Military affairs
Information related to military issues in North and South Korea
Why North Korean TV showed Kim Jong Un mourning soldiers killed fighting Ukraine
Footage of leader beside coffins appears aimed at justifying deployment, while seeking to secure Russian support
July 1, 2025
Radiation levels stable despite alleged North Korean uranium refinery discharge
Seoul reports no signs of wastewater release from Pyongsan facility after media and opposition party raised alarm
July 1, 2025
North Korea denounces NATO pledge to increase defense spending as ‘criminal act’
Commentary accuses transatlantic alliance of exacerbating military tensions in Asia-Pacific and threatening peace
July 1, 2025
China could offer Seoul security guarantees against North Korea. Why won’t it?
Trump’s reevaluation of US alliances presents a chance for Beijing to play a bigger role that it has shunned so far
July 1, 2025
North Korea tells UN Command it has resumed barrier construction along border
Seoul describes first message from Pyongyang in month as ‘meaningful,’ assessing work has been scaled down
June 30, 2025
Seoul restores all guard posts dismantled under military pact with North Korea
Resumption of operations at 11 front-line GPs comes as President Lee Jae-myung considers reviving suspended 2018 deal
June 30, 2025
Sanctioned North Korean art studio to exhibit work in Moscow under new deal
Russian culture minister meets Kim Jong Un and signs agreement on boosting cultural ties under ‘strategic partnership’
June 30, 2025
Seoul warns thousands of North Koreans to arrive in Russia as early as July
Deployment may coincide with Russian summer offensive, lawmakers say, with dispatch linked to Shoigu-Kim meeting
June 27, 2025
Russian cargo ship implicated in arms smuggling returns to North Korean port
Lady R’s visit to Rason comes as signs of DPRK weapons in Ukraine war continue to emerge despite slowdown in port calls
June 26, 2025
Chinese state media largely silent on anniversary of Korean War outbreak
Only one English-language article discusses date to criticize US, while making no mention of North Korea’s invasion
June 25, 2025
