North Korea in June 2025: A month in review and what’s ahead



Month in Review North Korea in June 2025: A month in review and what’s ahead An analytical look at the main developments from June 1 to June 30, 2025 Alannah Hill July 2, 2025 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Portrait of a North Korean man with a cap in Kaesong \| Image: Eric Lafforgue (May 2009) About the Month in Review Every month, NK Pro conducts an in-depth analytic review of news on the Korean Peninsula. This Month in Review covers the period of June 1, 2025 to June 30, 2025. In addition to an executive summary providing top-line findings, the following review includes detailed analysis on a wide range of other specialist focus areas. Furthermore, it also includes a look ahead at several events likely to create news in June. Please send any feedback about this feature to [email protected]. Table of Contents 01Executive Summary 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 01All the missiles and weapons at North Korea’s new ‘defense revolution’ museum 02Why the inter-Korean border remains unmarked, despite military risks 03How the DMZ blasts unfolded, from mine laying to North Korean denials 04North Korean TV airs outdated map laying claim to South Korean border islands 05How North Korea’s newest ‘hypersonic’ missile could foil adversary defenses 06Crossing the Yalu: Why China and North Korea want to open long-stalled bridge 07A decade apart, two DMZ mine blasts highlight a new inter-Korean reality 08Chinese authorities seize smuggled goods bound for North Korea: records

Month in Review

North Korea in June 2025: A month in review and what’s ahead

An analytical look at the main developments from June 1 to June 30, 2025

Alannah Hill July 2, 2025

North Korea in June 2025: A month in review and what’s ahead

Portrait of a North Korean man with a cap in Kaesong | Image: Eric Lafforgue (May 2009)

About the Month in Review

Every month, NK Pro conducts an in-depth analytic review of news on the Korean Peninsula. This Month in Review covers the period of June 1, 2025 to June 30, 2025.

In addition to an executive summary providing top-line findings, the following review includes detailed analysis on a wide range of other specialist focus areas.

Furthermore, it also includes a look ahead at several events likely to create news in June.

Please send any feedback about this feature to [email protected].

Table of Contents 01Executive Summary

01All the missiles and weapons at North Korea’s new ‘defense revolution’ museum
02Why the inter-Korean border remains unmarked, despite military risks
03How the DMZ blasts unfolded, from mine laying to North Korean denials
04North Korean TV airs outdated map laying claim to South Korean border islands
05How North Korea’s newest ‘hypersonic’ missile could foil adversary defenses
06Crossing the Yalu: Why China and North Korea want to open long-stalled bridge
07A decade apart, two DMZ mine blasts highlight a new inter-Korean reality
08Chinese authorities seize smuggled goods bound for North Korea: records

North Korea in June 2025: A month in review and what’s ahead

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