Tag: weapons
N. Korean military launches safety inspections of old bridges
North Korea’s defense ministry recently launched safety inspections of old bridges in regions where important strategic assets are deployed, Daily NK has learned.
The move...
An interview with a high-ranking N. Korean cadre about weapons exports...
North Korean authorities are repeatedly denying rumors of arms transactions with Russia, but testimony has emerged that North Korea really did supply conventional weapons...
N. Korea may be producing munitions for export to Russia
North Korea issued an order to munition factories in late October to produce additional conventional artillery shells, Daily NK has learned.
Facing a new production...
N. Korea orders steel plants nationwide to “normalize” production
North Korea recently ordered steel plants nationwide to “normalize” production, Daily NK has learned.
According to a Daily NK source in Yanggang Province on Monday,...
Many N. Koreans in Hoeryong unhappy about government’s missile launches
Many North Koreans who have heard news of the nation’s short-range ballistic missile launches on Sept. 25, 28 and 29 are giving the launches...
N. Korea could conduct one or two more weapons tests during...
North Korea could conduct one or two more weapon launch tests toward the end of the military's training period in September, a high-ranking source...
N. Korea creates new organization to push forward deployment of military...
With North Korean leader Kim Jong Un recently pledging to deploy military reconnaissance satellites en masse over the next five years, a working-level organization...
N. Korea cuts flow of electricity, fuel to some parts of...
North Korea recently reduced supplies of electricity to Chagang Province and other parts of the country, in a development that may lead to significant...
Kim Jong Un orders expansion of ski resort in Chagang Province
Early last month, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered the expansion of a ski resort near Kanggye, Chagang Province, Daily NK has learned.
“Chagang...
N. Korea recruits IT students for “Strategic Military Command”
North Korean authorities are recruiting large numbers of technology and science students for a special military unit tha oversees North Korea’s ballistic missiles, the...
