🇰🇵 « 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/ ]