Military affairs
Information related to military issues in North and South Korea
North Korea has finished new facility at nuclear complex, watchdog says
IAEA chief says building shares traits with enrichment facilities, DPRK continues to operate nuclear reactors
March 3, 2026
Ankit Panda: North Korea’s deterrence calculus after US strikes on Iran
Expert compares Tehran’s experience and Pyongyang’s nuclear doctrine, and discusses Kim Jong Un’s new space-denial goals
March 3, 2026
How the Iran strikes could reshape Kim Jong Un’s calculus on US talks
Trump’s intermingling of diplomacy and military action may undermine incentives for North Korea to engage
March 2, 2026
Why Khamenei’s death could spell the end of North Korea’s friendship with Iran
A visit to Pyongyang helped the cleric become Tehran’s supreme leader, a role in which he based ties on opposition to US
March 2, 2026
North Korea has sent 5K containers of munitions to Russia since August: Seoul
ROK military finds DPRK has deployed a total of 16K troops to Kursk amid continuing support for war against Ukraine
March 2, 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
North Korea condemns US attacks on Iran but doesn’t mention Khamenei’s death
Foreign Ministry accuses US and Israel of perpetrating a ‘war of aggression’ and violating sovereignty ‘from A to Z
March 2, 2026
Kim Jong Un takes daughter to firing range with new rifles after Party Congress
Kim and his daughter present certificates and rifles to top party officials, including leader’s newly promoted sister
February 28, 2026
Russia spent $166K to fly late envoy’s remains from North Korea, records suggest
Procurement notice shows state firm arranged ‘evacuation’ flight days after Alexander Matsegora’s death
February 27, 2026
Roundtable: What we learned from North Korea’s Ninth Party Congress
The NK News team breaks down military messaging, leadership reshuffles, inter-Korean ties and more
February 27, 2026
