Military affairs
Information related to military issues in North and South Korea
Eyes in the sky: How North Korea could realize vision for spy satellite network
Experts say one satellite has little value but lays groundwork for one day monitoring ROK, Japan and even US mainland
June 21, 2023
Seoul sues North Korea, inter-Korean naval tensions and more – Ep. 294
Christopher Green breaks down peninsula trends, plus South Korea pursues legal action over 2020 office explosion
June 21, 2023
Drone command to ‘overwhelmingly respond’ to North Korean ‘provocations’: Seoul
South Korean cabinet approves plans to establish new command in response to DPRK drone incursion last year
June 20, 2023
US, Japan hold joint naval drills in response to latest North Korean missiles
Allies deploy two Aegis-equipped destroyers for exercises after DPRK missiles land in Japan’s Exclusive Economic Zone
June 20, 2023
North Korea convenes delayed party meeting on economy, defense policy
State media reports Kim Jong Un presided over first day of likely multiday plenum but makes no mention of speech
June 17, 2023
US nuclear sub arrives in South Korea, a day after North Korean missile launch
USS Michigan’s visit is first by Ohio-class submarine since 2017 as allies seek to bolster deterrence against DPRK
June 16, 2023
South Korea recovers rocket debris from North Korea’s botched satellite launch
ROK fishes out 50-foot section from sea after 2-week operation that saw it compete with China to find wreckage
June 16, 2023
North Korea fires first missiles in months in response to US-ROK drills
DPRK issues ‘strong warning’ against ‘hostile’ exercises as it launches two short-range ballistic missiles into East Sea
June 15, 2023
Yoon oversees final ‘annihilation’ drill on repelling North Korean invasion
US, ROK conclude largest-ever live-fire exercises, hours after Yoon vows ‘overwhelming’ response to DPRK ‘provocations'
June 15, 2023
How a dispute over POWs has distorted memories of the Korean War
US, China and Koreas have conspired to forget conflict, after it morphed from fight over land into one over prisoners
June 15, 2023
