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 | Mar 11, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Intelligence, Opinion
On March 8, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) published the Annual Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community. The document prompted the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) to hold a hearing to discuss the ODNI...
by Dave Patterson | Nov 20, 2022 | Articles, Military Affairs, Opinion
On November 18, North Korea launched an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) with the unnerving capability of hitting the continental United States. The latest test launch is one in a string of short- and medium-range as well as ICBM firings and the second ICBM...