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[1/4] The 9th Session of the 14th Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is held at the Mansudae Assembly Hall, in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this picture obtained by Reuters on September 28, 2023. KCNA via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsSEOUL, Sept 28 (Reuters) - North Korea has adopted a constitutional amendment to enshrine its policy on nuclear force, state media reported on Thursday, as the country's leader pledged to accelerate production of nuclear weapons to deter what he called U.S. provocations. "The DPRK's nuclear force-building policy has been made permanent as the basic law of the state, which no one is allowed to flout with anything," North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said, addressing the parliament. The amendment comes a year after North Korea officially enshrined in law the right to use preemptive nuclear strikes to protect itself, a move Kim had said would make its nuclear status "irreversible". The announcement by parliament also comes after North Korean state media said on Wednesday Pyongyang had decided to expel Private Travis King, the U.S. soldier who ran into North Korea in July.

Persons: KCNA, Kim Jong Un, Kim, Vladimir Putin, Yang Moo, Yoon Suk Yeol, Travis King, Soo, hyang Choi, Hyonhee, Ed Davies, Josie Kao, Lincoln Organizations: Supreme People's Assembly, Democratic People's, Reuters, KCNA, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Supreme, Assembly, North, U.S, NATO, Moscow, Analysts, University of North Korean Studies, South, Wednesday Pyongyang, Thomson Locations: Democratic People's Republic, Korea, Mansudae, Pyongyang, North Korea, Rights SEOUL, DPRK, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, U.S, United States, South Korea, Japan, Russia, Ukraine, Moscow, Northeast Asia, Seoul, North Korean, China

SEOUL, Aug 24 (Reuters) - North Korea appears to have made progress in its space program, despite a second rocket failure on Thursday, but its unusually quick launch pace may be causing problems, analysts said. North Korea's second attempt to place a spy satellite in orbit failed after the booster experienced a problem with its third stage, state media reported. South Korea scheduled nearly a year between each of the three launches of its new Nuri rocket, none of which failed as spectacularly as the North Korean attempts. North Korea plans to launch the Chollima-1 three times in less than six months. "I am not sure if North Korean leadership knows the characteristics of large-scale science," he said.

Persons: Jeffrey Lewis, James Martin, Chang Young, Kim Jong, Yang Uk, Nuri, Yang Moo, Kim, Lee Choon, Hyonhee Shin, hyang Choi, Josh Smith, Gerry Doyle Organizations: James, James Martin Center, Nonproliferation, Korea Aerospace University, Asan Institute, Policy Studies, University of North Korean Studies, South Korea's Science, Technology Policy Institute, Thomson Locations: SEOUL, North Korea, South Korea, Pyongyang, Seoul, Korea, Korean

☆ North Korea to welcome China and Russia with military display after pandemic isolation
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Josh Smith | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

MILITARY DISPLAYSImages from Russia's defence ministry and North Korean media showed Shoigu being greeted by North Korean defence minister Kang Sun Nam and Russian ambassador Alexander Matsegora at the airport, and rows of North Korean and Russia troops. The only defence treaty China and North Korea have is with each other. Amid international sanctions over North Korea's missile and nuclear programmes - which both Moscow and Beijing voted to impose - China has become by far North Korea's largest trading partner. Russia and China have rebuffed recent attempts by the United States and some European countries to impose new sanctions on North Korea. "If North Korea also sends a high-level delegation to China for the upcoming Hangzhou Asian Games, it means the resumption of high-level 'shuttle diplomacy' between North Korea and China since the COVID-19 pandemic," he said.

