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North Korea starts building new warships on both coasts: Satellite imagery
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North Korea starts building new warships on both coasts: Satellite imagery

Large construction projects also underway at 3 shipyards following Kim Jong Un’s orders to build 10,000-ton cruisers

North Korea starts building new warships on both coasts: Satellite imagery
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko September 25, 2026
North Korean truck plant exposed as missile launcher factory: Analysis
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North Korean truck plant exposed as missile launcher factory: Analysis

NK Pro breaks down Kim Jong Un’s latest tour of factories building drones and missile launch vehicles

North Korean truck plant exposed as missile launcher factory: Analysis
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko September 22, 2026
North Korea upgrading urban combat training facilities, satellite imagery shows
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North Korea upgrading urban combat training facilities, satellite imagery shows

Construction comes amid reports Pyongyang may send more troops to help Russia in war against Ukraine

North Korea upgrading urban combat training facilities, satellite imagery shows
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko September 16, 2026
North Korea’s Wonsan Kalma beach resort winds down another short summer season
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North Korea’s Wonsan Kalma beach resort winds down another short summer season

Authorities dangle trips as reward for exceeding quotas, making destination unreachable for most citizens

North Korea’s Wonsan Kalma beach resort winds down another short summer season
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko September 11, 2026
Landslides and floods hit North Korea-Russia border region: Imagery
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Landslides and floods hit North Korea-Russia border region: Imagery

North Korean houses, roads and railways damaged, displacing residents and possibly affecting Russia weapons trade

Landslides and floods hit North Korea-Russia border region: Imagery
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko September 4, 2026
North Korea starts major construction project at coastal missile base
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North Korea starts major construction project at coastal missile base

Air defense base 50 miles from South Korean border likely being expanded as nearby homes are demolished

North Korea starts major construction project at coastal missile base
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko September 2, 2026
North Korea rapidly rebuilding on top of wreckage after severe flash floods
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North Korea rapidly rebuilding on top of wreckage after severe flash floods

Satellite imagery reveals construction in disaster prone areas at military HQ as authorities keep lid on likely tragedy

North Korea rapidly rebuilding on top of wreckage after severe flash floods
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko September 1, 2026
North Korea pushes ski resort projects near China border and Wonsan Kalma beach
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North Korea pushes ski resort projects near China border and Wonsan Kalma beach

Satellite imagery shows Kim Jong Un’s next major tourist zone taking shape amid focus on domestic tourism

North Korea pushes ski resort projects near China border and Wonsan Kalma beach
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko August 27, 2026
North Korea caught erasing former leader’s Russian heritage

North Korea caught erasing former leader’s Russian heritage

This may be the first case of North Korean material bearing Kim Jong Il’s childhood name to be revealed outside the DPRK

North Korea caught erasing former leader’s Russian heritage
Choi Hyun Jun
Choi Hyun Jun August 26, 2026
North Korea tears down South Korean churches, apartments at aborted nuclear site
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North Korea tears down South Korean churches, apartments at aborted nuclear site

Housing compound demolition comes 20 years after closure of multinational project to build nuclear reactors in DPRK

North Korea tears down South Korean churches, apartments at aborted nuclear site
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko August 24, 2026
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