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NKorea vows military measures against SKorea

By AP News Wed, Jun 29, 2011 6:28PM UTC View Comments

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s military vowed Wednesday to retaliate for anti-Pyongyang signs posted at front-line South Korean army units, as rare talks between the rivals on a stalled joint tourism project broke down. North Korea has also been releasing a large amount of water from a dam southward without prior notice since...

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On prisoner allegations of mistreatment against American guards

By Andy Jackson Thu, Apr 21, 2011 4:46AM UTC View Comments

An American guard watches over a POW burial procession leading to the cemetery outside the Koje Island POW camp. Photo from American National Archives

The latest issue of KPA Journal (Vol. 2, No. 3 to be exact) is out (PDF). As always, the “journal of North Korean defense and intelligence affairs” is an interesting read with accounts of North Korean military affairs both present and past. The current issue includes articles on the development of a new small submarine, the rebirth of the...

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American Psyops in the Korean War

By Andy Jackson Wed, Feb 16, 2011 1:59PM UTC View Comments

Our friends over at the KPA Journal have come out with another volume on the (North) Korean People’s Army. The journal’s editor, Joseph S. Bermudez Jr, is widely considered one of the world’s leading experts on the North Korean military. Perhaps even more fascinating is a document that the KPA Journal website has posted on American...

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The threat from the North Korean military

By Andy Jackson Mon, Jan 17, 2011 10:35PM UTC View Comments

I do not normally run linkfests. I usually just fold interesting links into my own reports. However, there are a couple of good ones out there that are worth noting. First, Yonhap has an interview with American Joseph Bermudez, one of the world’s top experts on the North Korean military. His basic view of the...

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