June 2023 - North Korea Special Weapons News

Defector calls for more sanctions on North Korea over human rights abuses CNA 30 Jun 2023 -- North Korean defector Kim Ji Young is calling on the international community to intervene as a matter of urgency to help tackle the dismal human rights situation in North Korea.
DPRK Armed Forces' Overwhelming Strength Steadily Bolstered KCNA 29 Jun 2023 -- All civilians and servicepersons of the DPRK are significantly celebrating the 7th anniversary of the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un 's election as president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
People's Country Displaying Dignity under Leadership of Peerlessly Great Man KCNA 29 Jun 2023 -- June 29, Juche 105 (2016) is the day when the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un was elected as president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Kim Jong Un, President of State Affairs of DPRK KCNA 29 Jun 2023 -- Under the wise leadership of Kim Jong Un , general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the DPRK fully demonstrates its dignity and might to the world and sees a new period of a great upsurge in the struggle to attain a grand target for building the Korean-style socialist powerful country centered on the people. -0-
Pidan Island Associated with Leadership Exploits of Peerlessly Great Men KCNA 29 Jun 2023 -- In the northwestern tip of the DPRK, there is Sindo County of North Phyongan Province, called Pidan (silk) Island.
South Korea Sanctions Ex-Citizen for Working on Behalf of North Korea VOA 28 Jun 2023 -- South Korea has for the first time placed sanctions on a former South Korean national for setting up business entities to bypass United Nations Security Council resolutions against North Korea and its nuclear weapons program.
Elite defections a warning to Kim Jong Un: North Korean defector CNA 28 Jun 2023 -- Defections by members of North Korea's elite class, who generally have no trouble meeting their basic needs, are a warning to the Kim Jong Un regime and catching the South Korean government's attention, a North Korean defector told CNA recently.
Japan's Hostility toward DPRK under Fire KCNA 28 Jun 2023 -- Ri Pyong Dok, researcher of the Institute for Japan Studies of the DPRK Foreign Ministry, issued the following article titled "The UN should not be a ground for politically-motivated conspiratorial propaganda against a sovereign state" on June 27:
Threat of Nuclear War on Korean Peninsula Increasing, Pyongyang Warns Sputnik 26 Jun 2023 -- South Korea and the United States are pushing the Korean peninsula to "the brink of a nuclear war," the North Korean foreign ministry's Institute for American Studies warned in a report on Monday.
U.S. Denounced as Destroyer of Peace and Stability of Korean Peninsula KCNA 26 Jun 2023 -- The Institute for American Studies of the Foreign Ministry of the DPRK released a research report on Sunday to give the full picture of the war of aggression provoked by the U.S. against the DPRK in the 1950s and to disclose once again the aggressive nature of the U.S. still making desperate efforts to ignite a nuclear war.
North Korea Supports Russia's Leadership in Situation With Wagner Mutiny Attempt Sputnik 25 Jun 2023 -- North Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Im Chon Il met with Russian Ambassador in Pyongyang Alexander Matsegora on Sunday and expressed his country's support for the Russian leadership during an attempted armed mutiny by the Wagner Group private military company (PMC), the North Korean news agency reported.
U.S. Aggressive Ambition Remains Unchanged KCNA 25 Jun 2023 -- It has been 73 years since the U.S. imperialists ignited a war of aggression against the DPRK.
Press Statement by Head of U.S. Affairs Department of DPRK Foreign Ministry KCNA 24 Jun 2023 -- Kwon Jong Gun, director general of the Department of U.S. Affairs of the Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), released the following press statement on June 24:
China's facial recognition technology hinders North Korean escapees Radio Free Asia 22 Jun 2023 -- Facial recognition technology in China is increasing the risk that North Korean escapees in China will be caught, and raising the prices charged by smugglers who assist them, sources who work closely with escapees told Radio Free Asia.
