Pyongyang has claimed a successful test of a “new-type guided weapon,” allegedly designed to increase the efficiency of its “tactical nukes.” North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was present to observe the launch, conducted at an undisclosed time and location. Several undated images published by KCNA state news agency on Sunday show …
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Pyongyang has carried another suspected missile launch, the South Korean military reported. The reclusive nation has stepped up its missile activity, already firing two “hypersonic” missiles in as many months. The alleged North Korean “projectile” was launched towards the Sea of Japan, the South Korean military reported on Monday morning, …
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President Moon Jae-in says meaningful peace with North Korea can’t be achieved without some kind of formal agreement. A peace deal between the two nations was not signed at the end of the Korean War in the 1950s. “I will not stop efforts to institutionalize sustainable peace,” Moon said in …
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Speaking at the Defense Development Exhibition Self-Defense-2021 event in Pyongyang on Monday, Kim declared a “a new era of strengthening the national defense force,” saying the military would serve as an “invincible” line of defense, the country’s state media reported. “Today’s grand exhibition… is a demonstration of national power that …
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“The South Korean authorities should make positive efforts to put the North-South ties on a right track and settle the important tasks which must be prioritized to open up the bright prospect in the future,” North Korean state media KCNA said on Monday. South Korean authorities confirmed that the North …
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“The Academy of Defence Science of the DPRK test-fired an anti-aircraft missile newly developed by it on September 30,” the state-run Korean Central News Agency reported, as cited by Yonhap News. KCNA added that the test aimed to review the operation of the missile itself, as well as its launcher, …
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The Japanese government announced a “possible ballistic missile” launch from North Korea on Tuesday, according to sources cited by Kyodo News and NHK, while South Korea’s Yonhap News noted that Pyongyang fired at least one “unidentified” projectile into the East Sea, citing the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff, though provided few other details on the purported launch. Reports …
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un provided a “detailed analysis” of Joe Biden’s administration during a plenary meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party’s central committee, state-run KCNA reported on Friday. Kim “clarified appropriate strategic and tactical counteraction and the direction of activities to be maintained in the relations with the US …
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South Korean President Moon Jae-in recently visited the United States for his first summit with President Joe Biden. It proved to be a significant meeting, with Washington lifting its restrictions on the capabilities of Seoul’s ballistic missiles, allowing them to have an unlimited payload and range. Unsurprisingly, North Korea has …
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The test-fire was carried out on Thursday, according to the state-affiliated KNCA, Two of the new munitions were tested, which are said to use improved solid fuel engines and heavier warheads weighing 2.5 tons. The projectiles “accurately hit the target set in waters 600 kilometers off the east coast of Korea,” the …
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