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Konstantin Asmolov

Launch of the Hwasong-18 solid-fuelled intercontinental ballistic missile, 18 December 2023

As reported by the KCNA, the launch was in response to the second meeting of the “nuclear consultative group” which proposed a “large-scale joint exercise to prepare a ‘nuclear counterstrike’ against our Republic.” As we previously reported, at the event, the allies agreed on a plan to include nuclear operation scenarios in the 2024 military exercises, including the Ulchi Freedom Shield summer exercise. Kim Jong-un, his daughter and commanders from the DPRK’s General Department of Missile Engineering attended the drill: at 8:24 a.m…

Konstantin Asmolov

Attack on Lee Jae-myung

In his next article devoted to parliamentary parties in South Korea, the author wanted to write about the problems within the opposition Toburo Democratic Party, where dissatisfaction with its leader Lee Jae-myung is growing, and former Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon with his supporters have seriously decided to leave the party. But an incident occurred that mixed up all the cards and required urgent coverage. On January 2 at 10:27 a.m., Chairman Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck while he inspecting the construction site of a new airport on Gadeok Island during his visit to Busan…

Konstantin Asmolov

A Chronicle of Inter-Korean Tensions in the Forth Quarter of 2023. Part Two: Actions of the North

This is the second part of the digest on inter-Korean tensions, dedicated to the DPRK actions. See the previous article to learn what the United States and the Republic of Korea did during the same period. Early in the morning on September 2, 2023, “a missile launch exercise was conducted to simulate a tactical nuclear attack to warn enemies of an actual nuclear war danger.” The launch came two days after the US and the ROK completed their 11-day Ulchi Freedom Shield exercise…

Konstantin Asmolov

A Chronicle of Inter-Korean Tensions in the Forth Quarter of 2023. Part One: Actions of the South

Konstantin Asmolov

To another throw-in, or to what extent Seoul has gone to the brink

Konstantin Asmolov

Launch of a Satellite by North Korea Causes a New Turn in Escalating Tensions Part 5: It is Not Only About a South Korean Satellite

Konstantin Asmolov

North Korea launches a satellite, causing an escalation in tensions Part Four: The end of the Inter-Korean military agreement

Konstantin Asmolov

North Korea launches a satellite, causing an escalation in tensions Part Three: Discussions about the satellite’s capabilities and the Russian connection

Konstantin Asmolov

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