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Kim Jong Un convenes major military meeting after months of missile tests

Kim Jong Un convenes major military meeting after months of missile tests

Gathering of officials to discuss ‘building up’ military comes as North Korea restores nuclear bomb testing tunnels

Kim Jong Un convenes major military meeting after months of missile tests
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko June 22, 2022
Denuclearizing North Korea has failed. But we shouldn’t give up on arms control.

Denuclearizing North Korea has failed. But we shouldn’t give up on arms control.

Reassessing four decades of efforts to curb Pyongyang’s WMD program shows the need for new goals going forward

Denuclearizing North Korea has failed. But we shouldn’t give up on arms control.
Aidan Foster-Carter
Aidan Foster-Carter June 21, 2022
Abandoning phaseout, South Korea moves to get nuclear exports back on track
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Abandoning phaseout, South Korea moves to get nuclear exports back on track

Seoul has set ambitious targets for building power plants abroad, as companies bet on burgeoning small reactor market

Abandoning phaseout, South Korea moves to get nuclear exports back on track
Karl Friedhoff
Karl Friedhoff June 21, 2022
Beyond missiles: Why governments aren’t waging info warfare against North Korea
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Beyond missiles: Why governments aren’t waging info warfare against North Korea

Getting uncensored information into DPRK could drive change, though experts caution not everything possible is advisable

Beyond missiles: Why governments aren’t waging info warfare against North Korea
Nils Weisensee
Nils Weisensee June 20, 2022
Work resumes at North Korean aerospace base after Kim Jong Un’s visit: Imagery
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Work resumes at North Korean aerospace base after Kim Jong Un’s visit: Imagery

Activity at ‘space environmental test base’ suggests DPRK pushing forward plans for military reconnaissance satellite

Work resumes at North Korean aerospace base after Kim Jong Un’s visit: Imagery
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko June 17, 2022
North Korea’s sweeping leadership reshuffle could signal policy changes to come
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North Korea’s sweeping leadership reshuffle could signal policy changes to come

30 officials receive new posts in what may be effort to crack down on corruption, control military and more

North Korea’s sweeping leadership reshuffle could signal policy changes to come
Martin Weiser
Martin Weiser June 16, 2022
North Korea denounces ‘aggressive’ US-led joint exercise set to start this month

North Korea denounces ‘aggressive’ US-led joint exercise set to start this month

More than two dozen countries to join Rim of the Pacific drills through August, including South Korea and Japan

North Korea denounces ‘aggressive’ US-led joint exercise set to start this month
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim June 15, 2022
How Biden’s ‘Buy American’ rule harms the US-South Korea alliance
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How Biden’s ‘Buy American’ rule harms the US-South Korea alliance

Allies have pledged to look for ways to keep trade barriers from impacting defense, but domestic politics is an obstacle

How Biden’s ‘Buy American’ rule harms the US-South Korea alliance
John Lee
John Lee June 14, 2022
‘Nobody would want’ US nuclear weapons in South Korea: ROK defense minister

‘Nobody would want’ US nuclear weapons in South Korea: ROK defense minister

Lee Jong-sup’s statement comes as US, South Korea and Japan meet in Singapore to discuss North Korean threats

‘Nobody would want’ US nuclear weapons in South Korea: ROK defense minister
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim June 13, 2022
Opposition party slams Yoon Suk-yeol for not announcing North Korean rocket test

Opposition party slams Yoon Suk-yeol for not announcing North Korean rocket test

South Korean president says administration did not initially publicize launches because they were ‘not missiles’

Opposition party slams Yoon Suk-yeol for not announcing North Korean rocket test
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim June 13, 2022