Military affairs
Information related to military issues in North and South Korea
Why North Korea’s anti-unification policies are an admission of weakness
Pyongyang knows it lacks leverage and is vulnerable to outside cultural influence, but hostility gives it strength
June 24, 2026
Lee visits island North Korea shelled, calls for deterrent to ‘overwhelm’ enemy
ROK president was briefed on Chinese ships near disputed maritime border but did not address Pyongyang’s NLL claims
June 24, 2026
North Korean soldier taken into custody from inter-Korean border
The lone soldier reportedly expressed an intent to defect to South Korea, according to local media
June 24, 2026
Kim Jong Un commissions North Korea’s largest warship, vows naval expansion
DPRK leader pledges to build new naval bases, alongside two large warships per year for nuclear-armed fleet
June 24, 2026
Kim launches campaign to end North Korean coal industry’s ‘backwardness’
North Korean leader vows to expand nuclear forces to counter U.S.-led ‘hegemony,’ oversees leadership shuffle
June 23, 2026
South Korean military alleges North’s border fortification violates armistice
The Joint Chiefs assessed North Korea’s refortification project will be finished a year early
June 22, 2026
Kim Yo Jong warns G7 ‘inviting disaster’ by calling for DPRK’s denuclearization
North Korean leader’s sister accuses group of violating country's constitution by challenging nuclear status
June 19, 2026
Seoul’s Unification Ministry takes issue with calling North Korea ‘enemy’
Ministry objects to military’s plan to keep label in white paper, exposing rift within Lee administration
June 18, 2026
Brian Davis on how the US military collects intel: North Korea Unpacked
Retired US Army colonel joins Jacco Zwetsloot to discuss his decades ‘on pen,’ fixing a DPRK fax machine and more
June 18, 2026
North Korea uses older Nvidia, Qualcomm tech to boost AI capabilities: report
DPRK overcomes limitations by leveraging available tech, sanctions gaps and ties with Russia and China
June 17, 2026
