North says satellite launch coming within two weeks North Korea plans to launch its first military reconnaissance satellite within two weeks to monitor “dangerous” military activity by the United States and South Korea, state media said Tuesday. 2023.5.30
North calls for 'practical, offensive' upgrades to nukes North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called for more “practical and offensive” upgrades to Pyongyang's nuclear arsenal to overwhelm the defenses of the regime's enemies during a meeting with senior military officials, state media said Tuesday. 2023.4.11
North's Kim returns after 40-day absence for military meeting North Korea's ruling Workers' Party convened a meeting of its Central Military Commission to "perfect" its readiness for war, Pyongyang's state media reported Tuesday. 2023.2.7
North's leader discusses 'bolstering war deterrent' with top military brass North Korean leader Kim Jong-un presided over a Central Military Commission (CMC) meeting to discuss bolstering the country’s war deterrent, according to state media on Sunday. 2020.7.19
![An ″important final-stage″ test for the development of a military reconnaissance satellite takes place at the North's Sohae Satellite Launching Ground in Tongchang-ri, North Pyongan Province, on Dec. 18, 2022. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11843572.jpg?imageId=11843572&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![In this photo released on Tuesday by Pyongyang's state-controlled Korean Central News Agency, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un points at a blurred-out map of South Korea during a meeting of the ruling Workers' Party's Central Military Commission that took place the previous day. [NEWS1]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11536572.jpg?imageId=11536572&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![North Korean leader Kim Jong-un presides over a meeting of the ruling Workers' Party's Central Military Commission in footage released by the Korean Central Television (KCTV) on Tuesday. Visible behind Kim is the flag for a 'Missile Management Agency,' with a logo featuring a stylized version of the Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11799675.jpg?imageId=11799675&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, center, presides over a Central Military Commission (CMC) expanded meeting on Saturday, in a photograph released by state media. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11709545.jpg?imageId=11709545&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)