US B-1 bombers join drills with Japan and ROK after North Korean missile tests
Trilateral aerial exercise near peninsula comes as US and South Korea conduct first live-fire bombing training of year
January 15, 2025
North Korean POW details orders for handling Ukrainian prisoners in new video
Release of new interrogation footage comes as Kyiv’s top diplomat holds up POWs as ‘proof’ of DPRK involvement in war
January 15, 2025
Trump’s defense chief nominee calls North Korea a ‘nuclear state’
Peter Hegseth’s statement may signal shift from US policy of not accepting DPRK’s nuclear status
January 15, 2025
South Korea unveils plans for new missile defense system to counter North Korea
Military to invest $426M to develop L-SAM-II long-range interceptor as DPRK tests new advanced hypersonic weapons
January 14, 2025
Biden hails US-ROK-Japan ties to deter North Korea as key foreign policy success
But outgoing president also warns of growing DPRK-Russia cooperation, as Trump return threatens his diplomatic legacy
January 14, 2025
North Korean soldiers’ testimony from Ukraine and Kim Jong Un’s development push
NK News’ Colin Zwirko discusses offers to exchange POWs and why mounting casualties in Kursk are a problem for Pyongyang
January 14, 2025
Russia appears to mistakenly destroy North Korean anti-aircraft weapon in Kursk
New footage appears to show Pyoljji-3 system, suggesting DPRK is using Ukraine war to conduct battlefield testing
January 14, 2025
ROK defense ministry rejects ‘baseless’ claims it sought to provoke North Korea
Allegations that Yoon government sought to provoke conflict to justify martial law undermine security, ministry says
January 13, 2025
Ukraine ready to ‘hand over Kim Jong Un’s soldiers’ in prisoner swap: Zelensky
Kyiv also releases interrogation footage suggesting one of two captured North Koreans may not want to return to DPRK
January 13, 2025
