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Second Consecutive Flight Test Success Brings North Korea’s Hwasong-18 ICBM Closer to Deployment

Vann H. Van Diepen

Jul 18, 2023

Military Affairs, WMD

North Korea successfully conducted a second flight test of the Hwasong-18 (HS-18) …

Sohae Satellite Launching Station: Progress Continues Toward Kim’s Modernization and Expansion Plans

Peter Makowsky, Samantha J. Pitz and Jack Liu

Jun 27, 2023

Satellite Imagery, WMD

Since Kim Jong Un’s March 2022 visit to the Sohae Satellite Launching Station, several changes …

First Flight of North Korea’s “Chollima-1” SLV Fails, but More Launches and More New SLVs Are Likely

Vann H. Van Diepen

Jun 7, 2023

Military Affairs, WMD

North Korea’s initial launch on May 31 of the new “Chollima-1” space launch vehicle (SLV), …

Sohae Satellite Launching Station: Post-launch Clarity

Martyn Williams, Peter Makowsky, Jack Liu, Olli Heinonen and Samantha J. Pitz

May 31, 2023

Satellite Imagery, WMD

North Korea’s failed attempt on Wednesday to launch its first military reconnaissance satellite …