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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High-resolution satellite imagery confirms demolition of Arch of Reunification
Recent imagery from the Maxar WorldView-3 satellite confirmed that the Monument to the Three-Point Charter for National Reunification — a symbol of Kim Il...
Satellite imagery reveals nighttime lights at North Korea’s Camp 22
North Korea's political prison camps - which the regime denies even exist - are referred to by their number, as in Camp XX. According...
Satellite imagery suggests clandestine trade activity between Russia and DPRK
Some satellites orbit the Earth while taking pictures of the world's lights at night. The Joint Polar-orbiting Satellite System (JPSS), operated jointly by NASA...
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...
What thermal infrared analysis can tell us about the Yongbyon nuclear...
I recently carried out thermal infrared analysis of the area around the Yongbyon nuclear complex, which is located in North Pyongan Province. The analysis...
Tracking the “unidentified yellow substance” being dried out near the Yongbyon...
The US-based website 38 North reported on Mar. 12 that it had discovered an “unidentified yellow substance” at Yongbyon Nuclear Center in a satellite...
Satellite photos show N. Korean irrigation reservoirs have more water than...
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...
