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  • North Korea tests super-large rocket artillery that destroys airports

    North Korea announced that it had fired a super-large rocket artillery system, capable of destroying an airport, in response to a US-South Korean air drill. “The 600mm multiple launch rocket system used in the drill is a tactical nuclear attack method, capable of turning the enemy’s military airport into ashes,” the Korean Central News Agency […]

  • How Powerful is North Korean missile Hwasong 15?

    North Korea has been developing missiles since the 1980s and conducted its first missile test in 1998. After years of hard work, North Korea has made some progress in missile technology and is trying to use its missile technology for the development of nuclear weapons. Here are some key events in North Korea’s missile development […]

  • The third batch of K-9 self-propelled howitzers ordered by Poland from South Korea is about to arrive. 

    Recently, South Korea’s Hanwha Defense Company stated that the third batch of 12 K-9 self-propelled howitzers (A1 model) ordered by Poland has begun to be shipped, which marks that the first batch of 48 K-9s ordered by Poland has all been shipped.  At the third batch of the K-9 delivery ceremony, it can be seen […]

  • South Korean soldiers accidentally opened fire near the Korean border

    A South Korean soldier made a trigger gun and opened fire near the border with North Korea, prompting Seoul to notify Pyongyang. South Korea’s Defense Ministry said a soldier made a machine gun to pull the trigger while training near the border with North Korea in Gangwon province on the night of January 28. A […]

  • The U.S. and South Korea plan to respond if North Korea uses nuclear weapons.

    The White House said the United States and South Korea are planning an effective coordinated response in the event of a North Korean use of nuclear weapons. South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and U.S. President Joe Biden have “assigned their teams to plan an effective, coordinated response in multiple scenarios, including North Korea’s use of […]

  • South Korea says North Korea fired three missiles into the sea.

    According to the South Korean military, three ballistic missiles were reportedly launched by North Korea into waters east of the Korean Peninsula. North Korea reportedly launched three short-range missiles into the East Sea (commonly referred to as the Sea of Japan) on December 31, according to a statement released by South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of […]

  • North Korea speeds up the development of ICBMs and nuclear weapons to use against the U.S.

    To oppose the United States and its allies, Kim Jong-un has ordered the construction of new intercontinental ballistic missiles and expedited the production of tactical nuclear weapons. According to today’s report from North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Kim Jong-un has directed the “exponential” speed of production for the mass manufacture of tactical […]

  • South Korean helicopters fire 100 rounds against North Korean UAVs.

    The Korean armed helicopter fired 100 rounds toward the UAV that entered the airspace, but none crashed. Five objects thought to be North Korean unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were seen crossing the border between the two countries this morning, according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff. This is the first time a North Korean […]

  • North Korea fires two ballistic missiles into the sea.

    Today, Japan and South Korea announced that North Korea launched two ballistic missiles into the eastern seaboard days after testing a “high-thrust solid-fuel engine.” “North Korea launched two unidentified ballistic missiles from the Tongchang-RI area in North Pyongan province into the eastern seaboard,” South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) announced today. The JCS said […]

  • North Korea conducted a series of missile tests in just 2 weeks

    Tensions are growing on the Korean peninsula as the United States and its allies respond to Pyongyang’s repeated missile tests, including one that flew over Japanese territory. As of October 9, North Korea has fired 10 missiles in the past two weeks alone. 2022 is also the year Pyongyang conducted the highest number of missile […]