🇰🇵 « Kim Jong Un told the #military to prepare to pacify 🇰🇷, including with #nuclear bombs if necessary » #dprk #space #southkorea [ https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/north-korea-plans-launch-three-more-reconnaissance-satellites-2024-kcna-reports-2023-12-30/ ]
🇰🇵 « Kim Jong Un told the country's #military commanders the most powerful means must be mobilized to destroy the 🇰🇷 & 🇺🇸 » #usa #southkorea #dprk [ https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/north-koreas-kim-says-armed-conflict-becoming-reality-because-us-kcna-2024-01-01/ ]
🇰🇵 Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui is in 🇷🇺 this week for talks with her counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, as the two (2) countries deepen economic, political, and military ties. [ https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/russia-welcomes-north-korean-foreign-minister-talks-deepening-ties-2024-01-15/ ]
« 🇰🇵 appears to be pursuing the development of hypersonic missiles & IRBMs using solid fuel rocket boosters at the same time » ( Chang Young-keun ) [ https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/why-is-north-korea-testing-hypersonic-missiles-how-do-they-work-2024-01-15/ ]
« Nuclear-armed 🇰🇵 in recent years has made unprecedented strides in its weapons programs including massive new ballistic missiles that can reach the 🇺🇸 and speedy new tactical missiles designed to defeat missile defence systems. For the first time, 🇰🇵 missiles have been fired in combat, with 🇷🇺 wielding them this year against targets in 🇺🇦 » [ https://www.reuters.com/world/us-commandos-train-unexpected-north-koreas-shadow-2024-03-15/ ]
🇰🇵 state TV published footage of the launch of an ICBM that could reach any part of 🇺🇸
🇰🇵 successfully test-fired a new intermediate-range hypersonic missile, state media (KCNA) reported. [ https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/north-korea-says-it-test-fired-new-solid-fuel-hypersonic-missile-2024-04-02/ ]
The 40-year-old dictator began 2024 by removing the goal of peaceful unification from 🇰🇵 constitution and declaring he had the right to « annihilate » 🇰🇷 [ https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/03/asia-pacific/politics/kim-jong-un-annihilation-war-scenarios/ ]
코리아타임스 ― 🇰🇵 successfully test-fired a new Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile tipped with a hypersonic warhead, state media (KCNA) reported. #dprk #threats [ https://program.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2025/01/103_389839.html ] [ https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10384690 ]
🇰🇵 fires short-range missiles ahead of Trump return. Second launch event of 2025. [ https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/north-korea-fires-missile-off-east-coast-says-south-korea-military-2025-01-14/ ]
Today, 🇰🇵 warned it will « more intensively » exercice the right of self-defense. [ https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10400894 ]
🇰🇵 may start mass-producing intercontinental ballistic missiles that are capable of reaching the 🇺🇸 #weapons [ https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3298617/pentagon-says-north-korean-missiles-can-hit-us-may-soon-be-production ]
