North Korea Leadership Watch

Research and Analysis on the DPRK Leadership

NADA Manager Talks Space Treaty and Teases April Satellite Launch

  Pak Kyong Su (Pak Kyo’ng-su), deputy director at the DPRK National Aerospace Development Administration [NADA] discussed the DPRK’s 2009 accession to the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and […]

Mar, 07

Final Day of the Central Committee Plenum

The fourth and final day of the 7th plenary meeting of the 8th Workers’ Party of Korea [WPK] Central Committee was held at the conference hall of the Central Committee Office Building  on 1 March […]

Mar, 03

Political Bureau Meeting Held

The Workers’ Party of Korea [WPK] 8th Central Committee Political Bureau held its 14th meeting in Pyongyang on 1 March (Wednesday).  In attendance were Presidium, Members and alternate (candidate) members of the Political Bureau. Two […]

Mar, 02

Central Committee Plenum Holds Break-out Sessions

The 7th plenum of the 8th Workers’ Party of Korea [WPK] Central Committee held sideline consultative policy meetings on 28 February (Tuesday). “Sectional study and consultative meetings to frame scientific, realistic and dynamic measures for […]

Mar, 01

Cruise Missile Drill Held in Kim Ch’aek City

A cruise missile element under the Korean People’s Army [KPA] eastern command zone conducted a cruise missile drill using Hwasal-2 (Arrow-2) cruise missiles.  Other KPA artillery sub-units conducted support and training exercises.  The missile drill […]

Feb, 23

DPRK Drills Tactical Nuke MLRS

Korean People’s Army [KPA] artillery units launched two short-range projectiles using a 600 mm multiple-launch rocket system [MLRS] on the morning (KST) of 20 February Sukch’o’n County, South P’yo’ngan.  The KPA  units also conducted tunnel-based […]

Feb, 20

2023 Chronology of Missile and Military Events

The following is a rolling chronology of ballistic missile events (drills and test firings), military engagement and external military exercises (US-ROK, US-JP and US-ROK-JP) that occur in and around the the Korean Peninsula during 2023.  […]

Feb, 19

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