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New uranium plant brings North Korea closer to mass-producing nukes
Reveal suggests DPRK is moving beyond building capacity, while signaling to Seoul it has a head start on enrichment
June 10, 2026
Why a North Korean nuclear warship could become a liability for the regime
North Korea’s nuclear warship claim looks far more like political signaling than credible capability
March 12, 2026
Kim Jong Un’s new five-year weapons plan keeps nukes front and center
Counterspace goals create new risks as Party Congress pushes simultaneous development of nuclear and conventional forces
March 2, 2026
What to make of the Hwasong-20, North Korea’s puzzling new nuclear missile
‘Most powerful’ ICBM shown at Oct. 10 parade subverted expectations that it’d be bigger than solid-fuel predecessor
October 12, 2025
Why Trump’s Golden Dome could upset the ‘nuclear balance’ with North Korea
DPRK alarm reflects fear US will neutralize its arsenal, potentially even pushing it to develop space-based nukes
June 3, 2025
North Korea pushes to perfect hypersonic tech with first missile launch of 2025
Test of composite materials and guidance systems offers new insights into Kim Jong Un’s ambitions for advanced weapons
January 7, 2025
New North Korean ICBM delivers big political message, and likely bigger payloads
Solid-fuel Hwasong-19 may be step toward multiple warhead missile, as DPRK seeks to compel US to drop disarmament goal
November 1, 2024
North Korea leapfrogs toward multiple warhead missiles, raising stakes for US
DPRK’s first MIRV test advances capability that could help defeat US defenses to carry out nuclear strikes at lower cost
June 28, 2024
Why state-of-the-art US missile defenses may not stop new North Korean threats
Washington is spending billions on more interceptors, but DPRK’s growing arsenal demands rethink of decades-old approach
May 24, 2024
North Korea’s latest hypersonic missile underlines embrace of solid-fuel weapons
Kim Jong Un boasted of solid-propellant arsenal after Hwasong-16B test, but total shift in missile force unlikely
April 4, 2024
