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Open Nuclear Network

May 13, 2022

Factors Related to Past DPRK Nuclear Tests

In light of recent analyses about a possible next nuclear weapon test by the DPRK, ONN has compiled data related to each of the six previous nuclear weapon tests of the DPRK, specifically the timing of the previous tests, nuclear test site preparations, launch vehicle development, environmental fact...

Tianran Xu

May 03, 2022

Overview of the DPRK's 25 April 2022 Military Parade

The 25 April 2022 military parade of the DPRK again demonstrated the will of the DPRK to execute its 2021-2025 weapon development plan. Kim Jong Un's parade speech also signaled that the DPRK's nuclear strategy is gradually shifting from strategic deterrence to battlefield use.

Image from the parade showed on the KCTV

Tianran Xu

April 25, 2022

Increasing Nuclear Risk on the Korean Peninsula: the DPRK's Pursuit of Tactical Nuclear War-Fighting Capabilities

The new-type ballistic missile test on 16 April 2022 is the latest indicator that the DPRK is gradually shifting towards a nuclear war-fighting strategy. In this context, the danger of an unintended nuclear war may be on the rise.

Open Nuclear Network

April 21, 2022

DPRK Military Parade Viewbook 2022

This viewbook has been prepared in anticipation of a forthcoming DPRK military parade, which will likely be held either in celebration of the 110th anniversary of the birth of Kim Il-sung or the 90th founding anniversary of the Korean People's Army. While the main focus of this viewbook is on the D...

Jaewoo Shin

Katsuhisa Furukawa

April 21, 2022

Update: Developments at the DPRK's Punggye-Ri Nuclear Test Site between 14 and 20 April 2022

Satellite images from 19 and 20 April suggest that the previously reported restoration activities at the DPRK's Punggye-ri nuclear test site remain ongoing.

Jaewoo Shin

Katsuhisa Furukawa

April 14, 2022

Update: Developments at the DPRK's Punggye-Ri Nuclear Test Site between 6 and 14 April 2022

In previous publications dated 28 March and 6 April 2022, ONN reported on developments observed at the DPRK's Punggye-ri nuclear weapon test site and assessed that the DPRK had continued to advance work to restore Tunnel 3–a previously existing but yet unused tunnel–for use in a potential nuclear we...

Katsuhisa Furukawa

Jaewoo Shin

April 06, 2022

Update: Developments at the DPRK's Punggye-Ri Nuclear Test Site between 24 March and 6 April 2022

In a previous publication dated 28 March 2022, we reported on developments observed at the DPRK's Punggye-ri nuclear test site, indicating that the DPRK had begun to reactivate some parts of the site. Since then, available satellite images have shown ongoing developments at the site, including clea...

Punggye-ri nuclear weapons test site. Satellite imagery from 31 March 2022.

Sahana Dharmapuri

Hans Hogrefe

Cassandra Zavislak

April 04, 2022

Our Secure Future's New Policy Brief Highlights U.S. Responsibility to Female Afghan Police and Military Personnel

In their latest policy brief, Our Secure Future writes about the United States’ responsibility to the Female Afghan Police and Military Personnel that were recruited, retained, trained, equipped, and paid by the US.

Katsuhisa Furukawa

March 28, 2022

Developments at the DPRK's Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site since December 2021

Since December 2021, new developments have been observed at the Punggye-ri nuclear test site of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), showing that the DPRK has reactivated, or is in the process of reactivating, some parts of this nuclear weapon test site. This includes probable restorati...

Tianran Xu

March 25, 2022

24 March 2022 DPRK ICBM Test

On 24 March 2022, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) conducted an apparent full-range test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). This was the first such test since November 2017 and marked the end of the DPRK's ICBM and nuclear test moratorium.

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