Tag: nuclear weapons
New housing projects divide N. Korean opinion between optimism and doubt
North Korean media frequently cover newly built housing complexes nationwide, attempting to demonstrate improving living standards. While these reports raise hopes among some people,...
Understanding inflation in North Korea: Demand-pull and cost-push dynamics in a...
North Korea's economy is experiencing a period of acute instability, characterized by rising consumer prices, currency depreciation, and increasing policy uncertainty. Inflation in particular...
The Kim Jong Un era: Why wishful thinking won’t work anymore
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un went to China to celebrate China's so-called Victory Day on Sept. 3 and engage in national security diplomacy....
Pyongyang prepares contingency plans for potential Trump negotiations
Following his recent summit with South Korea, U.S. President Donald Trump expressed interest in meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before the end...
North Koreans express mixed reactions to Kim Jong Un’s China visit...
North Koreans are reacting in various ways to documentary footage of their leader Kim Jong Un's recent visit to China. Some express despair over...
N. Korea conceals uranium refinery drainage to evade satellite detection
Recent satellite images indicate that North Korea is covering drainage channels that flow into a sedimentation pond at a uranium refinery in Pyongsan, North...
N. Korea’s war simulation reveals military would lose early phase of...
North Korea's General Staff Department conducted a tactical exercise simulating the first week of a war on the Korean Peninsula and reported the results...
North Korea orders trial deployment of nuclear underwater drones in East...
North Korea's Central Military Commission has ordered certain squadrons in its East Sea Fleet to operate nuclear-armed underwater drones on a trial basis in...
North Korea’s currency crisis drives unprecedented price inflation
North Korean markets are experiencing severe price inflation as the U.S. dollar continues strengthening against the local currency, creating economic hardship across the country.
Multiple...
From drones to nukes: North Korea pushes AI military modernization plan
The General Staff Department (GSD) of the Korean People's Army (KPA) ordered the entire military early this month to make plans to build AI-based...
