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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, center, walks with military officials as he observes the Hwasong-11 Ra surface-to-surface tactical ballistic missile being test-fired at an unspecified location, in this file photo from April 19, to verify the characteristics and power of a cluster bomb warhead and fragmentation mine warhead applied to the tactical ballistic missile, in this photo released by the North's official Korean Central News Agency the next day. [YONHAP]

North's Kim expresses 'great satisfaction' in tests of advanced guided missile systems

North Korea confirmed Wednesday it had test-fired two new weapons systems — a lightweight multipurpose missile launch system and multiple AI-guided tactical cruise missiles.

2026.5.27

In this photo released by Pyongyang's state-controlled Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Tuesday, six missiles are fired from multiple launch rocket systems during a drill that took place at an unspecified location the previous day. [YONHAP]

North's Kim threatens to destroy Seoul during multiple rocket launch drill

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called on his regime's military to be prepared to destroy Seoul as he oversaw a drill involving multiple rocket launchers, according to Pyongyang's state media on Tuesday.

2024.3.19

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People at Seoul Station in Jung District, central Seoul, watch a television report about the North's latest ballistic missile launch on Monday morning. [NEWS1]

North welcomes Blinken with short-range missile test

North Korea fired at least three short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Monday as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Seoul for the third Summit for Democracy.

2024.3.18

In footage broadcast by Pyongyang's state-controlled Korean Central Television, a North Korean short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) is fired from a long-range artillery unit in Sukchon, South Pyongan Province, in February. [YONHAP]

North may have sent ballistic and anti-tank missiles to Russia

North Korea may have provided Russia with short-range ballistic missiles (SRBM) and anti-tank missiles for use in Ukraine, a senior South Korean military official said Thursday.

2023.11.2

In this photo released by Pyongyang's state-controlled Korean Central News Agency, the North Korean military launches a missile as part of an exercise aimed at rehearsing the ″devastation″ of South Korean command nodes and communications. [YONHAP]

North's mid-air detonation tests suggest will to kill

North Korea's recent tests involving the mid-air detonation of missile warheads are likely intended to maximize casualties in the event of hostilities with South Korea, according to Seoul’s intelligence and independent analysis by the JoongAng Ilbo.

2023.9.7

In this photo released on Thursday by Pyongyang's state-controlled Korean Central News Agency, regime leader Kim Jong-un reviews the North's war plans during his visit to a command post of the Korean People's Army on Tuesday. [YONHAP]

North practices striking, occupying South in command post exercise

North Korea conducted a command post exercise to rehearse striking and invading South Korean territory, Pyongyang's state media reported Thursday, the same day that Seoul and Washington concluded their 11-day joint exercise.

2023.8.31

A North Korean Hwasong-18 solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile is seen taking off in this photo taken by the state-controlled Korean Central News Agency on July 12. [YONHAP]

North fires two short-range missiles into East Sea

North Korea launched two ballistic missiles into the East Sea early Wednesday morning, a day after a U.S. nuclear-capable submarine made a port call in the southern port city of Busan.

2023.7.18

From left: the guided missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer, the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, the guided missile destroyer ROKS Sejong the Great and the destroyer USS Decatur engage in a joint South Korean-U.S. naval drill south of Jeju Island on Monday. [THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA NAVY]

North fires more missiles ahead of U.S. carrier's arrival

North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles (SRBM) on Monday, a day before a nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier is scheduled to enter Busan, according to South Korean defense officials.

2023.3.27

Two U.S. B-1B strategic bombers fly in the center of a formation alongside South Korean F-35A stealth fighters (above) and U.S. F-16 fighters (below) during a joint air force drill in tge skies above the Korean Peninsula on Sunday after the North launched a suspected short-range ballistic missile. [DEFENSE MINISTRY]

North fires missile into East Sea ahead of UN meeting

North Korea fired a ballistic missile that landed in the East Sea, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff on Sunday, ahead of a scheduled United Nations Security Council meeting in New York on Monday to discuss the North's missile launches.

2023.3.19

Footage from the Korean Central Televsion (KCTV) shows the launch of a North Korean KN-23 short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) from a transporter erector launcher on May 9, 2019. [YONHAP]

North fires 2 short-range missiles as Freedom Shield continues

North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles (SRBM) from its western coast into the East Sea, South Korean military officials said Tuesday.

2023.3.14