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Military affairs

Information related to military issues in North and South Korea

Washington and Pyongyang: Just Like Lips and Teeth?

Washington and Pyongyang: Just Like Lips and Teeth?

Are U.S.-DPRK calls for peace and unification in the Korean Peninsula just lip service to maintain the status quo?

Washington and Pyongyang: Just Like Lips and Teeth?
Charles K. Park March 1, 2013
Should U.S. Troops Consider Leaving Korea Altogether?

Should U.S. Troops Consider Leaving Korea Altogether?

Engagement hasn’t worked, sanctions won’t either, argues Geoffrey Fattig. How about withdrawal?

Should U.S. Troops Consider Leaving Korea Altogether?
NK News
NK News February 27, 2013
Kim Jong Un Focuses Visit Schedule On Military

Kim Jong Un Focuses Visit Schedule On Military

Kim Jong Un doesn't seem to care about anyone else but Pyongyangites and military men. What does that mean for the regime?

Kim Jong Un Focuses Visit Schedule On Military
NK News
NK News February 22, 2013
Breakthrough: North Korea’s Long Range Missile Launch

Breakthrough: North Korea’s Long Range Missile Launch

In December launch North Korea has proven cynics wrong and shown that it can successfully deploy a three-stage ICBM

Breakthrough: North Korea’s Long Range Missile Launch
NK News
NK News February 7, 2013
When NK Commandos Tried To Assassinate South Korea’s President

When NK Commandos Tried To Assassinate South Korea’s President

This Day in the History of the DPRK: January 21, JUCHE 56 (1968)

When NK Commandos Tried To Assassinate South Korea’s President
Brandon K. Gauthier
Brandon K. Gauthier January 21, 2013
Kim Jong Un’s New Year Speech: What it Really Means (Part 2 of 2)

Kim Jong Un’s New Year Speech: What it Really Means (Part 2 of 2)

North Korea's former poet laureate takes a look at Kim Jong Un's New Years Speech - it seems this year is all about strengthening legitimacy, not economic reform or bold foreign policy.

Kim Jong Un’s New Year Speech: What it Really Means (Part 2 of 2)
Jang Jin-sung January 3, 2013
The NK News Study Guide Part 2: The Colonial Period

The NK News Study Guide Part 2: The Colonial Period

North Korean Studies Newbie? Want to learn more? Get acquainted with the NK NEWS Study Guides

The NK News Study Guide Part 2: The Colonial Period
Gianluca Spezza
Gianluca Spezza January 2, 2013
The Day North Korea Downed a U.S. Helicopter on the DMZ

The Day North Korea Downed a U.S. Helicopter on the DMZ

This Day in the History of the DPRK December 17, Juche 82 (1994)

The Day North Korea Downed a U.S. Helicopter on the DMZ
Brandon K. Gauthier
Brandon K. Gauthier December 17, 2012
Yeonpyeong Island: What’s All The Fuss About?

Yeonpyeong Island: What’s All The Fuss About?

Two years on from the bombardment of Yeonpyeong island, controversial military exercises look set to go ahead. What is it that makes these islands and waters so disputed?

Yeonpyeong Island: What’s All The Fuss About?
NK News
NK News November 21, 2012
Get Ready For A Military First Mothers Day

Get Ready For A Military First Mothers Day

In preparation for mothers day, North Korea presents army with new "lady tiger" multiple-launch rocket systems

Get Ready For A Military First Mothers Day
Luke Herman
Luke Herman November 13, 2012