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The new, high-budget plan for 2021 - 2025 puts a big focus on interceptors meant to thwart North Korean missiles
ANALYSIS & REPORTS
Transcript: South Korea’s MOU addresses balloon and leaflet launch controversy
Full remarks from an Aug. 11 Ministry of Unification press tour reveal the government's logic behind recent crackdowns
Why heavy rain and border water pose a chronic political risk for South Korea
North Korean dams have the power to release rainwater during monsoons, which can cause significant hurt to the South
North Korea expanding military training complex ahead of major parade
Satellite imagery shows large-scale construction on new buildings ahead of the WPK's 75th anniversary parade
What US-North Korea policy will look like if Joe Biden gets elected president
A Biden White House would likely do a "factory reset" back to the Obama-era approach for dealing with Pyongyang
How sanctions failed to stop North Korea from developing dangerous weapons tech
An unpublished U.N. report details several key technological developments made by the DPRK in recent years
‘Growing scope’ of North Korean nuclear weapons shown in unpublished UN report
DPRK activity linked to potential ballistic missile manufacturing and possible R&D on advanced weapons systems
Photos: Shops, restaurants and Sinuiju port – a view from Dandong in July
Despite sanctions and the COVID-19 global pandemic, North Korea's imprint on Dandong was easy to see in July 2020
Slow but steady progress on North Korean naval base construction, imagery shows
Kim Jong Un visited in 2013, but final stages of construction on the large special operations base have yet to begin
Timeline: From multiple Kim Jong Un appearances to defector ‘suspected’ of COVID
NK Pro timeline charts the key events from July 1 to July 31
Why Lee In-young may be the most vocal and successful unification minister yet
Lee's unification ministry will likely play a stronger, more active role in inter-Korean relations
North Korean ships spotted returning to old coal smuggling routes near Vietnam
The most suspicious ship, the Mi Yang 5, was placed on a banned vessels list by the U.S. Coast Guard in 2018
VIDEO: Despite COVID-19 fears, train delivers cargo across China-DPRK border
Train cargo includes goods covered in blue tarpaulins while the border bridge appears to be undergoing maintenance
North Korea in July 2020: a month in review and what’s ahead
An analysis of the main developments between July 1 and July 31
North Korea’s first suspected COVID-19 case sparks joy and censorship in China
Some Chinese netizens are mocking the DPRK on Weibo, while others are suspiciously contributing pro-North narratives
North Korean exports to China rise in June after a steep COVID-19 crash
Reported trade rose to over $9 million, marking half of the pre-pandemic average and the best month of 2020 yet
UNICEF granted sanctions exemptions in order to send COVID-19 aid to North Korea
UNICEF allowed to ship patient ventilators, oxygen concentrators, resuscitation kits and other items into DPRK
Work on Pyongyang central square continues ahead of military parade, photos show
Renovations to leader's viewing platform and foreign ministry visible in recent photos taken from Kim Il Sung Square
How Moon Jae-in’s shortlist of successors might shape future North Korea policy
Lee Jae-myung's North-South reconciliation policy would likely be far more aggressive than Lee Nak-yeon's
Why the world shouldn’t dismiss North Korea’s COVID-19 vaccine trials
North Korea's increased investment and emphasis on research means COVID-19 clinical trials might actually be underway
China steps closer to opening bridge meant to boost trade with North Korea
The cross-border road bridge was completed late last year, but has yet to open or facilitate trade
ANALYSIS & REPORTS
Transcript: South Korea’s MOU addresses balloon and leaflet launch controversy
Full remarks from an Aug. 11 Ministry of Unification press tour reveal the government's logic behind recent crackdowns
Why heavy rain and border water pose a chronic political risk for South Korea
North Korean dams have the power to release rainwater during monsoons, which can cause significant hurt to the South
North Korea expanding military training complex ahead of major parade
Satellite imagery shows large-scale construction on new buildings ahead of the WPK's 75th anniversary parade
What US-North Korea policy will look like if Joe Biden gets elected president
A Biden White House would likely do a "factory reset" back to the Obama-era approach for dealing with Pyongyang
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- 04How sanctions failed to stop North Korea from developing dangerous weapons tech
- 05‘Growing scope’ of North Korean nuclear weapons shown in unpublished UN report
- 06Photos: Shops, restaurants and Sinuiju port – a view from Dandong in July
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