North Korea amends law to launch Nukes if Leader attacked
- 10-May-2026
North Korea has amended its constitution to automatically launch nuclear missiles if leader Kim Jong Un is assassinated or incapacitated by a foreign attack, western media reported. The constitutional revision formalizes a retaliatory doctrine ensuring that North Korea’s nuclear weapons would be launched even if the country’s top leader is eliminated for any reason. The […]
North Korean leader Kim oversaw test of missiles with cluster warheads
- 20-Apr-2026
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw Sunday’s ballistic missile test launches as part of efforts to evaluate the performance of warheads carrying cluster bombs and fragmentation mines, state media KCNA reported on Monday. The tests represented the fourth ballistic missile launch this month and the seventh this year, as North Korea seeks to build […]
North Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles towards sea off its east coast
- 19-Apr-2026
North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles towards the sea off its east coast, South Korea and Japan said on Sunday, marking the latest in a flurry of launches by Pyongyang to accelerate efforts to boost its military capabilities. The incident marks the North’s seventh ballistic missile launch this year and its fourth in April. “As […]
North Korea tests cruise and anti-ship missiles from naval destroyer
- 14-Apr-2026
SEOUL: North Korea conducted another test of strategic cruise missiles and anti-warship missiles on Sunday as part of operational efficiency trials of its destroyer Choe Hyon, state media KCNA said on Tuesday. Leader Kim Jong Un observed the test alongside senior defence officials and naval commanders, the report said. Two strategic cruise missiles and three […]
North Korean leader, daughter try out new tank
- 20-Mar-2026
Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and daughter Ju Ae tried out the country’s new battle tank in large-scale military drills, state media reported on Friday, in the latest sign that she was being groomed as his heir. Photos released by state media showed a chuffed-looking Kim sitting on top of the moving tank […]
North Korean leader Kim oversees test-launch of multiple rocket launchers -KCNA
- 15-Mar-2026
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Saturday oversaw the test-launch of 12 600mm-calibre multiple rocket launchers, state media KCNA said, after the United States and South Korea this week launched annual major drills in South Korea. He said the drill would expose “the enemies within the 420-km striking range, to uneasiness” and “give them […]
Kim Jong Un presents new sniper rifles to party officials
- 28-Feb-2026
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un has presented new sniper rifles as ceremonial gifts to party and military officials, calling them "wonderful"
North Korea fires ballistic missile, says South
- 04-Jan-2026
SEOUL, South Korea: North Korea fired a ballistic missile off its east coast on Sunday, South Korea’s military said. “The North has launched an unidentified ballistic missile toward the East Sea,” it said, referring to a body of water also known as the Sea of Japan. Japan’s defence ministry also said it detected a possible […]
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un signals continued missile development in next 5 years
- 26-Dec-2025
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signaled the country will continue to develop missiles in the next five years, as he visited major munitions enterprises in the last quarter of 2025, state media KCNA said on Friday. Kim said “the country’s missile and shell production sector is of paramount importance in bolstering war deterrent,” according […]
NKorea says Japan’s nuclear ambitions must be stopped ‘at any cost’
- 21-Dec-2025
SEOUL, South Korea: North Korea said on Sunday that Japan’s nuclear ambitions “must be prevented at any cost”, after a Tokyo official reportedly suggested the country should possess atomic weapons. Pyongyang’s reaction came after the unnamed official in the prime minister’s office was quoted by Kyodo News on Thursday as saying: “I think we should […]










