Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
February 2022 - North Korea Special Weapons News
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- Answer of Spokesperson for Ministry of Foreign Affairs of DPRK KCNA 28 Feb 2022 -- The spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) gave the following answer to the question put by KCNA on February 28, as the U.S. piles up sanctions and pressure against Russia with the Ukrainian crisis as a momentum.
- North Korea orders political education for army ahead of Kim birth holiday Radio Free Asia 28 Feb 2022 -- North Korean soldiers must complete an educational course lionizing the country's previous leaders ahead of the national founder's birthday celebration, prompting complaints from some military members already exhausted by extensive winter training, sources in the military told RFA.
- Sunday Launch Tested Camera System for Spy Satellite, North Korea Says VOA 28 Feb 2022 -- North Korea indicated it had conducted a subsystems test for a planned reconnaissance satellite Sunday, raising concerns the state could be hinting at a more consequential long-range missile test.
- NADA and Academy of Defence Science Conduct Important Test for Developing Reconnaissance Satellite KCNA 28 Feb 2022 -- The DPRK National Aerospace Development Administration (NADA) and the Academy of Defence Science conducted an important test on Sunday under the plan of developing a reconnaissance satellite.
- North Korea hails 'significant' test in satellite development Press TV 28 Feb 2022 -- North Korea has hailed as "great significant" a test of for developing a reconnaissance satellite, state media reported Monday, a day after Seoul said it had detected a ballistic missile launch.
- Mystery Projectile Launched by North Korea Turns Out to Have Been Test of Spy Satellite Equipment Sputnik 28 Feb 2022 -- Washington condemned what it categorized as a North Korean "ballistic missile launch" Sunday, saying it would consult with its allies and partners, and calling on Pyongyang to "refrain from further destabilizing acts."
- DPRK conducts test for developing reconnaissance satellite People's Daily 28 Feb 2022 -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) conducted an important test on Sunday under a reconnaissance satellite development plan, the official Korean Central News Agency reported Monday.
- Special Representative for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Kim's Calls with Republic of Korea Special Representative Noh and Japanese Director General Funakoshi US Dept. of State 27 Feb 2022
- North Korea Says Test on Sunday Was a Prelude to Spy Satellite VOA 27 Feb 2022 -- North Korea says its Sunday test was part of developing a reconnaissance satellite, calling it of "great significance" but providing little detail on what kind of delivery rocket it involved.
- US Condemns Pyongyang's Latest Missile Launch Sputnik 27 Feb 2022 -- The United States condemns North Korea's ballistic missile test carried out on Sunday, the US Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) said.
- North Korea Fires up 8th Weapons Test of the Year VOA 27 Feb 2022 -- North Korea fired what looks to be a ballistic missile early Sunday, marking a return to weapons testing after a near monthlong pause overlapping the Beijing Winter Olympics.
- DPRK fires suspected ballistic missile toward eastern waters: S. Korean military People's Daily 27 Feb 2022 -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) fired a suspected ballistic missile toward its eastern waters, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said Sunday.
- Japan military: North Korea fires possible ballistic missile for first time in month Press TV 27 Feb 2022 -- The Japan's military says North Korea has fired an apparent ballistic missile in its first test since launching a raft of projectiles in January.
- North Korea Fires Unidentified Projectile, South Korean Media Report Sputnik 26 Feb 2022 -- North Korea confirmed last month that it had tested the Hwasong-12 intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM), which is the country's biggest missile test in five years and seventh launch since early 2022.
- With World's Eyes on Ukraine, North Korea Launches Another Missile VOA 26 Feb 2022 -- North Korea fired what could be a ballistic missile early Sunday, Japan's military said, as Pyongyang returns to weapons tests following a pause during the Beijing Olympics.
- Xi: China ready to develop cooperation with North Korea under 'new situation' Press TV 26 Feb 2022 -- China's President Xi Jinping has underlined the significance of Beijing's cooperation with Pyongyang in a message to North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un, the North's state KCNA news agency reported.
- North Korea sees farm worker family ties as a growing threat Radio Free Asia 24 Feb 2022 -- North Korea is reorganizing collective farm labor groups to prevent workers from forming alliances based on family ties, which the state fears undermine its agricultural goals, sources in the country told RFA.
- UN Rights Official Urges 60 Million Vaccines for North Korea VOA 23 Feb 2022 -- The United Nations' top North Korea human rights expert is urging the international community to send 60 million doses of coronavirus vaccines to North Korea, one of only two countries yet to begin widespread COVID-19 vaccination campaigns.
- North Korea Turns to Crypto Theft to Fund Weapons Programs VOA 23 Feb 2022 -- Experts say North Korea is exploiting the lack of global regulatory controls on cryptocurrency to steal digital currencies to fund its nuclear weapons and missile programs.
