Category Archives: North Korea

  This time a new missile launch site. New Iran rocket launch site shows NKorea links: Jane’s – Yahoo! NewsLONDON (AFP) – Iran is building a new rocket launch site a short distance from an existing complex in the north … Continue reading →

Interesting story.  I suppose North Korea is as obsessed with lavish Western status symbols just like South Korea is. VIENNA – A North Korean colonel who spent two decades going on European shopping sprees for his country’s rulers said Thursday … Continue reading →

  If this ship is carrying the typical cargo of a North Korean ship, then the Somalis might make off with quite a catch. Somali pirates hijack N. Korean cargo ship – World news- msnbc.comNAIROBI, Kenya – Somali pirates hijacked … Continue reading →

Isn’t politics grand?  We’ve got to kiss North Korea’s ass in order to appease them.  I wonder if things would be different if they didn’t have the bomb…. President Barack Obama said Wednesday he had decided not to reinstate nuclear-armed … Continue reading →

It doesn’t say what type of artillery this was, but I’d assume based on the number of rounds that it was anti-aircraft fire. North Korea fired about 30 artillery rounds into the sea from its western coast and the South … Continue reading →

  I cannot find this study on the Rand corporation website, so it must not be published yet…. Asia Times Online :: Korea News and Korean Business and Economy, Pyongyang NewsWASHINGTON – If there’s one sure way to infuriate the … Continue reading →

  I never knew North Korea had such a program, and that so many willingly participated.  I only knew of North Korean abductions of Japanese. A Korean Japanese family’s bitter ‘homecoming’ – latimes.comNow 49, Ko long ago forgave her mother … Continue reading →

It’s hard to get “clear indication” of anything from North Korea, let alone preparations for a nuclear attack. SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea’s defense chief called Wednesday for a pre-emptive strike on North Korea if there is a clear … Continue reading →

I’ll believe it when I see it. SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea proposed concluding a peace treaty to formally end the Korean War this year, saying Monday that improved ties with the United States and an end to sanctions … Continue reading →

…but Typically OPSEC offenses carry much lighter penalties in the US and South Korea…. BANGKOK — A court in Myanmar has sentenced a retired military officer and a foreign ministry official to death for leaking details of secret trip to … Continue reading →