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North Korea tests strategic cruise missile as Kim accelerates nuclear navy push
North Korea tested a strategic cruise missile from the Kang Kon destroyer as Kim Jong Un accelerates plans for a larger nuclear-capable navy.
South Korea wants drones to become every soldier’s second weapon. Can it train 500,000 operators?
North Korea is expanding its firepower. South Korea’s answer is 500,000 drone-trained troops, 110,000 aircraft and a new domestic defence ecosystem.
Kim Jong Un orders North Korea nuclear expansion and faster work on 10,000-ton missile cruiser
North Korea is expanding nuclear forces while diplomacy remains stalled. Kim Jong Un’s 10,000-ton cruiser order raises security risks across Northeast Asia.
Xi Jinping visits North Korea as China seeks to reassert influence over Kim Jong Un
Kim Jong Un has Russia leverage. Xi Jinping’s Pyongyang visit is China’s reminder that Beijing still wants the final word on North Korea.
Why the China-North Korea treaty anniversary gives Xi Jinping’s visit strategic weight
North Korea has Russia ties and nuclear leverage. China’s Xi Jinping must prove Beijing still matters in Pyongyang.
Why Xi Jinping’s North Korea visit signals a new test for China’s influence over Kim Jong Un
China wants influence over North Korea. Kim Jong Un wants nuclear leverage. Xi Jinping’s Pyongyang visit puts both pressures on display
How North Korea’s nuclear fuel disclosure could reshape nonproliferation strategy in Asia
North Korea is showing more than missiles. Kim Jong Un’s nuclear fuel push signals a larger arsenal and tougher choices for Seoul and Washington.
Kim Jong Un unleashes missile barrage from new 5,000-ton warship, signals nuclear naval push
North Korea has test-fired an array of missiles from its newly unveiled destroyer, with Kim Jong Un overseeing the launch in a move designed to advance his nuclear naval strategy and expand the military’s preemptive strike capabilities amid rising geopolitical tensions.
North Korea escalates tensions with new missile tests ahead of U.S. election
North Korea has raised alarms across the globe after firing multiple ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan…
Tensions soar as South Korea sends firepower to Ukraine while North Korea backs Russia
South Korea is set to provide Ukraine with offensive weaponry following intelligence reports that North Korea has deployed…