North Korea’s Sea-Based WMD Capability: The Second Leg of the Nuclear Triad

Analysis, Military, Nuclear Weapons
, by , and This book offers the most definitive study of North Korea's ballistic missile submarine (SSB), submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), and submarine-launched cruise missile (SLCM) programs... Bloomsbury Publishing (2025) North Korea's ongoing development of submarine forces and sea-based ballistic missile capabilities…

Suspected Uranium Enrichment Building at Yongbyon

Nuclear Weapons
, by , and Recent satellite image shows the construction of a likely new uranium enrichment plant at Yongbyon. .. Overview of the externally complete suspected uranium enrichment building at Yongbyon Nuclear Research Center, June 6, 2025. Copyright © 2025 by Maxar Technologies. Image may not be republished without permission. Please contact imagery@csis.org.  A review…

Database: North Korean Provocations

Military, Nuclear Weapons
The CSIS Beyond Parallel team compiled an original database of all North Korean provocations since the Korean War in 1953, beginning with the first provocation documented in 1958. There has been more than 280 instances of provocations, including from missile and nuclear tests, airplane hijackings, bombings, exchange of fire, to infiltration and territorial incursions into South Korea.