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March 2025 - North Korea Special Weapons News
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- Russia's Putin says North Korea, China should join Ukraine ceasefire talks Radio Free Asia 28 Mar 2025 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Ukraine could be placed under a "temporary administration" as part of a peace process that could include help from North Korea and other Moscow allies.
- Official: Russia preparing for visit by North Korean leader Press TV 27 Mar 2025 -- Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko has announced that his country is preparing for a visit by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un this year.
- North Korea unveils its first airborne radar, AI-powered suicide drones Radio Free Asia 27 Mar 2025 -- North Korea unveiled what appears to be its first airborne radar system and suicide attack drones equipped with artificial intelligence, adding to indications that Russia has provided technical assistance in exchange for the North sending troops to fight Ukraine.
- North Korea's Kim Parades New Drones Amid Reports It's Sent More Troops To Russia RFE/RL 27 Mar 2025 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has paraded new military drones amid reports that he has sent an additional 3,000 troops to help Russia in its war on Ukraine.
- Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Guides Defence Science Research Work KCNA 27 Mar 2025 -- 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, guided the defence science research work of the Unmanned Aeronautical Technology Complex and the detective electronic warfare research group on March 25-26.
- DPRK Government Economic Delegation Returns Home KCNA 26 Mar 2025 -- A DPRK government economic delegation led by Yun Jong Ho, minister of External Economic Relations who is chairman of the DPRK side to the DPRK-Russia Inter-governmental Committee for Cooperation in Trade, Economy, Science and Technology, returned home on Tuesday after visiting Russia.
- Delegation of DPRK Ministry of Public Health Returns Home KCNA 25 Mar 2025 -- A working-level delegation of the DPRK Ministry of Public Health led by Vice-Minister Jon Sol Ryong returned home on March 24 after visiting Russia.
- North Korean leader has 'no intention' of negotiating away nuclear weapons: US report Radio Free Asia 26 Mar 2025 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has no intention of negotiating away the country's nuclear weapons program, said a recent U.S. report, as a top American official warned that Pyongyang may be ready to carry out another nuclear test "on short notice."
- North Korean troops sent to Russia included relatives of defectors: report Radio Free Asia 25 Mar 2025 -- Some of the thousands of soldiers North Korea sent to Russia to fight in Moscow's war against Ukraine were family members of defectors and other people with "issues" in the North, South Korean media reported.
- Press Statement by Institute for Disarmament and Peace of DPRK Foreign Ministry KCNA 24 Mar 2025 -- The Institute for Disarmament and Peace of the Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on Monday made public the following press statement "It is our inevitable option to further accelerate the self-defensive efforts to ensure the security interests of the country from the regional security environment getting instable day after day":
- Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Receives Secretary of Russian Security Council KCNA 22 Mar 2025 -- 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, on March 21 received Sergei Shoigu, secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, on a visit to the DPRK as the head of the Security Council delegation.
- Russian Delegation of Security Council Leaves KCNA 22 Mar 2025 -- The delegation of the Security Council of the Russian Federation led by Secretary Sergei Shoigu left here for home on March 21 after visiting the DPRK.
- Tornado Cash Delisting US Treasury 21 Mar 2025 -- Based on the Administration's review of the novel legal and policy issues raised by use of financial sanctions against financial and commercial activity occurring within evolving technology and legal environments, we have exercised our discretion to remove the economic sanctions against Tornado Cash as reflected in Treasury's Monday filing in Van Loon v. Department of the Treasury.
- DPRK Missile Administration Conducts Test-fire of Latest Anti-aircraft Missile System KCNA 21 Mar 2025 -- The Missile Administration of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea conducted a test-fire of the latest anti-aircraft missile system on March 20 to examine the comprehensive performance of the system, which was put into full-scale production at a relevant munitions industry enterprise.
- North Korea testfires new anti-aircraft missile Press TV 21 Mar 2025 -- North Korea has successfully test-fired its new anti-aircraft missile amid rising tensions with South Korea and the United States.
- Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Has Photo Session with Participants in Third National Meeting of Active Neighbourhood Unit Leaders KCNA 21 Mar 2025 -- 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, met and had a photo session with the participants in the third national meeting of active neighbourhood unit leaders on March 20.
- Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Visits Nampho Dockyard KCNA 21 Mar 2025 -- 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, gave field guidance at the Nampho Dockyard on March 20.
- North Korean defector numbers plunge amid Pyongyang's strict control: UN report Radio Free Asia 21 Mar 2025 -- North Korea has continued to impose strict controls on the movement of its citizens, resulting in a sharp decline in the number of defectors escaping the country, a recent U.N. report showed, despite signs of easing its COVID-19 border closure.
- Permanent Representative of DPRK at UN Office and International Organizations in Geneva Issues Press Statement KCNA 21 Mar 2025 -- Jo Chol Su, permanent representative of the DPRK at the UN Office and international organizations in Geneva issued the following press statement titled "The U.S. act to use international body as a tool for implementing its strategy for hegemony can never be tolerated" on Friday:
- Spokesperson for Ministry of National Defence of DPRK Releases Press Statement KCNA 21 Mar 2025 -- A spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defence of the DPRK on Thursday issued the following press statement titled "It is within the range of the option of the DPRK's armed forces to use the most deadly military means against the hostile forces seriously threatening the sovereignty and security of its state":
- Ukraine says it hit 3 North Korean artillery guns in Russia's Kursk Radio Free Asia 20 Mar 2025 -- Ukraine said its military struck three long-range artillery guns supplied to Russia by North Korea, underlining the extent of the authoritarian Asian nation's involvement in Russian efforts to defeat the Ukrainian counteroffensive in Kursk.
- Press Statement by Policy Section Chief of Institute for Japan Studies under DPRK Foreign Ministry KCNA 20 Mar 2025 -- The policy section chief of the Institute for Japan Studies under the DPRK Foreign Ministry on Thursday issued the following press statement titled "Japan's reckless possession of preemptive attack capability will only expose the archipelago as a common target of regional countries":
- UN Human Rights Council 58: UK Statement for the Special Rapporteur on the DPRK UK FCDO 19 Mar 2025 -- UK Statement for the Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Delivered by the UK's Human Rights Ambassador, Eleanor Sanders.
- Delegation of Russian Foreign Ministry Leaves KCNA 18 Mar 2025 -- A delegation of the Russian Foreign Ministry led by Vice-Minister Andrei Rudenko left here for home on March 17.
- Delegation of DPRK Ministry of Public Health Leaves for Russia KCNA 18 Mar 2025 -- A working-level delegation of the DPRK Ministry of Public Health led by Vice-Minister Jon Sol Ryong left here for Russia on March 17.
- North Korea orders people to change names that sound too South Korean Radio Free Asia 18 Mar 2025 -- North Korea has ordered that parents give their children names that reflect the country's revolutionary spirit -- and in some cases has even told people to change their names if they sound too South Korean, residents told Radio Free Asia.
- Press Statement of Spokesperson for DPRK Foreign Ministry KCNA 17 Mar 2025 -- A spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea issued the following press statement titled "G7, the U.S.-led nuclear criminal group, should thoroughly abandon its anachronistic ambition for nuclear hegemony" on Sunday:
- Talks Held between Vice Foreign Ministers of DPRK and Russia KCNA 16 Mar 2025 -- Talks were held here on Saturday between Kim Jong Gyu, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and Andrei Rudenko, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
- DPRK Foreign Minister Meets Russian Foreign Ministry Delegation KCNA 16 Mar 2025 -- Choe Son Hui, foreign minister of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, met and had a friendly talk with a delegation of the Russian Foreign Ministry led by Vice-Minister Andrei Rudenko which paid a courtesy call on her on Saturday.
- KCNA Commentary Warns against Any War Reinforcements KCNA 16 Mar 2025 -- The U.S. is getting ever more undisguised in its intention to become the most hostile and confrontational entity to the DPRK through practical actions.
