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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
Despite heavy security, North Korean man wearing swimming flippers enters South
The incident comes after South Korea’s military was put in the hot seat for failing to catch border crossings last year
North Korea sends mixed signals over marking new nuclear missile holiday
Conflicting calendars create uncertainty about “Rocket Industry Day” on Nov. 29
North Korea threatens to ‘thoroughly punish’ any country that provokes it
State media claims on military foundation day that North Korea has capabilities to fight any kind of war