North Korea slams Blinken's recent China visit as 'begging trip' Press TV 21 Jun 2023 -- North Korea has ridiculed US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's recent visit to China as a "disgraceful begging trip," further slamming it as a failure of policy aimed at exerting pressure on Beijing.
DPRK Papers Call for Implementing Resolutions of Plenary Meeting of Party Central Committee KCNA 21 Jun 2023 -- Leading newspapers of the DPRK on Wednesday editorially call for thoroughly implementing the resolutions of the 8th Plenary Meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.
Message to the Congress on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to North Korea The White House 20 Jun 2023
Notice on the Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to North Korea The White House 20 Jun 2023
North Korea vows to launch another surveillance satellite after failed attempt Press TV 19 Jun 2023 -- Top North Korean officials have vowed to press forward with launching another surveillance satellite into space following the recent failure of the first try.
15th Politburo Meeting of 8th C.C., WPK KCNA 19 Jun 2023 -- The 15th meeting of the Political Bureau of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) took place at the office building of the WPK Central Committee on June 18.
Report on 8th Enlarged Plenary Meeting of 8th WPK Central Committee KCNA 19 Jun 2023 -- At a time when the invincibility and fortitude of our cause have been further demonstrated all over the world and the all-people struggle for ushering in a new upsurge in socialist construction is gaining momentum thanks to the scientific and strong guidance and practice by the ever-victorious Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the Political Bureau of the WPK Central Committee convened a plenary meeting to promote the perfect and substantial attainment of the grand goals of national prosperity.
Press Release of 8th Plenum of 8th C.C., WPK KCNA 19 Jun 2023 -- The members and alternate members of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) Central Committee and members and alternate member of the Political Bureau of the WPK Central Committee, by-elected at the 8th Plenary Meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the WPK, are as follows:
Online Reeducation for Epidemic Prevention Workers Gets Brisk in DPRK KCNA 17 Jun 2023 -- True to the epidemic-prevention policy of the Party and the state, efforts are being made in the DPRK to improve the technical and practical skills of epidemic-prevention workers.
8th Enlarged Plenary Meeting of 8th WPK Central Committee Convened KCNA 17 Jun 2023 -- The 8th Enlarged Plenary Meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) opened at the office building of the WPK Central Committee on June 16.
SKorea Salvages Part of NKorea Rocket 15 Days After Failed Launch VOA 16 Jun 2023 -- After weeks of underwater scouring, South Korea's military Thursday recovered a sizable chunk of a North Korean rocket that failed to send a spy satellite into orbit 15 days earlier.
Spokesperson for DPRK Ministry of National Defence Issues Strong Warning KCNA 15 Jun 2023 -- A spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defence of the DPRK issued the following strong warning through the Korean Central News Agency on Thursday as regards the fact that the U.S. and south Korea are staging anti-DPRK hostile military drills for days on end:
Trilateral National Security Advisors Statement on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's Missile Launches The White House 15 Jun 2023
North Korea ballistic missile launches: FCDO statement UK FCDO 15 Jun 2023 -- A Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office spokesperson statement on North Korea's ballistic missile launches on 15 June.
North Korea fires two ballistic missiles amid joint South Korea-US drills Press TV 15 Jun 2023 -- North Korea has launched two short-range ballistic missiles as several thousand South Korean and US troops hold joint live-fire exercises in the Korean Peninsula.
North Korea Fires 2 Short-Range Ballistic Missiles Towards Sea of Japan - Seoul Sputnik 15 Jun 2023 -- North Korea has fired two ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan from the Sunan region, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Thursday.
South Korea Says North Korea Launched 2 Ballistic Missiles VOA 15 Jun 2023 -- North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Thursday, South Korea's military said, in what Pyongyang had warned would be an "inevitable" response to live fire drills that Seoul's forces had conducted earlier in the day with U.S. troops.
