Military affairs
Information related to military issues in North and South Korea
North Korea must return to talks for a ‘brighter future,’ US official says
The US will take “strong actions” to show that missile launch “blackmail” doesn’t work, David Stilwell says
US sounds the alarm on North Korea’s missile development wishlist
Advisory lists top industries and items North Korea may be seeking from abroad, warning global industry over sanctions
South Korea’s defense ministry pushes for record-high $44.7 billion budget
Military strength & surveillance core to 2021 defense budget; unification ministry makes cuts to defector resettlement
North Korea not sending spy messages via Youtube channel, researcher says
YouTube channel at heart of Yonhap story is actually run from Mexico, Martyn Williams says
South Korea nominates Army Chief of Staff Suh Wook as new defense minister
Suh served in the ROK military for more than three decades, vowing to "support peace" through strong military power
New US Army manual on North Korea uses old nuclear weapon estimates, experts say
Many media organizations were quick to play up the manual’s contents, but most of it is old news, according to analysts
New malware strain indicates North Korean cyber groups share malicious tools
Security firm sees “malware lineage” across hacking units as U.S. agencies link malicious code variant to DPRK
North Korea’s long-term economic goals ‘seriously delayed,’ ruling party says
Plenum meeting reveals details ahead of Eighth Congress in Jan. 2021, where a new five-year economic plan will emerge
ROK-US joint military exercises start after delay caused by COVID-19 infections
Computer-simulated Combined Command Post Training was delayed due to a confirmed COVID case among ROK army participants
More than 6,000 hackers are working for North Korea worldwide, report says
A U.S. Army Techniques Publication manual details the scale of North Korea's antagonistic cyber units