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Nov- 2023 -

23 November

South Korean soldiers check a fence near the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea

North Korea to Send New Weapons to Border After Spy Satellite Launch

North Korea said it would deploy new weapons to the border with the South, as Seoul said Pyongyang had received Russian help to successfully put a military spy satellite into orbit.

21 November

Asia Pacific

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a ground-breaking ceremony in Pyongyang, 2021

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N. Korea Fires ‘Military Spy Satellite’ Southwards: Seoul Military

North Korea fired a military spy satellite southwards, Seoul said, after Japan confirmed that Pyongyang had warned it of an imminent launch.

15 November

Asia Pacific

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un taking part in a parade ceremony to mark the 90th founding anniversary of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army

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N. Korea Tests New Solid-Fuel Engines for Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missiles

North Korea has conducted ground tests of a "new type" of solid-fuel engine for its banned intermediate-range ballistic missiles.

13 November

Asia Pacific

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S. Korea, US Revise Deterrence Agreement to Counter North Korea

US and South Korean defense chiefs updated a key military agreement against nuclear-armed North Korea for the first time in a decade as they hailed their "stronger than ever" alliance.

12 November

Americas

North Korea Intercontinental ballistic missile

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US, S. Korea, Japan to Share N. Korea Missile Warning Data

United States, South Korea, and Japan agreed to activate a real-time data-sharing operation on North Korean missile launches next month.

Sep- 2023 -

28 September

Asia Pacific

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North Korea Enshrines Nuclear Power Status in Constitution

North Korea has enshrined its status as a nuclear power in its constitution, with leader Kim Jong Un calling for more modern atomic weapons to counter the threat from the US, state media reported.

27 September

Asia Pacific

North Korean Leader Kim Jong-Un (Photo: AFP)

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Korea on ‘Brink of Nuclear War,’ North Warns UN

North Korea told the United Nations that the peninsula was at risk of nuclear war, as it blamed what it called hostility by the United States.

16 September

Arms

In this video grab taken from a handout footage released on September 16, 2023 by Russian Defence Ministry, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un and Russia's Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu visit the Marshal Shaposhnikov frigate of the Russian Pacific Fleet in Vladivostok

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Kim Inspects Key Weapons With Russian Defense Chief

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met with the Russian defense minister in Vladivostok, where he inspected state-of-the-art weapons.

12 September

Asia Pacific

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N. Korea’s Kim in Russia for Putin Talks as US Warns on Arms Deal

North Korea's Kim arrived in Russia for a meeting with President Putin that the US has warned could see an arms deal to support Moscow's assault on Ukraine.

9 September

Asia Pacific