The North Korea-Iran Relationship: An Anti-American Alliance or Transactional Partnership?
Four decades after the Iranian Revolution, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) maintains a close partnership with Iran. On…
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Analysis of North Korea’s military policy and capabilities.
North Korea’s “New Type Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile”: More Political Than Military Significance
North Korea launched a KN-23 short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) from its submerged GORAE/SINPO-class experimental ballistic missile submarine on October 19.…
Six Takeaways From North Korea’s “Hypersonic Missile” Announcement
On September 29, North Korea announced the previous day’s launch of “a hypersonic missile Hwasong-8.”[1] It also released a photograph…
It’s the Launcher, Not the Missile: Initial Evaluation of North Korea’s Rail-Mobile Missile Launches
North Korea’s September 15 launches of short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) from a railcar are significant for its first-time use of…