Military affairs
Information related to military issues in North and South Korea
US pledges to curtail landmine use, except in standoff with North Korea
Experts say exception for Korean Peninsula in new policy is because landmines vital to maintaining military balance
US-ROK missile launches won’t convince North Korea to give up its nukes
Military responses have some deterrence value but risk escalating tensions and justifying the DPRK’s weapons development
Japan dangerously out of step on North Korea as it flirts with rearmament
Tokyo has aligned closer to US rather than embrace multilateralism, a move likely to worsen its security situation
North Korea adopts ‘major military action plan’ for units facing South Korea
Experts point to possibility of tactical nuke policy shift as Kim Jong Un wraps up three-day military meeting
State media review: Pro-DPRK media says tensions may cause ‘unpredictable event’
An in-depth analysis of criticism of the Biden administration, extreme weather, relaxed quarantine rules and more
Seoul needs new weapons for ‘crushing defeat’ of Kim Jong Un: Munitions chief
New head of South Korea’s arms procurement agency says national security situation unstable despite defense budget spike
Australia and Canada to join US-ROK-Japan missile detection drills: Sources
Participants will publicize biennial Pacific Dragon exercises for the first time since 2016, sources tell NK News
North Korean military talks ‘front-line’ operations with ROK map on display
Kim Jong Un leads high-level military meeting on ‘revising operational plans’ amid preparations for possible nuke test
North Korea may use successful ROK rocket launch to justify own tests: Experts
Analysts expect Pyongyang to chafe at fact Seoul can test indigenous rocket when it can't due to dual-use concerns
US overlooks information campaigns as option to deter North Korea: Expert
Bruce Bennett says distributing USB sticks loaded with K-pop could work better than sanctions by impacting leadership