DefenceTalkRecent satellite images offer fresh evidence of North Korea developing a marine-based missile system that would give the nuclear-armed state a survivable second-strike nuclear capability, a US think-tank said Friday. The commercial satellite pictures suggest the conning tower of a new North Korean submarine — first seen in July last year — houses one or […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-developing-submarine-based-missiles-us-think-tank-61837/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea is making progress on an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of delivering a first-generation nuclear warhead to the continental United States, a leading US think-tank said Tuesday. The closely followed 38 North website of the Johns Hopkins University’s US-Korea Institute argued that ICBM mock-ups seen at recent military parades in Pyongyang were “less fake” […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-progressing-on-icbm-to-strike-us-think-tank-49638/

DefenceTalkA US think tank Friday disputed a study that North Korea’s nuclear program was developing beyond the world’s ability to control it and, as evidence, pointed to support by China. At a conference last month in Seoul, two US scholars presented a report saying that North Korea appeared to be capable of producing key components […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-think-tank-disputes-north-korea-nuclear-progress-report-49433/