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Jenny Moss

Jenny Moss is a Salt Lake City-based analyst who focuses on East Asian geopolitics and physical security issues. She holds a BA from Middlebury College and an MA from the Middlebury Institute for International Studies. She speaks Chinese and Japanese and considers herself a peace enthusiast.

Machinery of Juche: How Japanese tech catalyzed North Korean industry

Despite professed self-reliance, the DPRK looked to its former colonizer to scale up industries critical for military

Jenny MossSeptember 11, 2025

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Machinery of Juche: How Japanese tech catalyzed North Korean industry

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