Fears and questions about North Korea’s growing nuclear arsenal
North Korea’s latest missile launches are a demonstration of the country’s avowed ability to use nuclear force against South Korea and the
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North Korea’s latest missile launches are a demonstration of the country’s avowed ability to use nuclear force against South Korea and the
In 2022, the world came closer to Great Power War than at any point since the end of the Cold War. Russia
The following are the words of former U.S. ambassador to South Korea Harry Harris regarding North Korea and its nuclear ambitions: “The
In September, North Korea passed new legislation that marks the most significant update to its nuclear doctrine in a decade. This milestone
Following the launch of a long-range North Korean missile that flew over Japanese territory, concerns are rising that Pyongyang will soon carry
im Jong-un’s ambitious vow to preemptively use North Korea’s nuclear weapons to defend its “fundamental interests” has understandably drawn much attention in
North Korea began this year with a record-breaking spate of missile launches, but stopped short of a truly provocative step: ending its
ince January 5, in the space of less than a month, North Korea has launched missiles, including “hypersonic missiles” and medium-range ballistic
This story originally was published by Real Clear Defense. Failing on missile defenses for the homeland is not an option, and North
Three years ago this week, South Korean President Moon Jae-in drew wide applause from thousands of North Koreans in Pyongyang when he
North Korea maintained and developed its nuclear and ballistic missile programs throughout 2020 in violation of international sanctions, helping fund them with
North Korea recently displayed its new “Pukkuksong-5” (Korean for Polaris-5) submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) for the first time, in a mid-January parade