May 31, 2023

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Jacob Bogle

Jacob Bogle is a North Korea analyst and runs the AccessDPRK blog.

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How North Korean mining has left a toxic legacy for the country’s people
NK PRO

How North Korean mining has left a toxic legacy for the country’s people

Satellite imagery shows a lack of safeguards has led to contamination of rivers and soil and endangered human health

How North Korean mining has left a toxic legacy for the country’s people
Jacob Bogle
Jacob Bogle May 17, 2023
North Korea built secret network of over 50 COVID isolation facilities: Imagery
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North Korea built secret network of over 50 COVID isolation facilities: Imagery

Compounds resemble known isolation ward and point to efforts to isolate patients long before DPRK’s first outbreak

North Korea built secret network of over 50 COVID isolation facilities: Imagery
Jacob Bogle
Jacob Bogle January 10, 2023
North Korea’s fake missile defense batteries (probably) aren’t fooling anyone
NK PRO

North Korea’s fake missile defense batteries (probably) aren’t fooling anyone

Satellite imagery shows DPRK has at least 9 mock surface-to-air missile sites that seek to draw fire from real defenses

North Korea’s fake missile defense batteries (probably) aren’t fooling anyone
Jacob Bogle
Jacob Bogle September 12, 2022
How North Korea is making the most of its aging air force
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How North Korea is making the most of its aging air force

The DPRK has upgraded emergency landing strips and built runways at all of the leader's major palaces, imagery reveals

How North Korea is making the most of its aging air force
Jacob Bogle
Jacob Bogle December 6, 2019
Why a lack of adequate infrastructure may stifle Kim Jong Un’s tourism ambitions
NK PRO

Why a lack of adequate infrastructure may stifle Kim Jong Un’s tourism ambitions

Failure to develop adequate wastewater management systems could derail the DPRK's long-term plans

Why a lack of adequate infrastructure may stifle Kim Jong Un’s tourism ambitions
Jacob Bogle
Jacob Bogle October 29, 2019
Fueling the country: tracking North Korea’s growing number of gas stations
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Fueling the country: tracking North Korea’s growing number of gas stations

Reflecting increasing demand, new stations are popping up across the DPRK

Fueling the country: tracking North Korea’s growing number of gas stations
Jacob Bogle
Jacob Bogle October 11, 2019