North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons and Missile Programs
In April 2018, North Korea announced that it had achieved its goals, would no longer conduct nuclear tests, and would close down its Punggye-ri nuclear test site. It dynamited the…
North Korean Nuclear Weapons Arsenal: New Size Estimates
North Korea keeps secret the number of nuclear weapons that it has built or deployed. As a result, the Institute periodically estimates the number of nuclear weapons North Korea possesses.…
Thermal Imagery Analysis of Yongbyon Nuclear Reactor
As part of continuing coverage of North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction, Beyond Parallel has undertaken a new thermal infrared analysis of the 5MWe and Experimental Light Water reactors at the Yongbyon Nuclear Research…
North Korea Nuclear Summary Timeline
1985 North Korea signs the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). 1993 The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) demands that inspectors be given access to two nuclear waste storage sites. In response,…
North Korea Displays Its Largest Mobile ICBM
On 10 October 2020 North Korea unveiled a massive new intercontinental ballistic missile Saturday at a parade commemorating the 75th anniversary of the founding of the Workers’ Party of Korea,…
NORTH KOREA Mirim Parade Training Ground: Probable Missile-Related Vehicle
Commercial satellite imagery from September 22 of the Mirim Parade Training Ground reveals a probable missile-related vehicle at the secure storage compound.** While imagery resolution is insufficient to determine exactly…
Kim Jong Un and the Bomb
Book Kim Jong Un and the Bomb Survival and Deterrence in North Korea By Ankit Panda North Korea’s quest for nuclear weapons didn’t begin in 2017. Kim Jong Un and the…
North Korea Building A Submarine Capable Of Launching Nukes?
If true a deadly preempted strike weapon Satellite images reveal that North Korea is building a submarine that could launch ballistic missiles — signaling that the rogue regime is inching…
North Korean Missile Tests Are Not in Lockdown During Coronavirus Pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic is going to change the world but it won’t change North Korea’s missile tests, which have occurred three times since the beginning of the global public health crisis.…