The Diplomat

Previewing North Korea’s Grand Strategy for 2026

Pyongyang will likely open room for a summit meeting with Washington while excluding dialogue opportunities with Seoul.

Nuclear submarine arms race heats up between North and South Korea

North Korea's state media released photos Thursday of what it said was the hull of a nuclear submarine. Its leader denounced South Korea's plans to build its own subs as "an offensive act."
East Asia Forum

North Korea’s strategic play in an era of great power confrontation

Pyongyang’s outreach to Moscow and cautious reset with Beijing narrows US options and sidelines denuclearisation
The Columbian

N. Korea launches missiles into sea

North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters Sunday, its neighbors said, just hours before South Korea’s president left for China for talks expected

Thae Yong-ho says North may build nuclear submarine before South

Former People Power Party lawmaker Thae Yong-ho said Monday that N. Korea is likely to build a nuclear-powered submarine before S. Korea.
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