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US-ROK working group on deterring North Korea to meet for first time in 5 years

US-ROK working group on deterring North Korea to meet for first time in 5 years

Pyongyang has denounced high-level consultation group, which serves as platform to discuss US nuclear umbrella

US-ROK working group on deterring North Korea to meet for first time in 5 years
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim September 8, 2022
Yoon says South Korea won’t go nuclear, but the WMD debate isn’t going anywhere
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Yoon says South Korea won’t go nuclear, but the WMD debate isn’t going anywhere

Evolving North Korean threats are pushing Seoul to cross nuclear threshold, though this would invite punitive responses

Yoon says South Korea won’t go nuclear, but the WMD debate isn’t going anywhere
Andrei Lankov
Andrei Lankov September 8, 2022
US training allies on how to combat North Korean cyberattacks

US training allies on how to combat North Korean cyberattacks

State Department says it's hosting multiday courses through 2023 as DPRK hackers increase attacks on financial systems

US training allies on how to combat North Korean cyberattacks
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell | Ifang Bremer September 8, 2022
Seoul can’t denuclearize North Korea with military ‘stick’: Defense official

Seoul can’t denuclearize North Korea with military ‘stick’: Defense official

ROK vice defense minister emphasizes economic incentives and says government has discussed security guarantees for DPRK

Seoul can’t denuclearize North Korea with military ‘stick’: Defense official
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim September 7, 2022
North Korea has ignored dozens of new inquiries about missing persons: UN

North Korea has ignored dozens of new inquiries about missing persons: UN

Working group bemoans DPRK’s ‘persistent lack of cooperation’ as it seeks whereabouts of abductees

North Korea has ignored dozens of new inquiries about missing persons: UN
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer September 7, 2022
North Korean support for Ukraine invasion gives Russia leverage on peninsula
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North Korean support for Ukraine invasion gives Russia leverage on peninsula

Moscow has moved to solidify ties with Pyongyang since war began, but it still may be leaving the door open for Seoul

North Korean support for Ukraine invasion gives Russia leverage on peninsula
Anthony V. Rinna
Anthony V. Rinna September 7, 2022
Russia ‘in process’ of buying North Korean ammunition for Ukraine war, US says

Russia ‘in process’ of buying North Korean ammunition for Ukraine war, US says

US officials confirm media reports but give no indication DPRK has already shipped artillery shells and rockets

Russia ‘in process’ of buying North Korean ammunition for Ukraine war, US says
Bryan Betts
Bryan Betts September 7, 2022
North Korea able to supply vast quantities of ammunition to Russia: Experts

North Korea able to supply vast quantities of ammunition to Russia: Experts

Researcher says Moscow has sought to procure DPRK arms for months, after US media reports on purchases for Ukraine war

North Korea able to supply vast quantities of ammunition to Russia: Experts
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer September 6, 2022
Seoul must not abandon aircraft carrier program as it faces North Korean threats

Seoul must not abandon aircraft carrier program as it faces North Korean threats

Decision to cut funding for naval asset runs counter to South Korea’s plans for defense and arms exports

Seoul must not abandon aircraft carrier program as it faces North Korean threats
Erik French
Erik French | Jihoon Yu September 6, 2022
Tiger king? North Korea says it can help Russia protect endangered cats

Tiger king? North Korea says it can help Russia protect endangered cats

DPRK diplomat tauts Pyongyang’s conservation efforts, though Siberian tigers believed to have vanished from peninsula

Tiger king? North Korea says it can help Russia protect endangered cats
Ethan Jewell
Ethan Jewell September 6, 2022