Korean People's Army (KPA)
NK War Strategy Focuses on Seoul
JoongAng Daily citing an anonymous “military source” reports that the country revised its contingency planning on an invasion of Seoul or moving further South, and wait to negotiate. “North Korea would try to occupy Seoul […]
Ri Yong Chol Dies
One of Kim Jong Il’s key personnel managers and a member of the Party’s Central Military Committee, Ri Yong Chol has passed away. Ri was a senior deputy director at the Organization and Guidance Department […]
Bodyguard Chief Promoted
Kim Jong Il promoted the chief of the Guard Command, in honor of the 78th anniversary of the KPA. KCNA reports that KJI “issued order 0046” which promoted Yun Jong Rin to General. The Supreme […]
Is Hwang Plot Related to Succession?
Two reports in the South Korean press suggest the recently foiled plot to assassinate high-level NK defector Hwang Jang Yop is related to the hereditary succession of Kim Jong Un. Dong-a Ilbo interviewed what it […]
NK Denies Involvement in Sinking Cheonan (revised 18 April)
Military Commentator Denies Involvement in Ship Sinking (KCNA17 April 2010) The DPRK has broken its three-week silence and officially denied sinking the ROK naval corvette. Speculation and suspicion has swarmed the DPRK since the Cheonan […]
KJI Concerned About "Unrest" in Early February Over Money Crunch (revised 18 April)
Choson Ilbo, citing a story from Open Radio for NK, reports that Kim Jong Il was worried about public discontent at a meeting in early February. At a meeting on Feb. 2 in which he […]
KIS Birthday (A lot of water under the bridge)
The country held a relatively subdued celebration on Thursday (15 April) for the 98th birthday of the late DPRK President, Kim Il Sung. Unlike the dual debauchery of the February celebrations for the Lunar New […]
