Bruce Songhak Chung uses satellite imagery and open-source intelligence to shed light on what North Korea doesn’t want the world to see — from nuclear facilities and naval construction to hidden rail stations and military runways. His columns for Daily NK offer some of the most technically rigorous DPRK analysis available in English.
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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...
Satellite images show North Korea racing to finish massive greenhouse in...
Even in the middle of a cold snap, North Korea has launched a final race to complete the Sinuiju Greenhouse Complex, currently under construction...
North Korea installs thermal cladding at Yongbyon reactor to block satellite...
The 5 MWe nuclear reactor and surrounding buildings at the fissile material production facility at North Korea's Yongbyon complex in North Pyongan province were...
Kim Jong Un prioritizes weapons technology over economic gains from Ukraine...
A memorial for the war in Ukraine is under construction in the Hwasong district of Pyongyang. Kim Jong Un broke ground on the project...
Satellite analysis shows North Korea’s showcase Sepo ranch reverting to wilderness
Eight years after North Korea built what it claims is the world's largest grazing area on Sepo tableland in Kangwon province, there are indications...
From fairways to firepower: Inside North Korea’s camouflaged missile program
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit was held on Oct. 31–Nov. 1, in Gyeongju, a city in South Korea's North Gyeongsang province. Just one...
Punggye-ri’s Tunnel No. 3 ready for use, but no signs of...
South Korea’s Defense Intelligence Agency warned in a Nov. 5 closed-door parliamentary audit that North Korea “could carry out a nuclear test within a...
Satellite thermal imaging confirms North Korea running South Korean factories without...
On Nov. 5, the South Korean Defense Intelligence Agency reported in a closed-door audit by the National Assembly's Intelligence Committee that North Korea is...
North Korean island vanishing as Pyongyang extracts sand and gravel for...
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...
Satellite imagery reveals unauthorized expansion of South Korean bus operations in...
North Korea has continued using South Korean buses from the Kaesong Industrial Complex in an unauthorized fashion even after the complex was closed, and...
