Military affairs
Information related to military issues in North and South Korea
Kim Jong Un to send 6K military workers to rebuild Russia’s Kursk: Shoigu
North Korean deployment will include 5K construction workers and 1K mine clearance specialists, security chief says
June 17, 2025
Lessons for North Korea from Israeli strikes on Iran, and loudspeakers go silent
NK News’ Chad O’Carroll discusses why secrecy remains the DPRK’s strongest defense and the possible return of tourism
June 17, 2025
North Korea starts work on what could become country’s largest military factory
Buildings dismantled in path of planned production hall for weapons-manufacturing machines after Kim visit
June 17, 2025
Lee Jae-myung talks North Korea at G7 as meeting with Trump falls through
South Korean president discusses peninsula denuclearization with Australian counterpart and plans to meet Japan’s Ishiba
June 17, 2025
Russia’s Shoigu back in North Korea to meet Kim Jong Un for 2nd time this month
Top security official’s trip comes less than two weeks after last visit to Pyongyang to discuss Ukraine war
June 17, 2025
Russian government jet lands in North Korea, with second VIP plane in tow
Arrival of presidential fleet jets points to possible visit by high-level officials, two weeks after Shoigu-Kim talks
June 17, 2025
Fears of North Korean axis with China, Russia and Iran are ‘overstated’: Report
But Swedish think tank says Trump hostility could push states together, while estimating DPRK has 50 nuclear warheads
June 16, 2025
North Korea supplying deadly cluster munitions to Russia for rare rocket system
New images show Russia using more DPRK launchers and shells in sign of deepening reliance on Pyongyang
June 16, 2025
Kim Jong Un promotes rocket production at factory likely making arms for Russia
North Korean media still hiding purpose of expansion at Tonghungsan Machine Plant after Kim’s third visit in two years
June 16, 2025
South Koreans see US-China rivalry as bigger threat than North Korea: Poll
Survey also finds wariness of US Forces Korea involvement in Taiwan conflict and skepticism about US nuclear umbrella
June 13, 2025
