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NKorea's Kim orders 'exponential' expansion of nuke arsenal

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to increase production of the country's nuclear warheads “exponentially.”

The Independent UK

Kim Jong-un vows to ‘exponentially’ increase nuclear warhead production

North Korean leader marks New Year with fresh ballistic missile launch just hours into 2023

The Guardian - AU

North Korea's Kim orders new ICBM, bigger nuclear arsenal amid tension

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for developing new intercontinental ballistic missiles and a larger nuclear arsenal to counter U.S.-led threats, state media said on Sunday, amid flaring tension between the rival Koreas.

Reuters

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North Korea fires 3 ballistic missiles

SEOUL: North Korea fired three ballistic missiles toward the sea east of the Korean Peninsula on Saturday, the South Korean military said.

Bangkok Post

NKorea: Kim Lays Out Key Goals to Boost Military Power

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presented unspecified goals to further bolster his military power next year at a meeting of top political officials, state media reported Wednesday. During the Tuesday session at the ongoing plenary meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party, Kim analyzed new security challenges in international politics…

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korea's Kim lays out key goals to boost military power

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has presented unspecified goals to further bolster his military power next year at a meeting of the nation's political officials

The Independent UK

N Korea’s Kim sets new military goals for 2023 at party meeting

Kim Jong Un’s remarks may mean he will continue to conduct tests and expand military capabilities in the coming year.

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North Korea's Kim unveils new military goals at key party meeting -KCNA

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un unveiled new goals for the country's military for 2023 at an ongoing meeting of the ruling Workers' Party, state media reported on Wednesday, hinting at another year of intensive weapons tests and tension.

Reuters

North Korea's weapons programme defies COVID outbreak, reaches 'uncharted territory'

North Korea forged ahead with its missile programme in 2022 and took steps toward resuming testing of nuclear bombs, as world events including the COVID pandemic and war fractured the already tenuous international pressure against it.

Reuters

North Korea’s Kim hails economic, military successes at meeting

North Korean leader says isolated state has increased economic and military power at opening of key annual gathering.

Al Jazeera

North Korea's Kim kicks off key party meeting ahead of New Year

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has kicked off a key meeting of the ruling Workers' Party, state media reported on Tuesday, a venue he has often used to announce major policy decisions marking the New Year.

Reuters

North Korea fires ballistic missile as Kim Jong-un ramps up tests over Christmas

Earlier this month, North Korea said it tested a "high-thrust solid-fuel motor" for a new strategic weapon, a development that could allow it to possess a harder-to-detect arsenal of intercontinental ballistic missiles

Daily Mirror

N Korea denies arms supplied for Russian mercenaries in Ukraine

US claims North Korea sent ‘infantry rockets and missiles into Russia’ for use by Wagner Group mercenaries in Ukraine.

Al Jazeera

North Korea denies media report it supplied munitions to Russia

North Korea's foreign ministry denied a media report it supplied munitions to Russia, calling it "groundless", and denounced the United States for providing lethal weapons to Ukraine, the North's official KCNA news agency reported on Friday.

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Al Jazeera

North Korea slams Japan’s military buildup, promises action

North Korea’s foreign ministry calls Japan’s new $320bn security strategy ‘wrong and dangerous’, promises a response.

Reuters

North Korea slams Japan's new security strategy, warns of military measures

North Korea on Tuesday denounced Japan's new security strategy as fundamentally changing the regional security environment and warned it will show how "wrong" and "dangerous" Japan's choice is with unspecified actions, official news agency KCNA reported.

Reuters

North Korea slams Japan's military buildup, U.S. flies stealth jets

North Korea on Tuesday condemned a Japanese military buildup outlined in a new security strategy, calling it dangerous and vowing counteractions, while also warning of another imminent test of an intercontinental ballistic missile.

Evening Standard

North Korea announces plans to launch spy satellite in April

The country’s news agency released two black-and-white, low-resolution images of the South Korean capital Seoul and nearby port city

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The Independent UK

North Korea says rocket launch was test of 1st spy satellite

North Korea says it fired a test satellite in an important final-stage test for the development of its first spy satellite

Al Jazeera

N Korea completes ‘important’ test of spy satellite: State media

N Korea has released satellite imagery of South Korea’s Seoul and Incheon cities presumed to have been shot during test.

Reuters

North Korea confirms 'important' spy satellite test for April launch

North Korea's state media KCNA said on Monday the country conducted an "important, final phase" test on Sunday for the development of a spy satellite, which it seeks to complete by April 2023.

Evening Standard

Kim Jong-Un enjoys a cigarette in ‘outdoor office’ on snowy mountain during missile test

The high-power solid fuel engine test took place on Thursday

Daily Mirror

North Korea performs key test amid concerns of new devastating world-ending nukes

North Korea's Kim Jong-un supervised a “static firing test” of a "high-thrust solid-fuel motor" which would likely become part of a new intercontinental ballistic missile, which could wreak unimaginable horrors on the world if ever launched by Pyongyang

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korea Tests Solid-fuel Motor, Aiming to Build New Weapon

North Korea has successfully tested a "high-thrust solid-fuel motor" with the aim of developing a new weapon, state media said Friday. Despite heavy international sanctions over its weapons programs, Pyongyang has built up an arsenal of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), AFP said. All its known ICBMs are liquid-fueled, however, and…

The Independent UK

North Korea performs key test to build more agile ICBM

North Korea has tested a “high-thrust solid-fuel motor” as a key step toward building a new strategic weapons system, as the country pushes to develop more agile and powerful intercontinental ballistic missiles designed to strike the U.S. mainland

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