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North Korea missile program
Seoul Says North Korea Didn’t Test Hwasong-17 ICBM After All
By Mitch Shin
South Korea’s Defense Ministry said the missile launched on March 24 was not Pyongyang’s new Hwasong-17 ICBM, but the older Hwasong-15.
North Korea Confirms Test of Its New Hwasong-17 ICBM
By Mitch Shin
In response, the U.S. imposed new sanctions on the entities and individuals of North Korea and Russia involved in the North’s missile program.
North Korea’s Suspected Missile Launch Fails, South Korea’s Military Says
By Mitch Shin
Days after the U.S. warned of North Korea testing its new ICBM system, South Korea’s military said the North failed to launch an unidentified projectile.
How North Korea Views the Ukraine Crisis
By Edward Howell
Has the Russian invasion of Ukraine changed North Korea’s strategic calculus?
US Warns North Korea’s Reconnaissance Satellite Tests Are Cover for ICBM Development
By Mitch Shin
The U.S. and South Korean military defined North Korea’s reconnaissance satellite tests conducted on February 27 and March 5 as a test for its new ICBM system.
North Korea Launches Ballistic Missile for Reconnaissance Satellite Test
By Mitch Shin
Four days before the South Korean presidential election, North Korea conducted an “important” second reconnaissance satellite test – its second in a week.
North Korea Is Irrelevant Again
By Denny Roy
Continued missile testing by North Korea will not compel Seoul, Tokyo, or Washington to seek the negotiations Pyongyang could use to address its needs.
Biden Must Recalibrate Policy on North Korea
By Mitch Shin
North Korea is not testing missiles in a bid to entice the U.S. into talks. Pyongyang is honing its missile arsenal as a goal in and of itself.
A Primer on North Korea’s Hwasong-12 ‘Guam Killer’ Ballistic Missile
By A.B. Abrams
After a five-year pause, why is North Korea’s Hwasong-12 back in testing?
North Korea Tests Longest-Range Missile Since 2017
By Kim Tong-Hyung and Mari Yamaguchi
North Korea ended its most active month of missile tests to date by launching an intermediate-range ballistic missile.
North Korea Is Preparing to Confront the US in 2022
By Sang-soo Lee
Kim Jong Un will likely conduct more advanced weapons tests this year in his own version of “maximum pressure.”
North Korea Conducts Its Sixth Round of Missile Tests This Month
By Mitch Shin
Is North Korea trying to draw attention from the U.S. by testing missiles?