US imposes fresh sanctions on North Korea despite Treasury warning Press TV 15 Jun 2023 -- The United States has imposed fresh punitive measures on North Korea, targeting the country's missile program despite a recent warning from the Treasury that sanctions are pushing many countries to seek alternatives to the dollar for settlements.
Designation of Two DPRK Individuals Supporting the DPRK's Unlawful Weapons of Mass Destruction and Missile Programs US Dept. of State 15 Jun 2023 -- "Today, the United States is designating two Beijing-based Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) nationals connected to the DPRK's weapons of mass destruction (WMD) procurement. The DPRK's development of its missile programs directly threatens regional and international security, and the United States will continue to take action to curtail activities in support of those programs."
Treasury Targets Procurement Agents Who Supply Prohibited Components for DPRK Missile Development US Treasury 15 Jun 2023 -- Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned two Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) nationals involved in the procurement of equipment and materials that support the DPRK ballistic missile program. The DPRK continues to utilize a network of representatives in foreign countries, including the People's Republic of China (PRC) and Iran, to illicitly import restricted components necessary to conduct research and development of its unlawful weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and ballistic missile programs, in violation of multiple UN Security Council resolutions.
Rights Activists Say China Neglecting North Korean Refugees VOA 15 Jun 2023 -- Human rights activists and former officials are accusing Beijing of violating both Chinese and international laws, putting thousands of North Korean refugees in imminent danger.
North Korea Increases Exports of Wigs and Fake Eyelashes, Raising Alarms in US VOA 14 Jun 2023 -- Many of the wigs and false eyelashes labeled "Made in China" that are sold by American retailers may violate U.S. sanctions on North Korea, which is where they are actually manufactured, according to experts.
HMAS Anzac enforces United Nations Security Council sanctions against North Korea Australia DOD 13 Jun 2023 -- Royal Australian Navy (RAN) frigate HMAS Anzac has completed its deployment on Operation Argos as part of a routine regional presence deployment.
Greetings to Russian FM KCNA 13 Jun 2023 -- Choe Son Hui, foreign minister of the DPRK, sent a message of greeting to her Russian counterpart Sergei Viktorovich Lavrov on Monday, the Day of Russia.
Russia resumed shipments of oil to North Korea in December, UN data shows Radio Free Asia 13 Jun 2023 -- Russia has resumed supplying oil to North Korea after a 27-month hiatus due to international sanctions, data from the United Nations showed.
South Korea, US Agree to Further Hinder Financing of Pyongyang's Arms Programs - Envoy Sputnik 13 Jun 2023 -- South Korea and the United States have agreed to further strengthen their joint efforts to prevent funds from flowing into North Korea's weapons development programs, Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Kim Gunn said.
States invest in nuclear arsenals as geopolitical relations deteriorate—New SIPRI Yearbook out now SIPRI 12 Jun 2023 -- The nine nuclear-armed states—the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, China, India, Pakistan, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) and Israel—continue to modernize their nuclear arsenals and several deployed new nuclear-armed or nuclear-capable weapon systems in 2022.
Think Tanks Say Nuclear Arsenals Expanded, Modernized Last Year RFE/RL 12 Jun 2023 -- Nuclear-armed states have continued to expand and modernize their atomic arsenals amid a deterioration of the world's geopolitical situation, investing huge sums of money diverted from other development goals, an influential think tank said in a report published on June 12.
Global Nuclear Arsenals Growing Amid Increased Tensions - SIPRI Sputnik 12 Jun 2023 -- The nine nuclear powers continued to increase or modernize their atomic weapon stockpiles in 2022 as the fallout from the Ukraine conflict undermined nuclear diplomacy, a fresh report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) claimed on Monday.
Japan extends order to target any N Korean projectile ahead of satellite launch Press TV 12 Jun 2023 -- Japan has extended a military alert to shoot down any North Korean ballistic missile, rocket or debris approaching the island nation ahead of Pyongyang's anticipated next satellite launch.
