North Korea’s snow-covered military runways reveal air force weaknesses
The snowstorms that batter the Korean Peninsula each winter are more than just a seasonal occurrence—they can also expose the weaknesses of North Korea's...
After Iran: Why a strike on North Korea’s nuclear sites is a last resort
On June 21, 2025, the United States carried out Operation Midnight Hammer, deploying B-2 stealth bombers armed with GBU-57 massive bunker busters and cruise...
N. Korea’s new campus for elite party school is nearing completion
North Korea is busy completing the construction of buildings on the new campus for the Central Cadres Training School, which is responsible for training...
Satellite photos show N. Korean irrigation reservoirs have more water than last year
Recent satellite photos show that irrigation reservoirs in some of North Korea's most important agricultural regions have more water than last year.
High-resolution SkySat satellite...
Pyongyang’s vanishing islands: Satellite images reveal aggressive sand mining in Taedong River
Recent satellite images capture the gradual disappearance of uninhabited islands in the Taedong River in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang as a result...
North Korean island vanishing as Pyongyang extracts sand and gravel for construction
Daily NK reported that uninhabited islands in Pyongyang's Taedong River have recently begun disappearing due to indiscriminate aggregate extraction. Satellite image analysis of the...
The Mekong River’s plight is a tragedy for North Koreans, too
Amid a series of damage caused by severe heat waves and droughts in Southeast Asia, its lifeline and largest river, the Mekong, is drying...
Mystery at Yongbyon: North Korea’s reactor hides its heat from satellites
Satellite thermal data show that North Korea's 5MWe reactor at the Yongbyon nuclear complex is registering surface temperatures far colder than its surroundings, even...
Satellite imagery shows drainage ditch being built near Pyongsan uranium mill
Satellite imagery suggests that a drainage ditch is being built at a settling basin at the Pyongsan Uranium Concentrate Plant. High-resolution images recently taken...
An electricity hog: N. Korea’s Pyongyang Greenhouse Complex
One of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's top achievements is the construction of the Pyongyang Kangdong Comprehensive Greenhouse. Located in Bonghwa Village, Kangdong...
