Military affairs
Information related to military issues in North and South Korea
South Korea fires army general after yet another ‘disappointing’ defection
South Korean military officials to be held accountable for failing to promptly apprehend a North Korean man last month
North Korea in Feb. 2021: A month in review and what’s ahead
An analytical look at the main developments from Feb. 1, 2021 to Feb. 28, 2021
South Korea, China vow to build military hotlines to ‘ease tension’ on peninsula
Seoul and Beijing will add two military communication lines in an effort to “establish peace” on the Korean Peninsula
Rail trolleys, swim flippers and lockdown in Pyongyang – NKNews Podcast Ep. 172
The NK News team discusses the latest departure of diplomats from North Korea and more in this roundtable podcast
US and South Korea vow to maintain stability ahead of contentious military drill
U.S. national security advisor and South Korean National Security Office director spoke by phone on Tuesday
US ballistic missile test sends a hostile message to North Korea, experts say
Pyongyang will use the “Minuteman III” ICBM test launch to justify its own weapons tests, experts say
Kim Jong Un demands ‘moral discipline’ of military officials, oversees reshuffle
First Central Military Commission meeting of the year held, two military commanders replaced
North Korea is a bigger missile threat than Russia, China or Iran: US official
Top US official warns that there’s a “real possibility” North Korea would actually launch a missile toward Americans
It took six hours and two military alerts for South Korea to catch a defector
Human surveillance units only reported two out of 10 incidents where cameras recorded a man crossing the border
South Korea’s military needs more manpower — not high-tech gadgets, experts say
Yet another individual crossed over from North Korea this week, renewing heated complaints about border security
