Military affairs
Information related to military issues in North and South Korea
How Takaichi’s military push is reshaping Japan’s posture toward North Korea
Record defense spending aligns with Trump’s priorities, while growing nuclear talk has alarmed Pyongyang and Beijing
January 21, 2026
Why stopping drones from entering North Korea will be easier said than done
Experts say South Korean military assets are oriented toward threats from the north, exposing limits to surveillance
January 21, 2026
Lee Jae Myung orders probe into whether civilians sent drones to North Korea
South Korean president calls such incursions akin to ‘starting a war’ after man claims responsibility for drone flights
January 20, 2026
North Korea’s youth outreach, Party Congress signals and prison demolition
NK News’ Colin Zwirko discusses Kim Jong Un’s stark message to young people and when to expect the 9th congress
January 20, 2026
‘Leave while you still can’: Kim Jong Un fires vice premier at factory ceremony
North Korean leader warns of chronic incompetence among party officials, disrupting his hopes for economic development
January 20, 2026
Kim Jong Un urges youth to abandon ‘dreams’ to go to war, hard labor sites
North Korean leader draws contrast with ‘moral depravity’ of young people in other countries in speech to Youth League
January 19, 2026
What to make of reports that Russia tried to ship a nuke reactor to North Korea
Spanish daily says Ursa Major was transporting illicit cargo when it sank in Dec. 2024, but the evidence doesn’t add up
January 16, 2026
What’s next for North Korea-Venezuela ties after Maduro’s capture
Gabriela Bernal and Camilo Aguirre Torrini discuss how Pyongyang will deal with losing one of its only allies in region
January 15, 2026
ROK military finds general guilty of treason over North Korea drone incursions
Committee says ex-chief of counterintelligence command aimed to provoke DPRK retaliation in 2024 to justify martial law
January 15, 2026
Lee orders review of scrapped military pact with North Korea after drone claims
Drone flights into the DPRK by South Korean civilians would be an armistice breach subject to punishment, Seoul says
January 14, 2026
