SEOUL—North Korea fired two short-range missiles off its east coast on Thursday, the South Korean military said, less than an hour after Pyongyang warned of an “inevitable” response to military drills staged earlier in the day by South Korean and U.S. troops. The latest action by North Korea came as U.S. President Joe Biden’s national…
North Korea Fires 2 Short-Range Missiles After Warning of Response to Allied Drills
US Concerned Over Possible North Korea Weapons Transfer to Russia
The United States has voiced concern over the potential transfer of additional weapons from North Korea to Russia as the communist state’s leader vowed “full support” for Russia amid the ongoing war in Ukraine. A State Department spokesperson confirmed that North Korea delivered infantry rockets and missiles to the Russian private military firm Wagner Group…
North Korea Joins WHO’s Leadership—But This Is Not the Issue
Commentary International organizations that facilitate an exchange of ideas and data are a global good. However, when these organizations begin to dictate what citizens within a country can and cannot do, they have become something quite different. No self-respecting totalitarian dictatorship would ever allow such interference with their own rule, while no rational democracy would…
Deaths From Starvation Tripled in North Korea: South Korean Spy Agency
Deaths from starvation in North Korea have tripled compared to last year, according to South Korea’s state intelligence agency. Despite the dire situation, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is believed to weigh around 300 pounds. Yoo Sang-bum, the executive secretary for the Parliamentary Intelligence Committee, said that prices of corn and rice in North…
US Must Make North Korea Aware of ‘Consequences’ of Its Launches: Nuclear Envoy
North Korea must be made aware of the “consequences” of its escalatory behavior after its recent spy satellite launch sparked tensions in the Korean Peninsula, the U.S. nuclear envoy said on Sunday. In an interview with Yonhap News Agency (YNA), U.S. nuclear envoy Sung Kim said the United States must convince North Korea that diplomacy…
North Korean Leader’s Sister Vows 2nd Attempt to Launch Spy Satellite, Slams UN Meeting
The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed again Sunday to push for a second attempt to launch a spy satellite as she lambasted a U.N. Security Council meeting over the North’s first, failed launch. The North’s attempt to put its first military spy satellite into orbit last Wednesday failed as its…
South Korean Unification Minister: Walking the Line Between US and China Won’t End Well
June 4, 2023
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South Korean Unification Minister Kwon Young-se recently renounced the idea that the country’s diplomacy “should walk the line between the U.S. and China,” suggested by some public opinion. He used an analogy from Aesop’s Fable to describe the outcome of that mentality. In an interview with Korean broadcaster KBS on May 19, Kwon said if…
US, South Korea Issue Cybersecurity Advisory Following North Korean Satellite Launch
The United States and South Korea on Friday issued a joint cybersecurity advisory against Kimsuky, a North Korean hacking group accused of stealing “high-tech” information for North Korea’s satellite development. The advisory [pdf] was issued following North Korea’s recent launch of a military spy satellite into space, which ended in failure due to a rocket…
South Korea Salvaging Suspected Wreckage of North Korea’s Crashed Spy Satellite
South Korea conducted a salvage operation on Wednesday to recover an object presumed to be the wreckage of a North Korean military spy satellite that had crashed into the sea due to rocket malfunction. North Korea launched its military reconnaissance satellite using the newly developed “Chollima-1” rocket at around 6.27 a.m. local time on Wednesday…
North Korea Notifies Japan of Plan to Launch Satellite
North Korea has notified Japan of a plan to launch a satellite between May 31 and June 11, a Japanese coast guard official said on Monday. Analysts say the military satellite is part of nuclear-armed North Korea’s efforts to advance surveillance technology, including drones, to improve its ability to strike targets in the event of a conflict. North Korea has also…
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