Analysts say North Korea’s latest missile tests demonstrated that the country was making progress toward posing a direct threat to Japan, South Korea and U.S. troops in the Pacific. (more…)
By Dr. Jong-Heon Lee On the heels of the Party Congress in which North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un presented a five-year economic plan, North Korea has kicked off tougher (more…)
By Dr. Jong-Heon Lee SEOUL — North Korea has prioritized increasing the rage of its submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) to 2,000 kilometers, a military source here said. (FULL STORY) (more…)
By Dr. Jong-Heon Lee SEOUL — In the face of the strongest-ever international sanctions, North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un is also tightening the vise on his own people. (FULL (more…)
North Korea accused China of being a traitor to the socialist cause and vowed to launch nuclear attacks against China, according to a leaked North Korean secret document, first (more…)
By Dr. Jong-Heon Lee SEOUL — North Korea is nearing deployment of short-range artillery rockets near the inter-Korean border, which would pose a “real threat” to the Seoul metropolitan (more…)
By Dr. Jong-Heon Lee SEOUL — North Korea’s military is moving to increase exports of the nation’s abundant mineral resources as international pressure heightens internal divisions, sources here said. (more…)
SEOUL — North Korea has set up a military unit equipped with mobile launchers designed to fire long-range ballistic missiles, military sources here say. (FULL STORY) (more…)
SEOUL — China has maintained its lifeline with North Korea despite its fourth nuclear test. Analysts here question whether Beijing would ever use its leverage to press the defiant (more…)