- Crackdown on foreign videos catches North Korean military officers Radio Free Asia 21 Feb 2022 -- North Korea has punished more than 10 military officials after they were caught in possession of "impure" video files-South Korean TV shows, Japanese porn and Hollywood films-as a crackdown on illegal foreign media shifted to focus on high-ranking men in uniform, military sources told RFA.
- South Korean Presidential Candidate Warns North Korea May Perform ICBM Test as US Focuses on Ukraine Sputnik 20 Feb 2022 -- On Friday, US President Joe Biden declared that Washington believes Russian President Vladimir Putin has already decided to proceed with an invasion of Ukraine. The decision, backed by the Pentagon, has been rebuked by the Russian ambassador to the US, who stated that Russian troops at the border are on sovereign territory.
- Bolton: US Should Confront China on North Korea VOA 19 Feb 2022 -- A former White House national security adviser said the Biden administration should call on China to act to show that it is serious about denuclearizing North Korea and that Washington's options for dealing with North Korea's nuclear and missile programs are running out fast.
- Analysis: Should Biden Adopt Trump's Top-Down Approach to North Korea? VOA 18 Feb 2022 -- With denuclearization talks with North Korea stalled and missile tests accelerating, some experts are wondering whether Washington should offer high-level, person-to-person talks to re-engage Pyongyang to end the current stalemate and de-escalate tensions.
- North Korea releases thousands of prisoners to celebrate former leader's birthday Radio Free Asia 17 Feb 2022 -- North Korea released several thousands of prisoners as part of a celebration for a major holiday, a move that prompted joyful family reunions but also alarm about the abuse many former inmates appear to have suffered while in captivity, sources in the country told RFA.
- Satellite Images Suggest Operations Resumed at North Korea's Uranium Enrichment Plant VOA 15 Feb 2022 -- North Korea appears to have resumed uranium enrichment plant (UEP) operations at its Yongbyon facility used to make nuclear weapons, according to a former nuclear inspector after analyzing satellite imagery that revealed new activities.
- North Korea marks phase two of new homes project, phase one still incomplete Radio Free Asia 15 Feb 2022 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is celebrating plans to build another 10,000 new homes for residents of Pyongyang, even as work on the first 10,000 pledged under a capital building scheme has fallen behind schedule, sources in the country told RFA.
- North Koreans in Russia ordered to work in groups so they can't escape Radio Free Asia 14 Feb 2022 -- North Korean construction workers in Russia are being prohibited by their government back home from taking on small-scale side jobs, a policy change designed to prevent them from escaping, sources in Russia told RFA.
- US, Japan, South Korea Meet in Hawaii to Discuss North Korea, Ukraine VOA 13 Feb 2022 -- The top diplomats of the U.S., Japan and South Korea met Saturday in Hawaii.
- North Koreans struggle as government provokes world with missile tests Radio Free Asia 12 Feb 2022 -- Runaway inflation and severe shortages of food and other necessities are posing the worst suffering in North Korea in a generation, but rather than focus on the economic crisis, Pyongyang has ramped up missile tests to challenge Seoul and Washington, sources in the country and analysts say.
- Experts: North Korea May Be Ready for ICBM Deployment VOA 11 Feb 2022 -- Experts say an undeclared North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile base near China, detected via satellite imagery, indicates that Pyongyang has expanded its locations from which it can deploy long-range missiles to attack the U.S. mainland.
- North Korean Cyberwarfare Officer Arrested in Vladivostok While Seeking Asylum VOA 10 Feb 2022 -- A ranking officer in one of North Korea's elite military cyberwarfare units is being held in an undisclosed location in far eastern Russia after Moscow's agents thwarted his attempt to defect, according to sources familiar with the matter and documents obtained by VOA's Korean Service.
- Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Defense Trilateral Call With Japan, Republic of Korea DoD 09 Feb 2022
- Pentagon Holds Trilateral Meeting with South Korea, Japan Defense Chiefs Over DPRK Missile Tests Sputnik 09 Feb 2022 -- On Tuesday, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's Foreign Ministry published a statement declaring that North Korea was the only county that can "shake the world by firing a missile with the US mainland in its range." The memo also touted that only a handful of countries possess "hydrogen bombs, [ICBMs], and hypersonic missiles."
- China Calls on US to Stop Sanctioning North Korea Sputnik 09 Feb 2022 -- The United States needs to stop imposing endless sanctions and putting pressure on North Korea if they are sincerely concerned about the well-being of the North Korean people, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Wednesday.
- North Korea installs solar panels to bolster underpowered cellular network Radio Free Asia 09 Feb 2022 -- North Korea is installing solar panels and batteries on cellular towers to stop rolling power outages from crippling the country's mobile phone network, sources in the country told RFA.
- UN's North Korean human rights official to visit Seoul next week Radio Free Asia 08 Feb 2022 -- A U.N. official will return to South Korea for the seventh time next week to collect data on right abuses north of the 38th parallel in preparation for an annual report.
