In its latest report, the U.N. Panel of Experts spotlights a range of North Korean activities related to its missile and nuclear programs. An unfinalized draft copy seen by NK Pro covers all 31 ballistic missile tests since the start of this year and reports extensively on the preparatory activity at the North’s Punggye-ri nuclear test site.

The report also interrogates North Korea’s claims that it successfully tested a ballistic delivery system for tactical nuclear weapons in April 2022 for the first time. 

The topline takeaway from the Panel’s midterm report is consistent