Update: In a separate telephone interview with McClatchy, Khan has now explicitly said his involvement in nuclear proliferation was overstated, and that, “he’d only introduced those two “rogue” regimes to Western businessmen who provided the technology and the know-how for their fledgling nuclear-weapons programs.” As much as I hate to agree with David [...]

A classic example of North Korean negotiating tactics; this one never grows old:
North Korea questioned Saturday U.S. willingness to settle an ongoing nuclear dispute after criticisms by Washington included in a report on global democracy.
North Korea’s official news agency said the country’s Foreign Ministry blasted a recent State Department report that called North [...]

In March, North Korean missile tests were overreacted to. This week, officials in Seoul are calling similar tests, “routine.” My guess is Seoul is downplaying (or not over-hyping) the recent missile tests to avoid political complications in sending food aid soon.

North Korean Economy Watch has released North Korea Google Earth (version 10), an amazing compilation of locations that cover;
…North Korea’s agriculture, aviation, cultural locations, markets, manufacturing facilities, railroad, energy infrastructure, politics, sports venues, military establishments, religious facilities, leisure destinations, and national parks. It is continually expanding and undergoing revisions.
The list of updates is [...]

Today my North Korea news aggregator picked up a piece by the Democratic National Committee (DNC) on John McCain’s North Korea policy, per his comments in the Asia Wall Street Journal. The article had a spiffy title, “Today’s McCain Myth: John McCain would produce results with North Korea.”
John McCain writes that “American leadership is also [...]

South Korean Defense Ministry officials report that North Korean patrol craft violated the Northern Limit Line (NLL) last Saturday, for a total of three violations this year, resulting in the South Korean Navy being put on alert.
The violations could be deliberate attempts by the North Korean regime to signal displeasure with the new Lee [...]

From the NY Sun: “Born and raised in Pyongyang, the site of the New York Philharmonic’s recent landmark concert, Mr. Kim, 33, spent two years attempting to flee his native country before arriving in South Korea in 2003. This was his debut performance in Manhattan.”

As part of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month there was a small conference at Bolling AFB, DC yesterday, which I was fortunate enough to be able to attend. The three speakers and guests of honor;
Terry Shima – Mr. Shima was drafted into the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in 1944 and arrived in Europe on [...]

A reader in Glasgow, Scotland sends in the following questions:

What do you think the feeling is of the younger generation within South Korea to North Korea?
What do you think the general feeling amongst younger South Koreans towards reunification?

The short answer is that young South Koreans appear to regard the North Korean regime as less [...]

North Korea has turned over thousands of pages of documentation for its plutonium-based nuclear program:
North Korea handed over more than 18,000 pages of nuclear weapons documents to a U.S. diplomat visiting Pyongyang on Thursday that will help verify its plutonium holdings, senior U.S. officials said.
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“We will see if these documents will play a role [...]