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Kim Jong Un secretly visited ICBM launcher factory weeks after Singapore summit

Kim Jong Un secretly visited ICBM launcher factory weeks after Singapore summit

Evidence shows that Kim toured sites involved in the first test of a nuclear weapon capable of hitting U.S. mainland

Kim Jong Un secretly visited ICBM launcher factory weeks after Singapore summit
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko September 24, 2020
North Korea renovates key missile launcher factory ahead of big military parade
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North Korea renovates key missile launcher factory ahead of big military parade

Renovations at March 16 Factory accelerated in summer 2020, spurred by Kim Jong Un’s visit a year earlier

North Korea renovates key missile launcher factory ahead of big military parade
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko September 22, 2020
North Korea warns Seoul of a ‘miserable demise’ after US-ROK defense talks

North Korea warns Seoul of a ‘miserable demise’ after US-ROK defense talks

North Korean state media condemned the U.S. and South Korea for mentioning a hypothetical preemptive strike scenario

North Korea warns Seoul of a ‘miserable demise’ after US-ROK defense talks
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim September 21, 2020
North Korea mysteriously airs and then deletes rare footage of an old SLBM test
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North Korea mysteriously airs and then deletes rare footage of an old SLBM test

The footage is not related to Pyongyang’s newest SLBM developments, but its prompt cover-up raises questions

North Korea mysteriously airs and then deletes rare footage of an old SLBM test
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko September 16, 2020
North Korea may parade more than a dozen new heavy missile launchers on Oct. 10

North Korea may parade more than a dozen new heavy missile launchers on Oct. 10

Satellite imagery shows that the DPRK is gearing up storage units — possibly to show off massive, high-tech equipment

North Korea may parade more than a dozen new heavy missile launchers on Oct. 10
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll September 15, 2020
US reviewed plans to use nuclear weapons on North Korea, strike leadership

US reviewed plans to use nuclear weapons on North Korea, strike leadership

Amid growing tensions in 2017, U.S. brushed up on plans to attack North Korea using nuclear weapons

US reviewed plans to use nuclear weapons on North Korea, strike leadership
Chad O'Carroll
Chad O'Carroll September 14, 2020
North Korea once again touts its national space program and satellite launches 

North Korea once again touts its national space program and satellite launches 

Pyongyang is increasingly promoting its space sector, possibly hinting at another planned launch in the near future

North Korea once again touts its national space program and satellite launches 
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko September 7, 2020
North Korea must return to talks for a ‘brighter future,’ US official says

North Korea must return to talks for a ‘brighter future,’ US official says

The US will take “strong actions” to show that missile launch “blackmail” doesn’t work, David Stilwell says

North Korea must return to talks for a ‘brighter future,’ US official says
Jeongmin Kim
Jeongmin Kim September 3, 2020
US sounds the alarm on North Korea’s missile development wishlist

US sounds the alarm on North Korea’s missile development wishlist

Advisory lists top industries and items North Korea may be seeking from abroad, warning global industry over sanctions

US sounds the alarm on North Korea’s missile development wishlist
Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko September 2, 2020
The pros and cons of South Korea’s new, high-tech missile defense plans
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The pros and cons of South Korea’s new, high-tech missile defense plans

Seoul rolled out an ambitious, five-year defense plan against the North with a domestic version of Israel's Iron Dome

The pros and cons of South Korea’s new, high-tech missile defense plans
Ankit Panda
Ankit Panda August 14, 2020