North Korea

Tensions With North Korea Ratchet Up Further – HotAir

In case your plate wasn’t already full enough with hot wars in Ukraine and Gaza and another one potentially brewing in the Straits of Taiwan, would you care for yet another flareup for dessert? It would appear that North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un is growing tired of being ignored in the midst of all that […]

Tensions With North Korea Ratchet Up Further – HotAir

In case your plate wasn’t already full enough with hot wars in Ukraine and Gaza and another one potentially brewing in the Straits of Taiwan, would you care for yet another flareup for dessert? It would appear that North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un is growing tired of being ignored in the midst of all that […]

Something Really Has Changed in North Korea – HotAir

Last week I wrote about the concerns of a pair of North Korea analysts that something had changed in the tone of the rhetoric emanating from Kim Jong Un. Of course North Korea has a long history of belligerent talk and threats against the US but something about this seemed different and more urgent. Kim […]

Experts Spot Troubling Marking on Russian Ballistic Missile, Realize Where It Came From

Experts at a European investigative organization say that a missile recently fired at a Ukrainian target by invading Russian forces was very likely manufactured in North Korea. The missile struck Ukrainian’s second-largest city, Kharkiv, on Jan. 2. Its remnants were examined by a “field investigation team” from U.K.-based Conflict Armament Research, an organization that seeks […]

Is North Korea Preparing for War? – HotAir

NY Times columnist Nicholas Kristof has a new column today highlighting something else to worry about. He points to a recent analysis of North Korea by two individuals with decades of expertise on the subject. Their names are Robert Carlin and Siegfried Hecker: I’ve seen many false alarms since I began covering and visiting North […]