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Pyongyang has three to six times more assembled nuclear warheads than before the 2018 denuclearization agreement and has since developed missiles capable of striking the United States.
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Pyongyang has three to six times more assembled nuclear warheads than before the 2018 denuclearization agreement and has since developed missiles capable of striking the United States.
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A report that North Koreans were asked to swear loyalty to Kim Jong Un during a January 8 ceremony marking his 40th birthday.
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Pyongyang now has 3-6 times more assembled nuclear warheads than it did before Trump and Kim signed a toothless denuclearization agreement in 2018, and it has also since developed missiles capable of striking the U.S.
Pyongyang has three to six times more assembled nuclear warheads than before the 2018 denuclearization agreement and has since developed missiles capable of striking the United States.
Open source reportAnalysts speculated that the media's silence on that launch could mean it was unsuccessful - or, on the opposite extreme, that it involved a new, top-secret missile Pyongyang doesn't want to reveal yet.
North Korean state media had remained silent about the first launch for six days. Analysts speculated either that the test failed or that it involved a new missile Pyongyang does not want to reveal.
Open source reportNorth Korea reacted to the imminent start of U.S.-South Korea joint military drills by testing two ballistic missiles in the span of a week.
North Korea tested two ballistic missiles ahead of U.S.-South Korean joint military drills. Pyongyang views the annual exercises as preparation for a possible invasion and regularly times weapons demonstrations around adversary drills.
Open source reportToday, North Korea celebrates Victory Day - a commemoration of the Korean War armistice that was neither a victory nor a real end to the war.
North Korea is described as celebrating Victory Day, commemorating the armistice that halted Korean War fighting without formally ending the conflict.
Open source reportThese images of Ju-ae in military motifs are likely intended to convey that - despite being female in a deeply patriarchal society - she has the legitimacy to succeed her male ancestors.
That the military imagery was designed to portray Kim Ju-ae is legitimate to succeed the Kim dynasty despite North Korea’s patriarchal political culture.
Open source reportNorth Korean state media published photos of Kim Jong Un's daughter and presumed successor, Kim Ju-ae, driving a tank during a military exercise.
North Korean state media published photographs of Kim Jong Un’s daughter, Kim Ju-ae, driving a tank during a military exercise; her as a presumed successor.
Open source reportthe Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said Kim Jong Un "personally oversaw" the successful test of a new type of intermediate range hypersonic ballistic missile intended to "reliably contain any rivals in the Pacific region."
KCNA said Kim Jong Un personally oversaw the successful test of a new intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile intended to contain Pacific rivals.
Open source reportKim Jong Un formally ratified North Korea's Comprehensive Strategic Partnership treaty with Russia last night, per state media.
Kim ratified the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership treaty after Russian ratification. The pact is formalizing mutual defense support without specifying automatic commitments tied to particular red lines.
Open source reportAnalysts say the pattern could be a sign of rising economic hardship in the North - or an indication that South Korea's cross-border broadcasts are improving Northerners' access to information
Unnamed analysts assess that the defections could reflect worsening economic hardship or increased access to outside information through South Korean broadcasts.
Open source reportKim Jong Un invited a special guest for the occasion: Russian Defense Minister Shoigu. His presence at the Victory Day festivities serves as a reminder of the increasingly close ties between Russia and North Korea.
Kim Jong Un hosted Russian Defense Minister Shoigu for North Korea’s Victory Day commemoration; his attendance, following President Putin’s earlier visit, underscored increasingly close Russia-North Korea relations.
Open source reportState media claimed that North Korea successfully tested a missile payload capable of delivering multiple nuclear warheads to separate targets.
North Korean state media claimed a successful test of a payload capable of delivering multiple nuclear warheads to separate targets. An operational MIRV capability would raise the threat to adversaries by complicating interception.
Open source reportHe's hoping to strengthen his friendship with one of the few world leaders still willing to send him weapons, and Kim Jong Un is hoping Putin will lend Russian assistance to North Korea's nascent satellite surveillance programs.
Putin wants access to North Korean weapons and that Kim Jong Un seeks Russian assistance for satellite surveillance programs. Both governments deny arms trading and quotes Putin referring to trade mechanisms not controlled by the West.
Open source reportRussia's Pres. Putin began an unannounced two-day trip to North Korea today.
Russian President Vladimir Putin began an unannounced two-day visit to North Korea on June 18. This is his second visit, following a trip in 2000.
Open source reportanalysts say suggests Russia may have supplied or advised North Korea
Analysts’ assessment that North Korea’s use of a liquid oxygen-petroleum engine could suggest Russian supply or technical advice. The launch timing distracted from a China-Japan-South Korea summit.
Open source reportNorth Korea attempted to launch a second spy satellite, but the rocket carrying it exploded shortly after launch.
A rocket carrying North Korea’s second attempted spy satellite exploded shortly after launch. Pyongyang attributed the failure to a new liquid oxygen-petroleum engine.
Open source reportsome analysts think North Korea's recent short-range missile tests were demonstrations of weapons it planned to sell to Russia.
Unspecified analysts believe recent North Korean short-range missile tests may have demonstrated systems intended for sale to Russia.
Open source reportAnalysts think the loyalty oaths were designed to solidify Kim's grip on power by boosting his cult of popularity.
Analysts assess that the loyalty oaths were intended to strengthen Kim Jong Un’s grip on power through his personality cult.
Open source reportNorth Koreans were asked to swear their loyalty to Kim Jong Un during a ceremony on Jan. 8 celebrating Kim's 40th birthday.
A report that North Koreans were asked to swear loyalty to Kim Jong Un during a January 8 ceremony marking his 40th birthday.
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