- North Korea's ambitious 10,000-home construction project already behind schedule Radio Free Asia 08 Feb 2022 -- North Korea has not met leader Kim Jong Un's ambitious plan to build 10,000 homes in the capital Pyongyang by the end of 2021, leaving many residents there in a state of housing limbo, sources in the country told RFA.
- Report on State Budget at 6th Session of 14th Supreme People's Assembly of DPRK KCNA 08 Feb 2022 -- Deputy Ko Jong Bom, minister of Finance, made a report on the fulfillment of the state budget for Juche 110 (2021) and on the state budget for Juche 111 (2022) at the 6th Session of the 14th Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK.
- Report on Cabinet's Work Made to 6th Session of 14th SPA KCNA 08 Feb 2022 -- Deputy Kim Tok Hun, premier of the DPRK Cabinet, made a report on the work of the Cabinet at the 6th session of the 14th Supreme People's Assembly (SPA).
- 6th Session of 14th Supreme People's Assembly of DPRK Held KCNA 08 Feb 2022 -- The 6th Session of the 14th Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) took place at the Mansudae Assembly Hall from Feb. 6 to 7.
- Efforts for Increasing Per-hectare Yield of Grains Brisk in DPRK KCNA 07 Feb 2022 -- Agricultural officials and workers in the DPRK push ahead with the work to increase the per-hectare yield of grains this year.
- Rights group protests China's repatriation of North Korean escapees Radio Free Asia 07 Feb 2022 -- With much of the world focused on the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, a U.S.-based group is trying to draw attention to China's policy of detaining and forcibly repatriating North Koreans, who face severe punishment and even death once returned home.
- Emergency Epidemic Prevention Campaign Brisk in DPRK KCNA 05 Feb 2022 -- The emergency epidemic prevention units at all levels in the DPRK are waging an offensive campaign to ensure the unity in action of all the people amid the world health crisis getting worse due to the rapid spread of the Omicron variant.
- China blocks US-led censure of North Korea at UN Security Council Press TV 05 Feb 2022 -- China and other countries have blocked a US-drafted Security Council joint statement against North Korea's missile launches, and urged Washington to be more flexible in dealings with Pyongyang.
- UN Security Council Discusses Latest North Korea Missile Launch VOA 04 Feb 2022 -- Nine U.N. Security Council members condemned North Korea's January 30 launch of an intermediate-range ballistic missile Friday, saying it was "a significant escalation" in Pyongyang's recent violations of council resolutions and was intended to further destabilize the region.
- Top diplomats of S.Korea, U.S. hold phone talks over DPRK's missile tests People's Daily 03 Feb 2022 -- The top diplomats of South Korea and the United States held phone talks Thursday over the recent missile tests by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Seoul's foreign ministry said.
- North Korea cracks down on 'vicious capitalist' loan sharks Radio Free Asia 03 Feb 2022 -- High-interest lending, known more formally as usury and more commonly as loan sharking, is on the rise in North Korea as economic turmoil pushes some families to the brink.
- E3 statement on North Korea: 2 February 2022 UK FCDO 02 Feb 2022 -- Joint statement by the governments of the UK, France and Germany on North Korean missile tests.
- Price of North Korea's Missile Launches Measured in Food Relief VOA 02 Feb 2022 -- Humanitarian experts say North Korea's missile tests are exacerbating food shortages in the country and making it harder for aid organizations to deliver humanitarian assistance.
- High demand for illegal Chinese phones in North Korea as trade resumes Radio Free Asia 02 Feb 2022 -- As trade between North Korea and China begins to reopen, demand for illegal Chinese cellular phones is skyrocketing in areas near the Yalu River border, sources there told RFA.
- UN chief condemns DPRK's missile launch People's Daily 02 Feb 2022 -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned Sunday's ballistic missile launch by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), said his deputy spokesman on Tuesday.
- US calls on UN Security Council to hold meeting over latest North Korea missile test Press TV 02 Feb 2022 -- The United States has called on the United Nations Security Council to hold a meeting to discuss North Korea's latest missile test.
- Special Representative for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Kim's Calls with Republic of Korea Special Representative Noh and Japan Director General Funakoshi US Dept. of State 01 Feb 2022
- Deputy Secretary Sherman's Call with Republic of Korea First Vice Foreign Minister Choi and Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Mori US Dept. of State 01 Feb 2022
- DPR Korea: UN chief condemns missile launch as 'clear violation' UN News 01 Feb 2022 -- The launch of a possible intermediate-range ballistic missile by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) drew condemnation from UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday.
- Yearly 'battle' begins in North Korea over human waste for fertilizer Radio Free Asia 01 Feb 2022 -- Competition for human feces has once again become cutthroat in North Korea, with mass public brawls breaking out as citizens begin the annual ritual of trying to fill unrealistic quotas to make fertilizer for the farming season.
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