Military affairs
Information related to military issues in North and South Korea
Japan seeks funds for new missile defense ships to counter North Korean threats
Tokyo’s defense ministry requests largest budget ever, eyeing counterstrike capabilities and hypersonic missile defenses
Kim Jong Un reviews ‘counterattack’ plan to ‘occupy’ South Korea
North Korean leader initiates ‘full-scale’ military command training in response to this week’s joint US-ROK drills
North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile after US B-1B bomber drills
Japan’s defense ministry says launch took place late Wednesday, as US-ROK forces continue large-scale military exercises
B-1B bombers join US-ROK aerial drill against North Korean satellite launch
Joint exercise under Ulchi Freedom Shield comes after DPRK slammed bomber deployment and warned of ‘thermo-nuclear war’
Chinese ships appears to join race to recover North Korean space rocket wreckage
Data shows unusual vessel movement near splashdown zones, and experts say Beijing may have own reasons to fish up debris
Inside the UN Panel of Experts overseeing North Korea sanctions – Ep. 304
Former panel head Eric Penton-Voak explains how to decipher its reports on violations of DPRK sanctions regime
Why North Korea debuted a new battalion to hunt down South Korean ‘pirates’
Experts say amphibious assault team revealed at military parade raises threat of future attack on ROK border islands
What North Korea’s new copycat drones may owe to friends and cyber spies
While source of designs remains unknown, DPRK has turned to allies to advance UAV program and stolen US tech before
South Korea slashes funding for unification ministry in new budget proposal
40% cut is largest in decade and aligns with Seoul’s efforts to overhaul ministry amid growing tensions with North Korea
US, ROK and Japan hold naval drills on responding to North Korean missiles
Exercise off Jeju Island also ‘inspected’ information sharing in line with trilateral defense plans, South Korea says
