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Blast-off: Identifying North Korea’s new ER Scud
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Blast-off: Identifying North Korea’s new ER Scud

Image analysis shows the DPRK appears to be making significant strides

Blast-off: Identifying North Korea’s new ER Scud
Dave Schmerler | Scott LaFoy October 18, 2016
On the upgrade: North Korea’s rotary cannons
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On the upgrade: North Korea’s rotary cannons

New types of indigenously built rotary cannons are quickly replacing older weaponry, indicating continued modernisation

On the upgrade: North Korea’s rotary cannons
Joost Oliemans
Joost Oliemans | Stijn Mitzer October 14, 2016
North Korea’s new rocket engine: what’s it going to launch?
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North Korea’s new rocket engine: what’s it going to launch?

One thing is clear: 2016 is “the year of the missile” for the DPRK

North Korea’s new rocket engine: what’s it going to launch?
Tal Inbar
Tal Inbar October 10, 2016
Rival Reputations: North Korean attacks on the U.S. military

Rival Reputations: North Korean attacks on the U.S. military

Jackson's book points to a time when the U.S. dealt with the DPRK very differently

Rival Reputations: North Korean attacks on the U.S. military
Rob York
Rob York October 3, 2016
A force unknown: North Korea’s radar network
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A force unknown: North Korea’s radar network

North Korea’s aging radar network enjoys little attention from international observers – yet it plays a vital role in the inter-Korean military balance

A force unknown: North Korea’s radar network
Joost Oliemans
Joost Oliemans | Stijn Mitzer September 27, 2016
Crossing the line: Responding to North Korean provocation

Crossing the line: Responding to North Korean provocation

A new book examines how the DPRK gets away with its over-the-top behavior

Crossing the line: Responding to North Korean provocation
Rob York
Rob York September 26, 2016
Comrades forever? Pyongyang between Havana and DC

Comrades forever? Pyongyang between Havana and DC

As two of only a few Communist states, North Korea and Cuba share a special relationship

Comrades forever? Pyongyang between Havana and DC
Jared Ward September 26, 2016
Song’un Cinema: Love and militarism in N. Korean film

Song’un Cinema: Love and militarism in N. Korean film

North Korean films extol the virtues of marrying as a duty to the state

Song’un Cinema: Love and militarism in N. Korean film
Tatiana Gabroussenko
Tatiana Gabroussenko September 23, 2016
War Games: who is responsible for tension on the Korean peninsula?

War Games: who is responsible for tension on the Korean peninsula?

In refusing to talk to Pyongyang, the US and S.Korea must hold the blame for the rise in tensions

War Games: who is responsible for tension on the Korean peninsula?
Alexander Vorontsov
Alexander Vorontsov September 15, 2016
Fifth North Korean nuke test showed ‘recklessness’: Lt. General Chun

Fifth North Korean nuke test showed ‘recklessness’: Lt. General Chun

Kim Jong Un "acting exactly like Hitler", former Deputy Commander says

Fifth North Korean nuke test showed ‘recklessness’: Lt. General Chun
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll September 14, 2016