Persons: Sergei Shoigu, Li Hongzhong, Anthony Rinna, Travis King, Rinna, Shoigu, Kang Sun Nam, Alexander Matsegora, Wagner, Kim, Yang Moo, Dave Schmerler, James Martin, Schmerler, Kim Jong Un, KCNA, denuclearisation, Yang, Josh Smith, Michael Perry Organizations: Korean People's Army, North, Korean Central News Agency, KCNA, Russian, Communist Party, United Nations Security Council, Washington, U.S, Sino, NK, United, University of North Korean Studies, James, James Martin Center, Nonproliferation Studies, Reuters, Fatherland, Thomson Locations: Pyongyang, North Korea, China, U.S, SEOUL, United States, Russia, Beijing, Moscow, Korea, North Korean, Washington, Russian, Korean, Ukraine, Seoul, North, Hangzhou

☆ North Korea Marks Weapons Advance With Launch of Solid-Fueled ICBM
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-13 | by ( Jiyoung Sohn | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

On Friday, North Korea said the ICBM, which it called the Hwasongpho-18, would “radically promote the effectiveness of its nuclear counterattack posture,” according to state media. A South Korean military official said on Thursday that Seoul suspected North Korea had fired a new type of ballistic missile that uses solid fuel. Pyongyang has been developing solid-fueled ICBMs—which require less preparation time to launch and are easier to conceal—but hadn’t previously fired one. “North Korea has continuously stressed the development of new war deterrence capabilities. The country’s test of an apparent solid-fuel ICBM is likely meant to show that North Korea will carry through with its warnings,” said Yang Moo-jin, president of the University of North Korean Studies in Seoul.

☆ North Korea says its new spy satellite hit a major milestone, but it may be 'too crude' to be useful
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-19 | by ( Park Chan-Kyong | South China Morning Post | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

North Korea launched a rocket carrying a test satellite was launched on Sunday. The rocket carrying the test satellite was launched on Sunday to assess its photography and data transmission systems, state media said. North Korea launched Hwasong-17 ICBMs in February and March, claiming they were spy satellite test launches. South Korea, Japan and US authorities on Sunday said they detected a pair of ballistic-missile launches by North Korea from its northwestern Tongchang-ri area, where the North's satellite launch pad is located. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter with what North Korean media called a Hwasong-17 ICBM in Pyongyang on November 18.

☆ Analysis: Why is North Korea testing so many missiles?
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Josh Smith | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Analysts say North Korean leader Kim Jong Un seems to genuinely dislike the allied drills, and particularly the involvement of U.S. stealth fighters. After North Korea conducted an apparent intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test on Thursday, the allies announced they would be extending Vigilant Storm past Friday. "North Korea is aiming to increase its deterrence capabilities," he said. If North Korea prefers to conduct a nuclear test in a crisis, it is well on its way to manufacturing one." North Korea has completed all the technical preparations for a nuclear test - its first since 2017 - according to South Korean and U.S. officials.

Participarea Coreei de Nord, putere nucleară izolată de restul lumii, la ultimele Jocuri Olimpice de la iarnă, desfăşurate la PyeongChang, în Coreea de Sud, a fost un factor decisiv în spectaculoasa apropiere diplomatică din 2018. Kim Yo Jong, sora liderului nord-coreean Kim Jong Un, a asistat la Jocuri ca trimis al fratelui său, iar participarea nord-coreeană a fost larg mediatizată. Preşedintele Moon şi-a exprimat cu claritate intenţiile pe 1 martie, în discursul său cu ocazia Zilei naţionale a independenţei Coreei de Sud. Dar un analist sud-coreean a spus ca situaţia generată de coronavirus nu este probabil singurul motiv pentru decizia nord-coreeana de a nu participa la Jocuri. Coreea de Nord este lovită de numeroase sancţiuni internaţionale din cauza programelor sale de arme nucleare şi rachete, interzise de rezoluţiile Consiliului de Securitate al ONU.

Persons: Kim Yo Jong, coreean Kim Jong, coreean Moon, Kim Jong, american Donald Trump ., Trump, Moon, Yang Organizations: Sportului, Kim, Ministerul, Universitatea de, Securitate, ONU, Phenianul Locations: coreean, Phenian, Coreei de Nord, PyeongChang, Coreea de Sud, Washington, american, Hanoi, independenţei Coreei de Sud, Tokyo, Japonia, Nord, Sud, Coreea de Nord, Statele Unite, - coreean, Anunţul, Japoniei, - Coreene, Seul, China

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