May 04, 2024

Military affairs

Information related to military issues in North and South Korea

US and South Korea conduct combined military drills with aircraft carrier

US and South Korea conduct combined military drills with aircraft carrier

Rare naval exercise comes after both sides appear set to expand scope of exercises, redeploy strategic assets in region

US and South Korea conduct combined military drills with aircraft carrier
Chaewon Chung
Chaewon Chung June 4, 2022
North Korea in May 2022: A month in review and what’s ahead
NK PRO

North Korea in May 2022: A month in review and what’s ahead

An analytical look at the main developments from May 1, 2022 to May 31, 2022

North Korea in May 2022: A month in review and what’s ahead
NK Pro
NK Pro June 3, 2022
State media review: North Korea labors to limit ‘aftereffects’ of COVID-19
NK PRO

State media review: North Korea labors to limit ‘aftereffects’ of COVID-19

An in-depth analysis of advice for recovered patients, a congress of Koreans in Japan and nuclear retaliation against US

State media review: North Korea labors to limit ‘aftereffects’ of COVID-19
Seung-Yeon Chung
Seung-Yeon Chung June 2, 2022
Why some North Koreans actually benefit from sanctions on their country
NK PRO

Why some North Koreans actually benefit from sanctions on their country

Measures targeting DPRK’s weapons programs can serve interests of security institutions, military and firms

Why some North Koreans actually benefit from sanctions on their country
Peter Ward
Peter Ward May 31, 2022
South Korea’s nascent aircraft carrier on chopping block as Yoon focuses on DPRK
KOREA PRO

South Korea’s nascent aircraft carrier on chopping block as Yoon focuses on DPRK

Labeling North Korea ‘main enemy’ paves way for shift in defense spending priorities, setting up political fight

South Korea’s nascent aircraft carrier on chopping block as Yoon focuses on DPRK
Karl Friedhoff
Karl Friedhoff May 31, 2022
New North Korean film goes behind the scenes of military parade preparations

New North Korean film goes behind the scenes of military parade preparations

Kim Jong Un coaches soldiers on marching and other tasks in new documentary burnishing leader’s role in planning

New North Korean film goes behind the scenes of military parade preparations
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko May 30, 2022
NGOs urge boycott as North Korea set to chair UN forum on nuclear disarmament

NGOs urge boycott as North Korea set to chair UN forum on nuclear disarmament

DPRK’s four-week stint as rotating chair comes amid reports that it could soon conduct underground nuclear test

NGOs urge boycott as North Korea set to chair UN forum on nuclear disarmament
Ifang Bremer
Ifang Bremer May 30, 2022
Tactical nuclear weapons won’t fix South Korea’s security concerns
KOREA PRO

Tactical nuclear weapons won’t fix South Korea’s security concerns

Deploying such weapons would undercut denuclearization efforts and likely exacerbate arms race on Korean Peninsula

Tactical nuclear weapons won’t fix South Korea’s security concerns
Toby Dalton
Toby Dalton May 26, 2022
North Korea has been testing nuclear detonation device ‘for weeks’: ROK official

North Korea has been testing nuclear detonation device ‘for weeks’: ROK official

South Korea’s National Security Office says DPRK unlikely to conduct nuclear test in next couple of days

North Korea has been testing nuclear detonation device ‘for weeks’: ROK official
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim May 25, 2022
North Korea launches ‘likely’ ICBM, two other missiles toward East Sea: JCS

North Korea launches ‘likely’ ICBM, two other missiles toward East Sea: JCS

The apparent test come as U.S. President Joe Biden returns home after trip to South Korea and Japan

North Korea launches ‘likely’ ICBM, two other missiles toward East Sea: JCS
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko | Jeongmin Kim May 25, 2022