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Colin Zwirko

Colin Zwirko

Author at nknews.org at NK News

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    Recent Articles

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    North Korea expanding uranium enrichment facility at Yongbyon: Imagery

    North Korea has started expanding a uranium enrichment facility at the Yongbyon nuclear complex, according to NK Pro analysis of satellite imagery, following leader Kim Jong Un’s orders to “exponentially” increase the country’s nuclear weapons stockpile. Planet Labs imagery shows construction started in mid-September on a new annex to the original uranium enrichment (UE) building […]
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    North Korea starts building new warships on both coasts: Satellite ...

    North Korea has started construction on two new warships since July, according to NK Pro analysis of satellite imagery, as shipyards on both coasts began major upgrades. Planet Labs imagery shows large hull sections being staged and assembled at the Nampho Shipyard on the west coast since early July and the Chongjin Shipyard on the […]
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    North Korea upgrading urban combat training facilities, satellite i...

    North Korea is upgrading urban combat training facilities at a large military base near the capital, according to NK Pro analysis of satellite imagery, while urban drills appeared to take place recently at a different base. Both bases were used for special forces training in connection with deploying over 10,000 soldiers to fight with Russia […]
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    Google Maps starts blurring images of South Korean military sites a...

    Google Maps products have started obscuring satellite imagery of U.S. and South Korean military bases and the ROK side of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on the North Korean border, according to NK News analysis. The move fulfills a condition Google must meet in order to export South Korea’s detailed national base map: applying the same […]
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    New driving courses pop up in Pyongyang after Kim Jong Un allows pr...

    New vehicle courses have opened in Pyongyang to keep up with the city’s rapidly growing population of drivers, according to NK Pro analysis of satellite imagery, following the North Korean leader’s recent decision to overturn a ban on private car ownership. Planet Labs imagery shows new driving test or education courses have been established and […]
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    North Korea conducts 2nd missile test in a week as US-ROK prep for ...

    North Korea launched a ballistic missile on Wednesday morning, according to the Japanese and South Korean defense ministries, in the second such missile test by Pyongyang in the last week. The Japanese military alerted ships in the Sea of Japan, or East Sea in Korea, at around 6:03 a.m. KST about a launch, urging them […]
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    Kim Jong Un vows support for China ‘realizing’ territorial policy o...

    North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi in Pyongyang on Friday, vowing “support” for China’s territorial policies on Taiwan, according to state media. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Saturday that Kim told Wang the DPRK “would fully support all the internal and external policies of the Chinese party […]
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    Kim Jong Un oversees cruise missile test from new destroyer ahead o...

    North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw cruise missile launches from the Choe Hyon destroyer on the west coast on Wednesday, according to state media, as part of testing before the warship’s commissioning. He also boarded the “nuclear armed” vessel for maneuverability and navigation system tests on Tuesday, and attended sniper shooting competition that day […]
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    Puppies and PC games: Kim Jong Un promotes ‘modern’ living at housi...

    North Korean leader Kim Jong Un promoted puppies and computer games for residents of a new residential skyscraper district in the capital on Monday, according to state media, celebrating the claimed completion of his five-year, 50,000-home project. State propaganda’s focus on the Hwasong Area’s latest consumer options appears to be part of Kim’s recent push […]
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    Kim Jong Un moves families of Ukraine war dead into new housing com...

    North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his young daughter hosted a ceremony on Sunday to move the families of soldiers killed fighting Ukraine into new apartments in the capital, according to state media, days after Kim inspected a war cemetery and museum under construction nearby. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Monday on […]
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    North Korea draws new red line, vows attack over future airspace ‘v...

    North Korea threatened it will “definitely” attack South Korea next time its airspace is violated by either the military or civilians, according to a statement Friday by leader Kim Jong Un’s sister. “We give advance notice that should provocative incidents violating the sacred and inviolable sovereignty of the DPRK recur, a harsh response will definitely […]