National Defense Commission (NDC)
Kim Jong-un's First KPA Guidance Tour?
It seems Kim Jong-un (Kim Jong-il’s youngest son and supposed successor) was deflowered in the role of conducting a guidance tour solus. Chosun Ilbo reports that Mr. Kim inspected the KPA’s IX Army Corps based […]
KN-02 Tests Not for an Outside Audience (Necessarily)
The DPRK knew that conducting tests on the KN-02 surface-to-surface missiles would attract external attention. Despite brushing off the tests as routine military exercises, South Korea is entirely justified in its concerns. The South Korean […]
Platform Order
The good people at Northeast Asia Matters: The Korean Peninsula have published a translation of Hanguk Ilbo‘s story on the MOU’s report on the platform seating order during the July memorial meeting commemorating the 15th […]
The Harden they come
Despite the missile tests on Monday (the second round could come at any point in the next five days) and the usual editorial bellyaching in the pages of Rodong Sinmun and Korean Central News Agency, […]
Monday Missile Launch
En coda According to Yonhap News Agency, more North Korean missile tests may be on the way, this time on the country’s west coast. The South Korean government, meanwhile, is threatening to “issue a statement” […]
Constitutional Reflux & Got Prop (if you want it)
To understand how the new DPRK Constitution relates to the powers of the National Defense Commission, you can consult my entry on the NDC here. PAD The North Korean press issued the October 2009 editions […]
Guidance Spotcheck
The pinnacle of observing the North Korean leadership may likely come in Kim Jong-il’s public (or semi-public) appearances, especially Guidance Tours (also known as On the Spot Guidance, or if one is martially inclined, Field […]
