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Nampo Guided Missile Frigate Unwrapped

Military
April 23, 2025, by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., Victor Cha and Jennifer Jun— Recent imagery show clearest view yet of North Korea's largest warship, the new guided missile frigate (FFG), with netting removed... New guided missile frigate (FFG) at Nampo Navy Shipyard with netting mostly removed, April 21, 2025. Copyright © Planet 2025. Image may not be republished...

Yongdok-tong Nuclear High Explosive Test Facility: Part 1

Military, Nuclear Weapons
April 22, 2025, by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., Victor Cha and Jennifer Jun— The Yongdok-tong Nuclear High Explosive Test Facility is the only known operating facility in the country for testing designs and components for high-explosive detonation of nuclear weapons. This is the most comprehensive report of this secret facility currently available at the unclassified level. 

Tumangang Road Bridge Construction Update

Economics
April 16, 2025, by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., Victor Cha and Jennifer Jun— The new road bridge at the Tumangang-Khasan border constitutes more evidence of the burgeoning strategic partnership between Russia and North Korea. However, Recent satellite imagery shows the construction of the road bridge has stalled... Overview of the road bridge construction site at the Tumangang-Khasan border, March 28. 2025. Copyright…

North Korea Restores Uiju Airbase

Military
April 9, 2025, by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., Victor Cha and Jennifer Jun— Recent satellite images indicate that Uiju has returned to full operational status with Il-28 aircraft redeployed at the airbase previously used for rail freight quarantine facility during COVID-19... Closeup of the restored Uiju Airbase, with seven Il-28/H-5 light bombers on parking apron, March…

New Guided Missile Frigate Fitting Out at Nampo

Military
April 8, 2025, by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. and Jennifer Jun— New satellite image provides the closest look to date of the new North Korean Navy’s guided missile frigate (FFG) at the Nampo Navy Shipyard.

North Korean Strategic UAV Activity at Panghyon Airbase

Military
April 1, 2025, by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. and Jennifer Jun— Latest satellite images of Panghyon Airbase, North Korea's only known site for the flight testing of large strategic UAVs, show notable ongoing development... An overview of the UAV support area at Panghyon Airbase showing the seven completed 40-meter-wide…

Marco Rubio and the Outlook for North Korean Human Rights Under Trump 2.0

Analysis, Human Rights
February 12, 2025, by Robert King— This first appeared as a…

North Korean Troops in Russia: Comrades in Arms or Cannon Fodder?

Commentary, Foreign Affairs, Military
February 7, 2025— In this episode, Mr. Sydney Seiler and Dr. Seth Jones discussed North Korea and Russia's cooperation for the war in Ukraine, North Korea's deployment of soldiers to support Russia, the Trump Administration's policy to weaken North Korea-Russia cooperation, and more. 

What’s Next for the Korean Peninsula Under Trump 2.0?

Commentary, Foreign Affairs
January 24, 2025— In this episode, Dr. Ellen Kim and Mr. Sydney Seiler discuss the DPRK's recent and anticipated actions, the potential for exploitation of ROK political developments, US policy toward the North under a second Trump administration, and more. .. In this episode, Dr. Ellen Kim and Mr. Sydney Seiler discuss the DPRK's recent and…

The Arrest of President Yoon Suk Yeol

Analysis, Commentary, Foreign Affairs
January 15, 2025, by Victor Cha and Ellen Kim— Yoon Suk Yeol, the lionized…
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