Measures Taken to Protect Crops from El Nino KCNA 12 Jun 2023 -- The agricultural officials and workers in the DPRK take practical measures to cope with the disastrous abnormal weather due to El Nino.
North Korea's leader vows to 'hold hands' with Russia's Putin for cooperation Press TV 12 Jun 2023 -- North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un says he will "hold hands" with President Vladimir Putin of Russia, offering "full support and solidarity" to Moscow.
Greetings to Russian President KCNA 12 Jun 2023 -- Kim Jong Un , president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, sent a message of greeting to Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, president of the Russian Federation, on Monday.
Japanese Defense Ministry Extends Order to Destroy North Korean Missiles in Case of Threat Sputnik 11 Jun 2023 -- The Japanese Defense Ministry announced on Sunday an indefinite extension of the order to destroy a North Korean missile if it poses a threat to the territory of the country.
Press Statement of DPRK Maritime Administration Spokesperson KCNA 08 Jun 2023 -- A spokesperson for the Maritime Administration of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) issued the following press statement on Thursday:
Multiple Rocket Launchers Presented to KPA KCNA 07 Jun 2023 -- Schoolchildren in the DPRK provided "Sonyon" (child) multiple rocket launchers for the Korean People's Army (KPA), through their vigorous good-conduct movement launched to mark the 77th birthday of the Korean Children's Union (KCU).
North Korean diplomat's wife and son go missing in Russian far east Radio Free Asia 07 Jun 2023 -- Russian authorities have issued a missing persons alert for the family of a North Korean diplomat, in what local and international media reports said could be an attempted defection.
Financial Institutions in US, East Asia Spoofed by Suspected North Korean Hackers VOA 06 Jun 2023 -- There are renewed concerns North Korea's army of hackers is targeting financial institutions to prop up the regime in Pyongyang and possibly fund its weapons programs.
US Has Not Given Up on Fully Denuclearizing North Korea - Arms Control Official Sputnik 06 Jun 2023 -- The United States continues to insist on full denuclearization of North Korea despite Pyongyang's lack of response to diplomatic outreach, State Department Under Secretary for Arms Control Bonnie Jenkins said on Tuesday.
Seoul Says Concerned by Pyongyang's Threat to Abandon Advance Notice of Satellite Launches Sputnik 05 Jun 2023 -- South Korea is concerned by Pyongyang's threat that it would stop notifying the International Maritime Organization (IMO) about its future satellite launches due to criticism voiced with regard to the issue, South Korean Unification Ministry spokesman Koo Byoung-sam said on Monday.
Suicide spike in North Korea prompts Kim Jong Un to issue prevention order Radio Free Asia 05 Jun 2023 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has issued a secret order for local authorities to prevent suicides after data showed an increase in people taking their own lives this year, government officials told Radio Free Asia.
North Korea Remains Active at Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site - IAEA Chief Sputnik 05 Jun 2023 -- North Korea remains active at the Punggye-ri nuclear test site, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi said on Monday.
North Korea May Stop Informing IMO of Upcoming Missile Launches Sputnik 04 Jun 2023 -- North Korea will no longer tip off the International Maritime Organization (IMO) about its missile launches after the UN agency adopted a resolution condemning them, a commentary by international affairs analyst Kim Myong Chol published in the state-run news agency said.
US Special Representative for North Korea Urges China to 'Influence' Pyongyang Sputnik 04 Jun 2023 -- The United States is calling on Beijing to use its influence on North Korea to encourage Pyongyang to return to the negotiating table, US Special Representative for North Korea Sung Kim said on Sunday, adding that North Korea's actions in the region would have "consequences."
Press Statement of Kim Yo Jong, Vice Department Director of C.C., WPK KCNA 04 Jun 2023 -- Kim Yo Jong, vice department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), issued the following press statement on Saturday:
IMO Reduced into Tool for White House KCNA 04 Jun 2023 -- Kim Myong Chol, an international affairs analyst of the DPRK, issued the following article "The International Maritime Organization reduced into a tool moving under the control of the White House" on June 4:
N Korea: UN Security Council turned into US 'political appendage' by accepting its 'robbery demands' Press TV 04 Jun 2023 -- North Korea has bitterly criticized the United Nations Security Council for its meeting on Pyongyang's recent satellite launch at the request of the United States, vowing to take further self-defensive steps.
