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Information related to North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs
North Korea in May 2024: A month in review and what’s ahead
An analytical look at the main developments from May 1, 2024 to May 31, 2024
June 3, 2024
Timeline: From a satellite launch explosion to a volley of trash balloons
NK Pro timeline charts the key events from May 1 to May 31, 2024
June 3, 2024
North Korea blitzes South Korea with over 700 trash balloons: ROK military
Hundreds of balloons carrying cigarette butts and other waste fly over inter-Korean border in latest escalation
June 2, 2024
At rock bottom: Moon Chung-in surveys the ruins of North Korea diplomacy
In interview, former presidential adviser raises alarm about risk of conflict, laments sidelining of peace advocates
May 31, 2024
US says it confirmed Russia used North Korean ballistic missiles against Ukraine
Defense Intelligence Agency lays out evidence recovered debris came from Hwasong-11, finding clear visual match
May 31, 2024
North Korea claims it launched 18 missiles at once in warning to South
Kim Jong Un says DPRK ready to launch preemptive strike while guiding major missile salvo involving 600mm MLRS
May 31, 2024
North Korea reveals identity of top official linked to recent missile advances
NK Pro analysis shows Kim Yong Hwan, new head of Academy of Defense Science, has been at DPRK leader’s side for years
May 31, 2024
ROK foreign ministry downgrades North Korea division in sweeping reorganization
Denuclearization talks division now part of broader foreign affairs headquarters, reflecting deemphasizing of dialogue
May 28, 2024
North Korea’s rapid weapons plant construction betrays urgent production push
Kim Jong Un’s latest factory tour suggests even unfinished facility may be operational amid arms sales to Russia
May 23, 2024
Everything Moon Jae-in says about North Korea in his mammoth new memoir
NK Pro translates key parts of former president’s book, from Kim Jong Un’s wish to visit border island to anger at US
May 22, 2024
