Military affairs
Information related to military issues in North and South Korea
North Korean spaceport likely undergoing major construction: Imagery
Activity ramps up at Sohae satellite launch complex after Kim Jong Un ordered large-scale upgrades in March
North Korea blames ‘alien things’ for COVID-19 outbreak – NKNews Podcast Ep. 244
The NK News team discusses anti-DPRK balloon launches, trilateral military drills, tactical nuke deployments and more
South Korea and Japan navigate Abe’s legacy as they push to improve ties
Tokyo free to seek relation reset with Seoul after election win, but militarization push could derail cooperation
Anti-North Korea balloons could spark the peninsula’s next military crisis
Pyongyang has set stage for retaliatory action by blaming balloons for spreading COVID, posing a dilemma for Seoul
North Korean ‘provocations’ only lead to its isolation: Seoul’s foreign minister
Park Jin says South Korea should compel Pyongyang to denuclearize through both sanctions and dialogue
Kim Jong Un isn’t proud of his fake ICBM milestone, and it shows
The lack of a stone monument at the launch site is one major departure from post-ICBM launch procedures in 2017
North Korea test-fires multiple rocket launchers near west coast, Seoul says
Launches could be a part of DPRK's summer military training that usually kicks off in July, expert tells NK News
Why North Korea wants tactical nuclear weapons
Much still unknown about deployment strategy, but Kim Jong Un could delegate authority to use weapons to army units
South Korea to forge new ‘strategic command’ to counter North Korean threats
Defense ministry says command will oversee ‘precision strike’ system for responding to DPRK attacks
Seoul announces new space program plans as North Korea cries ‘double standards’
South Korea seeks to develop lunar lander, while DPRK outlet says recent rocket launch could have military purposes
