by Dave Patterson | Jan 17, 2024 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
When the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) feels neglected, it acts out by launching missiles or going silent. Often, a flurry of rockets will be intended to intimidate its neighbor to the south. In the past, Pyongyang suddenly went dark on typical...
by Dave Patterson | Dec 1, 2023 | Articles, Military Affairs, Opinion
It appears Kim Jong Un has a new toy. On Nov. 21, North Korea crowed that it had put its first spy satellite in orbit. Two previous launches ended in failure, but the third was the charm — after a successful earth-to-orbit blastoff for its Chollima-1 rocket....
by Dave Patterson | Mar 27, 2023 | Articles, Military Affairs, Opinion
Amid an unprecedented fusillade of long-, medium-, and short-range missile testing recently, the dictator of North Korea, Kim Jong Un, claimed on Friday, March 24 to have tested a nuclear warhead-capable unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV). Kim has threatened...
by Dave Patterson | Nov 7, 2022 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
In the past few months, the president of North Korea, Kim Jong Un, has directed his military forces to launch a bevy of short-range rockets, medium-range missiles, and Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs). This November, two dozen missiles were launched in two...
by Dave Patterson | Apr 23, 2022 | Articles, Good Reads, International, Opinion
China and North Korea remain the two major Indo-Pacific threats in the 2022 National Defense Strategy fact sheet. But North Korea actively demonstrates the menace it is with long- and short-range missile tests and preparations to resume nuclear testing. The most...