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North Korea tests mix of enhanced ballistic, cruise missiles and artillery rockets

Having developed a series of long-range ballistic missiles and nuclear capabilities, North Korea has been steadily upgrading its conventional arsenal, vowing to deploy it near the South Korea border.

FILE PHOTO:  A missile is fired during a test-fire of strategic cruise missiles and anti-warship missiles from the destroyer Choe Hyon, North Korea, April 12, 2026, in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), April 14, 2026.
 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the expanded meeting of the first plenary meeting of the Ninth Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), in Pyongyang, North Korea.

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A test of the upgraded Hwasong-11LA ground-to-ground tactical short-range ballistic missile at an undisclosed location in North Korea, April 19, 2026, in this picture released on April 20, 2026, by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency.

UK condemns North Korean missile launches testing warheads containing cluster munitions

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump are seen shaking hands at a press conference in 2025.

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North Korea says South Korea should prevent 'sovereignty violation' after drone intrusion

South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong-young acknowledged the incident as a problem, with Kim Jong Un's sister saying she appreciated Chung's expression of regret.

This picture taken on February 2, 2026 and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) via KNS on February 3, 2026 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivering a speech at the inauguration of the Samgwang Stockbreeding Farm in North Pyongan Province, North Korea.

North Korean Kim Jong Un to consolidate his daughter as next in position

South Korea's National Intelligence Agency (NIS) will closely watch whether the daughter, believed to be named Kim Ju Ae, attends an upcoming meeting of the ruling Workers' Party.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech during an event to celebrate the Air Force's 80th anniversary, at the Kalma Airfield, in Wonsan, North Korea, November 28, 2025, in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency November 30, 2025.

North Korea fires ballistic missile towards the sea off its east coast

North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward waters off its east coast, South Korea’s military said, as Pyongyang steps up weapons production and missile activity.

A projectile flies mid-air on the day North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a long-range strategic cruise missile launching drill, according to local media, at an unknown location, December 28, 2025, in this pictured released December 29, 2025 by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency.

North Korea's Kim Jong Un views submarine construction, oversees missile launch, KCNA says

The submarine project is part of the ruling party's effort to modernize North Korea's navy, one of five key policies the party is pushing to develop the nation's military capabilities, KCNA said.

NORTH KOREAN leader Kim Jong Un visits the construction site of an 8,700-ton nuclear-powered submarine capable of launching surface-to-air missiles in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on December 25, 2025.

North Korean leader Kim hails troops returning from Russia mission, state media says

North Korea has been publicly honoring its troops who fought for Russia in the war in Ukraine.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un embraces a soldier during a welcoming ceremony for members of the 528th Engineer Regiment after they returned from an overseas mission, at the April 25 Cultural and Tourism Center in Pyongyang, North Korea, December 12, 2025.

North Korea's Kim Jong Un lauds sending troops overseas in 2025, KCNA says

According to Kim, North Korea saw "accelerated forward momentum and redoubled self-sustainability" in 2025, KCNA said on Friday.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a meeting of the Supreme People's Assembly at the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this picture released September 22, 2025 by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency.

Trump security roadmap omits North Korea reference, raising diplomacy hopes

"The concept of 'denuclearisation' has already lost meaning. We have become a nuclear state," Kim told parliament in September. "I say 'denuclearisation' is the last, last thing to expect from us."

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, June 30, 2019

North Korea's Kim stresses Air Force's nuclear war deterrence on its 80th anniversary

North Korea has launched mass production of small, short-range First Person View drones, as well as larger medium-range battlefield attack drones, a Ukrainian intelligence official told Reuters.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech during an event to celebrate the Air Force's 80th anniversary, at the Kalma Airfield, in Wonsan, North Korea, November 28, 2025, in this picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency November 30, 2025.

North Korea says antagonized by US sanctions, will respond

North Korea slams the US decision to impose sanctions designed to cut off funding for North Korean weapons programs.

Officials and attendees applaud as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a meeting of the Supreme People's Assembly at the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this picture released September 22, 2025 by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency.

North Korea holds military parade, shows off new intercontinental missile

In the military parade, North Korea displayed its most advanced Hwasong-20 intercontinental ballistic missile, described by KCNA as the country's "strongest nuclear strategic weapon system."

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches a military parade celebrating the 80th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this pictured released October 11, 2025 by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency.