N. Korea replaces, punishes 14 cadres and technicians working on nuclear-powered submarine program

North Korea recently replaced or punished 14 cadres and technicians tasked with designing small nuclear reactors for nuclear-powered submarines, apparently for failing to meet...
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Suspected COVID-19 cases lead to lockdown of Eighth Corps’ housing district

A flood of suspected COVID-19 deaths and cases in North Korea’s Eighth Corps based in Ryongsan-ri, Yomju County, North Pyongan Province, has led to...
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Kim Jong Un orders enlargement of department that screens new strategic and tactical weapons

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reportedly ordered a strengthening of the “expertise” of the department screening strategic and tactical weapons. The order comes...
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N. Korea orders military training camps into “No. 1 combat posture”

Daily NK has learned that the North Korean military recently ordered training camps in all branches into “No. 1 combat posture.” The order also...

N. Korea launches investigation into the “nutritional status” of soldiers

North Korean military authorities have launched an investigation of the “nutritional status” of soldiers ahead of the winter training period, which lasts from December...

N. Korea bolsters ideological education in military following restart of inter-Korean hotline

North Korea may have restarted Monday the inter-Korean hotline Pyongyang unilaterally cut in August, but the North Korean military has reportedly bolstered internal ideological...

N. Korea makes steady development on hypersonic missiles since establishing research institute and college...

For the first time, North Korea has tested a newly developed hypersonic missile. “The Academy of Defence Science of the DPRK test-fired a hypersonic missile...

North Korea deploys military units to South Hamgyong Province for post-monsoon recovery operations

Faced with heavy damage in South Hamgyong Province in the wake of torrential rains, North Korean authorities have reportedly deployed all army, navy and...
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Two North Korean soldiers die after suffering from COVID-19 symptoms

Two soldiers from the Eighth Corps of the North Korean army who were quarantined together in a military medical ward with symptoms of COVID-19...
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North Korea’s Storm Corps ordered to “prepare for guerilla warfare”

North Korean military authorities have reportedly handed down a special order to the so-called “Storm Corps,” the nation’s most elite special forces unit, to...

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