United States-Japan-Republic of Korea Trilateral Ministerial Meeting (TMM) Joint Press Statement DoD 03 Jun 2023 -- U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Japanese Minister of Defense Hamada Yasukazu, and Republic of Korea (ROK) Minister of National Defense Lee Jong-Sup convened a Trilateral Ministerial Meeting in Singapore, June 3, 2023.
South Korean Defense Minister Calls for Unified Response to DPRK 'Provocations' Sputnik 03 Jun 2023 -- South Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup on Saturday called for new resolutions in the United Nations Security Council if North Korea continues its 'provocations' following Pyongyang's failed satellite launch.
26th Plenary Meeting of 14th SPA Standing Committee of DPRK Held KCNA 03 Jun 2023 -- The 26th Plenary Meeting of the 14th Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) of the DPRK took place at the Mansudae Assembly Hall on Friday.
Fed up with corruption, North Koreans are attacking police, secret document shows Radio Free Asia 02 Jun 2023 -- Disgruntled North Koreans are lashing out against police corruption by openly protesting against them and in some cases beating officers, according to a local government official who saw a secret document detailing the cases.
Korean Peninsula: Security Council must find unity to calm rising tensions UN News 02 Jun 2023 -- The "lack of unity and action" in the Security Council "does little to slow the negative trajectory on the Korean Peninsula", Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, said on Friday, following Pyongyang's failed military satellite launch earlier this week.
UK urges DPRK to cease missile launches, return to dialogue and to take credible steps towards denuclearisation: UK statement at the Security Council UK FCDO 02 Jun 2023 -- Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council meeting on North Korea.
Press Statement of Director General for Int'l Organizations of DPRK Foreign Ministry KCNA 02 Jun 2023 -- Jo Chol Su, director general of the Department of International Organizations of the Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, made public the following press statement on Friday:
It Is Necessary to Heighten Vigilance against NATO's Expansion into Asia-Pacific: International Affairs Analyst of DPRK KCNA 02 Jun 2023 -- Jong Kyong Chol, an international affairs analyst of the DPRK, released the following article "It is necessary to heighten vigilance against NATO's moves to extend its sphere of influence to the Asia-Pacific region" on Friday:
U.S. and ROK Agencies Cybersecurity Alert: The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Social Engineering Campaigns Targeting Think Tanks, Academia, and News Media US Dept. of State 01 Jun 2023 -- Today the U.S. Department of State, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the National Security Agency together with partners from the Republic of Korea Ministry of Foreign Affairs, National Police Agency, and National Intelligence Service are releasing a Cybersecurity Advisory on social engineering and hacking threats posed by the DPRK cyber group known as Kimsuky.
Experts: North Korea's Satellite Launch Unlikely to Draw China's Action VOA 01 Jun 2023 -- China is unlikely to take any action against North Korea even if Pyongyang tries to relaunch a spy satellite after its first attempt failed, experts said.
Session of Permanent Commission of SPA Standing Committee Held KCNA 01 Jun 2023 -- A session of the Permanent Commission of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK took place.
Kim Son Gyong, Vice Foreign Minister of DPRK, Releases Press Statement KCNA 01 Jun 2023 -- Kim Son Gyong, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs of the DPRK, released the following press statement titled "Dangerous sea intercepting drill escalating the regional tension" on June 1:
Kim Yo Jong, Vice Department Director of C.C., WPK Releases Press Statement KCNA 01 Jun 2023 -- Kim Yo Jong, vice department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, issued the following press statement titled " No one can deny the DPRK's sovereign right to satellite launch" on June 1:

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