Shades of gray: How North Korea could use missiles to challenge maritime border



Analysis Shades of gray: How North Korea could use missiles to challenge maritime border Pyongyang has repeatedly violated the de facto sea boundary as part of a systematic campaign to undermine its legitimacy Terence Roehrig December 7, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON North Korean leader Kim Jong Un looking out over the sea \| Image: KCTV (July 11, 2021) During the past year, North Korea has fired an unprecedented number of missiles of various types, far more than any previous year. Many of these launches have been part of Pyongyang’s effort to improve the capabilities of its missile force, while others have been angry responses to U.S.-ROK military exercises. Among these numerous missile tests, one stood out for a very different reason. On Nov. 2, North Korea fired a barrage of more than 20 missiles, and within the mix was a short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) that crossed the eastern portion of the Northern Limit Line Read More © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. LATEST ANALYSIS 01What the Democratic landslide in the US midterms means for Kim Jong Un 02How North Korea turned its tech talent into a global money-making machine 03Why a spate of public disputes is déjà vu for the US-ROK alliance 04No summit, new bridge: What to make of Kim Jong Un’s unusual visit to Dandong 05How South Koreans weigh the costs of unification with North Korea 06All the missiles and weapons at North Korea’s new ‘defense revolution’ museum 07Why the inter-Korean border remains unmarked, despite military risks 08How the DMZ blasts unfolded, from mine laying to North Korean denials 09North Korean TV airs outdated map laying claim to South Korean border islands 10How North Korea’s newest ‘hypersonic’ missile could foil adversary defenses

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Shades of gray: How North Korea could use missiles to challenge maritime border

Pyongyang has repeatedly violated the de facto sea boundary as part of a systematic campaign to undermine its legitimacy

Terence Roehrig December 7, 2022

Shades of gray: How North Korea could use missiles to challenge maritime border

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un looking out over the sea | Image: KCTV (July 11, 2021)

During the past year, North Korea has fired an unprecedented number of missiles of various types, far more than any previous year. Many of these launches have been part of Pyongyang’s effort to improve the capabilities of its missile force, while others have been angry responses to U.S.-ROK military exercises. Among these numerous missile tests, one stood out for a very different reason.

On Nov. 2, North Korea fired a barrage of more than 20 missiles, and within the mix was a short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) that crossed the eastern portion of the Northern Limit Line

01What the Democratic landslide in the US midterms means for Kim Jong Un
02How North Korea turned its tech talent into a global money-making machine
03Why a spate of public disputes is déjà vu for the US-ROK alliance
04No summit, new bridge: What to make of Kim Jong Un’s unusual visit to Dandong
05How South Koreans weigh the costs of unification with North Korea
06All the missiles and weapons at North Korea’s new ‘defense revolution’ museum
07Why the inter-Korean border remains unmarked, despite military risks
08How the DMZ blasts unfolded, from mine laying to North Korean denials
09North Korean TV airs outdated map laying claim to South Korean border islands
10How North Korea’s newest ‘hypersonic’ missile could foil adversary defenses

Shades of gray: How North Korea could use missiles to challenge maritime border

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