- Int'l Affairs Analyst of DPRK on Doctrine of "America First" KCNA 15 Mar 2025 -- Kim Myong Chol, an international affairs analyst of the DPRK, issued the following article titled "'America first' prioritizing the U.S. exclusive interests will positively promote the whole world's multi-polarization":
- DFA Statement on Recent Ballistic Missile Launches Conducted by the DPRK Philippines DFA 14 Mar 2025 -- The Philippines expresses serious concern and strongly denounces the recent ballistic missile launches conducted by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). Such provocative actions undermine economic progress, peace, and stability in the Korean Peninsula and the Indo-Pacific region.
- Beijing tight-lipped on reports of collision between Chinese, North Korean ships Radio Free Asia 14 Mar 2025 -- China neither denied nor acknowledged reports that a North Korean cargo ship suspected of carrying coal collided with a Chinese ship and sank in the Yellow Sea last month, but said it handled foreign and maritime affairs in accordance with the law.
- Evil Presage of Dangerous U.S.-ROK Joint Military Exercises: KCNA Commentary KCNA 12 Mar 2025 -- Shortly ago, there occurred an accident showing why the U.S.-led bilateral and multilateral joint military drills, staged frantically in the Korean peninsula, are so dangerous and why they deserve the denunciation by the world people.
- Construction begins on first road bridge between North Korea and Russia Radio Free Asia 12 Mar 2025 -- Construction has begun on a road bridge that would connect North Korea and Russia over the Tumen River that separates the countries, South Korean satellite imagery revealed.
- U.S. and ROK Military Gangsters Launch Large-scale Joint Military Exercises KCNA 11 Mar 2025 -- The U.S. and the ROK military gangsters launched the large-scale joint military exercises Freedom Shield 2025, an aggressive and confrontational war rehearsal, on March 10.
- North Korea disguises long-range missile base as golf course: research group Radio Free Asia 10 Mar 2025 -- North Korea is developing a secret launch base for long-range missiles on the outskirts of the capital Pyongyang, disguised as a golf course, said a U.S. research team.
- FCDO statement on DPRK ballistic missile launches: 10 March UK FCDO 10 Mar 2025 -- The FCDO has released a statement following ballistic missile launches by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on 10 March.
- North Korea test fires missiles as US, South Korea begin exercise Radio Free Asia 10 Mar 2025 -- North Korea test launched several ballistic missiles off its west coast on Monday as the U.S. and its ally, South Korea, began a major military exercise, said the South's military.
- Chinese journalists return to North Korea after 5 years: South Korean ministry Radio Free Asia 10 Mar 2025 -- Journalists from China's state-run media outlets, CCTV and the People's Daily, have returned to North Korea five years after their withdrawal due to the COVID-19 pandemic, said South Korea's unification ministry.
- Press Statement by Department of Press and Information of DPRK Foreign Ministry KCNA 10 Mar 2025 -- The Department of Press and Information of the DPRK Foreign Ministry on March 9 issued the following press statement "U.S. random exercise of strength will result in aggravated security crisis":
- Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Inspects Major Shipyards to Learn about Warship-building and Advance Strategic Policy for Epochal Development in Shipbuilding Industry KCNA 08 Mar 2025 -- At a time when the important goals for realizing the grandiose plan of the Workers' Party of Korea on building an advanced maritime power are being pushed ahead with under the schedule set by the Eighth Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea, there took place the guidance work of the Party Central Committee, which is of a remarkable significance in defending the maritime sovereignty of the DPRK and in developing its shipbuilding industry.
- Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Gives Field Guidance at Onpho Kulloja Holiday Camp under Construction KCNA 08 Mar 2025 -- 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, gave field guidance at the project for newly building the Onpho Kulloja (working people) Holiday Camp under the Resort Management Bureau of the Ministry of Labour.
- North Korea warns of 'toughest response' to upcoming joint South Korea-US military drill Press TV 08 Mar 2025 -- North Korea issued a warning to Seoul on Friday, threatening the "toughest response" should the annual joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States proceed in the coming weeks.
- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects nuclear submarine construction Radio Free Asia 08 Mar 2025 -- North Korea's state media on Saturday provided a rare glimpse of the country's first nuclear-powered guided missile submarine that is expected to serve as a "powerful nuclear deterrent" in the future.
- Captured North Korean soldier reveals use of Russian drone-jamming gun Radio Free Asia 07 Mar 2025 -- A captured North Korean soldier told a South Korean lawmaker that he used a drone-jamming gun provided by the Russian military in fighting against Ukrainian forces.
- A North Korean base has mockups of South Korean cities, POW in Ukraine says Radio Free Asia 07 Mar 2025 -- North Korean troops train at a base designed to emulate the layout of Seoul and other major South Korean cities, a South Korean lawmaker said, citing testimony from North Korean prisoners of war in Ukraine.
- KCNA Commentary on U.S.-ROK Large-scale Joint Military Exercises KCNA 07 Mar 2025 -- In every March, a bleak war wind blows for sure from the southern part of the Korean Peninsula.
- North Korea to have first early warning aircraft, satellite image shows Radio Free Asia 06 Mar 2025 -- North Korea "appears close to completing its first airborne early warning aircraft," a significant upgrade for its air force, said U.S.-based research website 38 North, citing commercial satellite imagery.
- North Korea issues vague appeal to boost cement production amid shortage Radio Free Asia 06 Mar 2025 -- North Korea's largest cement producer has issued an appeal to smaller cement factories to boost production amid shortages, but without specifying how they will get raw materials, residents told Radio Free Asia.
- North Korea still off-limits to UN humanitarian aid workers VOA 06 Mar 2025 -- North Korea continues to shun international humanitarian workers despite ongoing humanitarian needs in the country, U.N. officials say.
- North Korea suspends foreign tours less than a month after resumption Radio Free Asia 05 Mar 2025 -- North Korea has closed its only gateway for foreign tourists, travel companies said on Thursday, weeks after allowing visitors back in, which had suggested it was opening up for the first time since imposing a COVID-19 ban on arrivals in 2020.
- North Korea slams US military provocations Press TV 04 Mar 2025 -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has strongly condemned the United States' political and military provocations after a US Navy aircraft carrier visited the South Korean port of Busan.
- North Korea vows to 'step-up' action against US as aircraft carrier arrives in South Radio Free Asia 03 Mar 2025 -- The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned on Tuesday of a "stepped-up action" against the U.S. as one of its aircraft carriers arrived in South Korea, saying the "hostile" U.S. policy justified the bolstering of the North's nuclear forces.
- Press Statement of Kim Yo Jong, Vice Department Director of C.C., WPK KCNA 04 Mar 2025 -- Kim Yo Jong, vice department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, issued the following press statement "Constant deployment of U.S. strategic assets highlights urgency of the DPRK to bolster up its self-defensive nuclear war deterrent" on Monday:
- Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Devotes Himself to Agricultural Development KCNA 04 Mar 2025 -- Ten best agricultural counties and 30 best farms for 2024 were selected in the DPRK recently.
- INTERVIEW: 'North Korea could have 300 nuclear warheads within 10 years' Radio Free Asia 03 Mar 2025 -- Ankit Panda, an expert on North Korea's nuclear program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, was interviewed by Radio Free Asia regarding Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions and how its capabilities might be improved through North Korea's support of Russia in its war with Ukraine.
- WPK Delegation Returns Home KCNA 02 Mar 2025 -- A delegation of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) led by Ri Hi Yong, member of the Political Bureau and secretary of the Central Committee of the WPK and chairman of the Central Inspection Commission of the WPK, returned home on Saturday after visiting Russia.
- Secretary of C.C., WPK Meets Russian President KCNA 01 Mar 2025 -- Ri Hi Yong, Politburo member and secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and chairman of the Central Inspection Commission of the WPK, on a visit to Russia as head of the WPK delegation, met Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, president of the Russian Federation, at the Kremlin in Moscow on February 27.
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