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N. Korean Leader Orders 'Mass Production' Of Suicide Attack Drones

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the "mass production" of suicide attack drones, state media reported on Friday, after he witnessed a test of the weapons system a day earlier.

International Business Times

North Korea Says Test-fire 'Perfected' New Solid-fuel ICBM

North Korea's latest weapons test "perfected" its newest and most advanced solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile, state media said Friday, as global criticism mounts over Pyongyang's purported deployment of troops to Russia.

International Business Times

What we know about North Korea’s ICBM programme

North Korea test-fired its longest flying missile yet, in what could mark a new chapter for its ICBM programme.

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North Korea confirms launch of ICBM in longest-ever ballistic missile test

Longest flight time recorded for North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile raises fears of new weapon.

Al Jazeera

North Korea Says Probe 'Proved' Seoul To Blame For Drones

North Korean state media said Monday that an investigation had "proved" South Korea's military sent a drone over Pyongyang to drop propaganda leaflets, calling it an infringement of sovereignty.

International Business Times

North Korean Leader Kim Inspects Missile Bases, Ballistic Weapons

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected a strategic missile base, state media said Wednesday, releasing images of him viewing transport and launch vehicles for the country's largest and most powerful intercontinental ballistic weapons.

International Business Times

Kim Jong Un Grins Broadly While Watching Demonstration Of New North Korean 'Suicide Drones'

An image released by state media showed a white drone with X-shaped wings and tails plunging toward a target resembling a South Korean tank.

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Kim Unveils New North Korea 'Suicide Drones'

North Korea has unveiled a new "suicide drone", state media said Monday, with leader Kim Jong Un overseeing a performance test of the weapons, which experts said could have come from Russia.

International Business Times

North Korea Mobilises Military Helicopters For Flood Rescue

North Korea deployed military helicopters to bring thousands of people stranded in a flood-hit zone to safety, state media reported Monday.

International Business Times

Kim Jong-un leads North Korea rocket drills that 'simulate nuclear counterattack'

Report comes a day after South Korean and Japanese militaries detected North firing suspected multiple short-range ballistic missiles

Evening Standard

North Korea Says It Test-fired New Solid-fuel Hypersonic Missile

North Korea's Kim Jong Un oversaw the launch of a new medium-to-long range solid-fuel hypersonic missile, state media said Wednesday, hailing the "important military strategic value" of the new weapon.

International Business Times

North Korea Destroys Reconciliation Symbol, Fires Cruise Missiles

North Korea tears down symbol of reconciliation with South Korea and fires cruise missiles, escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

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North Korea’s Kim personally oversaw ICBM launch, state media says

Launch of solid-fuel Hwasong-18 sends ‘clear signal to the hostile forces’, Korean Central News Agency says.

Al Jazeera

Live lobsters, cases of wine and bulletproof carriages: Inside Kim Jong-un’s train to meet Putin

The North Korean leader’s favourite mode of transport is slow, but opulent

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North Korea’s Kim marks founding day with parade, promises to China, Russia

Paramilitary group the Worker-Peasant Red Guards – with 5.7 million members – featured prominently in parade.

The Guardian - AU

Russia-Ukraine war: Ukrainian forces say they have recaptured frontline village after Putin says attacks have intensified – as it happened

Zelenskiy posts video showing soldiers in village of Staromaiorske; Russian president says attacks have increased primarily on frontline in Zaporizhzhia

Reuters

New North Korean space rocket features engine from ICBMs, analysts say

North Korea's latest space launcher appears to be a new design and most likely uses engines developed for the nuclear-armed country's intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), analysts said on Thursday.

Al Jazeera

Meet N Korea’s ‘crown princess’ and possible heir to Kim Jong Un

N Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s daughter, Ju Ae, believed to be about 10 years old, could potentially be his successor.

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Al Jazeera

What’s solid-fuel technology and why’s North Korea developing it?

A look at the characteristics of solid-fuel technology and how it can help North Korea improve its missile systems.

Asharq Al-Awsat

N. Korea Says It Tested New Solid-Fuel Long-Range Missile

North Korea said Friday it flight-tested a solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time, a possible breakthrough in its efforts to acquire a more powerful, harder-to-detect weapon targeting the continental United States. North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency issued the report a day after the country’s neighbors detected…

Bangkok Post

Pyongyang unveils smaller nuclear warheads

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for stepped-up production of “weapon-grade nuclear materials”, state media said on Tuesday, as Pyongyang unveiled what appeared to be a new, smaller tactical nuclear warhead.

ABC News

Kim Jong Un wants North Korea to make more nuclear material for bombs

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un calls for his nuclear scientists to increase production of weapons-grade material to make bombs to put on his increasing range of weapons.

Al Jazeera

Kim urges N Korean experts to produce ‘powerful nuclear weapons’

Kim Jong Un maintains his nuclear weapons are focused on defending North Korea against a hostile US and South Korea.

Daily Mirror

North Korea bizarrely claims 800,000 youths joined army to fight US in single day

The claimed mass sign-ups supposedly came after Kim Jong-un's North Korea shot dozens of long and short-range missiles into the seas near Japan and South Korea - both countries which Pyongyang considers its enemies

France 24

North Korea fires two missiles in second test in three days

North Korea test-fired two short-range ballistic missiles in another show of force Tuesday, a day after the United States and South Korea began military drills that Pyongyang views as an invasion rehearsal.

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