March 28, 2023

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Colin Zwirko

Colin Zwirko is a Senior Analytic Correspondent for NK News based in Seoul. Follow him on Twitter @ColinZwirko.

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Kim Jong Un creates new bodyguard unit in latest effort to bolster security
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Kim Jong Un creates new bodyguard unit in latest effort to bolster security

Guard unit’s establishment also coincides with increasing public presence of North Korean leader’s daughter

Kim Jong Un creates new bodyguard unit in latest effort to bolster security
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko February 16, 2023
Kim Jong Un opens construction on major housing and farm projects in capital

Kim Jong Un opens construction on major housing and farm projects in capital

State media reveals worker camp near Pyongyang is for new greenhouse farm in latest effort to combat food shortages

Kim Jong Un opens construction on major housing and farm projects in capital
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko February 16, 2023
North Korea sends 100,000 youth to work at new mega project in capital

North Korea sends 100,000 youth to work at new mega project in capital

Large-scale mobilization appears to be latest effort to lean on young people to fill resources shortages

North Korea sends 100,000 youth to work at new mega project in capital
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko February 13, 2023
Parade flag hints at existence of yet another new North Korean ICBM
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Parade flag hints at existence of yet another new North Korean ICBM

Illustration of previously unseen white missile suggests DPRK has created unit for weapon ordered in five-year plan

Parade flag hints at existence of yet another new North Korean ICBM
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko February 10, 2023
North Korea rolls out most long-range nuclear missiles ever at military parade

North Korea rolls out most long-range nuclear missiles ever at military parade

Five new launch vehicles likely designed to carry solid-fuel ICBMs served as finale, state media images show

North Korea rolls out most long-range nuclear missiles ever at military parade
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko February 9, 2023
North Korean leader attends military parade with daughter, doesn’t give speech

North Korean leader attends military parade with daughter, doesn’t give speech

State media report makes no mention of Kim Jong Un messages to US or ROK at event featuring tactical nukes and ICBMs

North Korean leader attends military parade with daughter, doesn’t give speech
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko | Jeongmin Kim February 9, 2023
Kim Jong Un accelerates cult of personality with new mural of himself

Kim Jong Un accelerates cult of personality with new mural of himself

New mosaic shows Kim clad in leather and squatting near plants and replaces depictions of past leaders

Kim Jong Un accelerates cult of personality with new mural of himself
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko February 8, 2023
Over dozen suspected missile shelters appear in Pyongyang before military parade
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Over dozen suspected missile shelters appear in Pyongyang before military parade

Satellite image suggests event will take place Wednesday night and could feature most ICBMs ever

Over dozen suspected missile shelters appear in Pyongyang before military parade
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko February 8, 2023
Kim Jong Un and daughter dine with military commanders ahead of weapons show

Kim Jong Un and daughter dine with military commanders ahead of weapons show

Mostly celebratory speech did not mention foreign policy or specific arms as large-scale military parade looms

Kim Jong Un and daughter dine with military commanders ahead of weapons show
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko February 8, 2023
What to expect from North Korea’s military parade, and when to tune in
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What to expect from North Korea’s military parade, and when to tune in

Signs point to a nighttime event to mark Feb. 8 holiday, featuring over 13,000 soldiers and DPRK’s biggest weapons

What to expect from North Korea’s military parade, and when to tune in
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko February 7, 2023
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