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Leaked US documents raise questions about North Korea’s missile capabilities

Leaked US documents raise questions about North Korea’s missile capabilities

Experts highlight DPRK’s technological and logistical limitations, though ambiguity could work in country’s favor

Leaked US documents raise questions about North Korea’s missile capabilities
James Fretwell
James Fretwell April 14, 2023
North Korea policy to stay same after national security chief shakeup: Experts

North Korea policy to stay same after national security chief shakeup: Experts

Kim Sung-han’s replacement shares same skepticism of engagement, pro-US stance as others in Yoon administration

North Korea policy to stay same after national security chief shakeup: Experts
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim March 30, 2023
Frozen fingers and toxic fumes: How North Koreans endure the brutal winter cold

Frozen fingers and toxic fumes: How North Koreans endure the brutal winter cold

Efforts to stay warm run up against fuel scarcity, while traditional coal briquettes can lead to poisoning deaths

Frozen fingers and toxic fumes: How North Koreans endure the brutal winter cold
James Fretwell
James Fretwell February 8, 2023
What the titles of Kim Jong Un’s daughter reveal about his succession plans

What the titles of Kim Jong Un’s daughter reveal about his succession plans

Descriptors like ‘beloved’ and ‘noble’ tie girl to Kim Jong Il, though this doesn’t guarantee she’s heir to the throne

What the titles of Kim Jong Un’s daughter reveal about his succession plans
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Fyodor Tertitskiy January 18, 2023
Photos: North Korea’s new homes and apartments, as seen from South Korea
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Photos: North Korea’s new homes and apartments, as seen from South Korea

Buildings matching style of Kim Jong Un's rural development plan have popped up in two inter-Korean border locations

Photos: North Korea’s new homes and apartments, as seen from South Korea
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll January 12, 2023
North Korea builds replica of Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung Square on Chinese border

North Korea builds replica of Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung Square on Chinese border

Renovated Sinuiju Square features copies of capital’s buildings and propaganda signs and could be used for parades

North Korea builds replica of Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung Square on Chinese border
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 10, 2023
Pyongyang Chronicles: The North Korean roommates who spied on foreign students

Pyongyang Chronicles: The North Korean roommates who spied on foreign students

It was an open secret that local students wrote reports on us, but some took their mission more seriously than others

Pyongyang Chronicles: The North Korean roommates who spied on foreign students
Alek Sigley
Alek Sigley January 10, 2023
Kenneth Rowe, North Korean pilot who defected in Soviet plane, dies at 90

Kenneth Rowe, North Korean pilot who defected in Soviet plane, dies at 90

Rowe fooled the DPRK air force into thinking he was loyal to Kim Il Sung, all while he was planning his great escape

Kenneth Rowe, North Korean pilot who defected in Soviet plane, dies at 90
Oliver Jia
Oliver Jia January 9, 2023
Kim Jong Un and daughter inspect mass-produced missiles at Pyongyang factory

Kim Jong Un and daughter inspect mass-produced missiles at Pyongyang factory

NK News identifies likely location of daughter’s 1st missile factory inspection as North Korea signals nuclear ambitions

Kim Jong Un and daughter inspect mass-produced missiles at Pyongyang factory
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko January 1, 2023
Unfinished business: Overlooked developments of North Korea’s busy missile year

Unfinished business: Overlooked developments of North Korea’s busy missile year

DPRK has yet to test an array of desired capabilities, while the succession question remains publicly unresolved

Unfinished business: Overlooked developments of North Korea’s busy missile year
James Fretwell
James Fretwell December 30, 2022