North Korean leader Kim Jong Un again toured major munitions factories and ordered a drastic increase in production of missiles and other weapons, state media said Monday, as the South Korean and U.S. militaries announced they will begin major drills next week to
In this photo provided by South Korea Presidential Office, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks during a press briefing at the presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024.
SEOUL, South Korea — (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his past negotiations with the United States only confirmed Washington''s "unchangeable" hostility toward his country and described his nuclear buildup as the only way to counter external threats, state media said Friday.. Kim spoke Thursday at a defense exhibition where North Korea
SEOUL, South Korea — (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his past negotiations with the United States only confirmed Washington''s "unchangeable" hostility toward his country and described his nuclear buildup as the only way to counter external
US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said Wednesday that the US and its allies are "alarmed" by North Korea''s nuclear and missile threats as well as its increasing military support for
The WARPOWER series of sites take a unique, ''by-the-numbers'', quick-reference approach to the current (2025) military capabilities of North Korea.Within this site are detailed inventory counts representing the total available unit power of air, land, and sea forces of the country in its drive to reach nuclear-capable status in the Korean Peninsula region.
Military surveillance detected several North Korean soldiers working near the Gyeongui Line, north of the military demarcation line (MDL), removing transmission lines connecting power pylons, or transmission towers, since Sunday, South Korea''s Joint Chiefs of
In his strongest comments toward the North in years, Moon said the situation around the Korean Peninsula is beginning to resemble 2017, when North Korea''s provocative run in nuclear and long-range missile testing resulted in an exchange of war threats between Kim and then-President Donald Trump.
According to U.S., South Korean and Ukrainian intelligence assessments, up to 12,000 North Korean troops have been sent to Russia as part of a major defense treaty between the countries.
South Korean mechanized unit personnel parade with their armored vehicles during the media day for the 76th anniversary of Armed Forces Day at Seoul air base in Seongnam, South Korea, on Sept. 25.
North Korea confirmed Thursday that its recently revised constitution defines South Korea as "a hostile state" for the first time, two days after it blew up front-line road and rail links that
The US, South Korea and others say North Korea has sent more than 10,000 troops to Russia to support its war against Ukraine. What Russia would give North Korea in return has been the focus of
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea tested exploding drones designed to crash into targets and leader Kim Jong Un called for accelerating mass production of the weapons, state media said Friday.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea said Monday it has detected signs that North Korea is preparing to destroy the northern parts of inter-Korean roads no longer in use, as the rivals are
Uncredited/Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea boasted Friday that the new intercontinental ballistic missile it just test-launched is “the world’s strongest,” a claim seen as pure propaganda after experts assessed it as being too big to be useful in a war situation.
In the next installments, we will examine some of North Korea’s recent power station projects, including the Orangchon Power Station, which was recently completed after 40 years of work, and North Korea’s latest policy of small-scale hydro stations to serve local communities.
Hydropower is the dominant form of electricity generation in North Korea. The country’s numerous mountains and rivers make it an attractive choice for power generation. As noted in article one of this series, Statistics Korea estimates it accounted for 53 percent of all power generation, while Nautilus Institute put hydro at 76 percent.
In 2012, North Korea disclosed plans to build 10 new hydroelectric power stations downstream from the two Huichon power stations. The cascade system would see the power plants located one after another along the river and be powered by small dams.
