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North Korean weapons not decisive but could sustain Russia in Ukraine: Experts
DPRK could send amunition, spare parts or rocket launchers but such support would not make ‘transformative difference’
October 10, 2023
Inside North Korea’s plot to assassinate South Korean leader with explosives
Retired ROK Lt. Gen. Chun In-bum tells NK News about his experiences of deadly DPRK bombing in Burma 40 years ago
October 9, 2023
Travis King wouldn’t be the first soldier in Korea to reject America for racism
Clarence Adams questioned why he should fight North Korea when the US discriminated against African Americans back home
October 3, 2023
To purge, or not to purge: Why Kim Jong Un forgives some North Korean officials
Experts say leader can be lenient toward mistakes by those he trusts, but ruthless when they cross political red lines
September 28, 2023
Why North Korea could send US soldier Travis King to Russia or China
King reportedly sought refuge in DPRK or third country, and experts say regime may view him as too much trouble to keep
September 22, 2023
Why China isn’t too worried about Kim Jong Un’s trip to cozy up to Russia
Experts say Beijing welcomes cooperation that increases North Korean stability, but also doesn’t want to provoke US
September 22, 2023
Bending the rules: How Russia could justify helping North Korea’s space program
Moscow may try to reinterpret UN sanctions to make good on offer of aid, though experts say their cooperation has limits
September 14, 2023
When Putin met the Kims: 20 years of armored trains and opulence
A look at leaders’ summits as reports swirl of upcoming meeting between Russian president and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un
September 7, 2023
Bill Richardson, governor who helped free Americans from North Korea, dies at 75
‘Undersecretary for thugs’ traveled to DPRK and other authoritarian countries to advocate for detained citizens
September 4, 2023
If Travis King hoped to escape racism in North Korea, he went to the wrong place
DPRK opportunistically criticizes American racism but insists on ethnic purity to point of carrying out forced abortions
August 18, 2023
