North Korea has conducted its largest missile test so far this year. On 5 June they launched eight missiles possibly ranging from their KN-23 missile modeled after Russia’s Iskander ballistic… Continue reading "North and South Korea conduct Dueling Missile Exercises"
Japan’s Ministry of Defense has released what it says is footage of a “new type” of North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile tested on Thursday afternoon. The footage of a smoke… Continue reading "Japan Releases Footage Of North Korean Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Test"
After a quiet month for North Korean missile testing, the so-called Hermit Kingdom is back at it again, firing a missile in the direction of the Sea of Japan on… Continue reading "North Korea Renews its Missile Tests"
Speaking before a budget panel of Japan’s House of Representatives, Japanese defense minister Nobuo Kishi said that a preemptive strike against an enemy base on foreign land is a military… Continue reading "Japanese Defense Minister Says Japan Has the Right to Preemptively Strike Overseas Bases"
The Governments of South Korea and Japan reported this morning that North Korea launched an unidentified projectile into the Sea of Japan/East Sea at around 8:07 am local time. The… Continue reading "North Korea Launches First Ballistic Missile of 2022"
A recently released RAND report titled “China-Russia Cooperation: Determining Factors, Future Trajectories, Implications for the United States” asses exactly what the title says it assesses. With around 270 pages of… Continue reading "New RAND Report Asses China-Russia Cooperation"
On October 15, the United States Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) published a new report in its “Military Power” series taking a look at North Korea (DPRK), its military strategy, organization… Continue reading "New Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Report Assesses North Korean Capabilities"
As Sino-American competition intensifies, South Korea has proven to not be as willing as some of America’s other regional allies to confront China. Unlike most developed democracies in the region,… Continue reading "Editorial: South Korea’s Noncommitment in the Sino-American Rivalry"
On 27 September, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced that US citizen Virgil Griffith “pled guilty to conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic… Continue reading "American Virgil Griffith Helped North Korea Use Cryptocurrency to Evade Sanctions"
On Tuesday, 21 September, South Korean (ROK) president Moon Jae-In spoke before the United Nations and called for an official end to the Korean war. “Today, I once again urge… Continue reading "North Korea Lays out Prerequisites for Ending Korean War; Launches Rockets Into the Sea"