Kim Jong Un's train — a slow-moving bulletproof fortress

> Weighed down by bulletproof siding, the train moves at a glacial pace compared to most modern trains. It's estimated that it only moves at a speed of around 28 miles per hour on tracks in North Korea, and can increase its speed when it operates on China's rail network.
https://www.npr.org/2023/09/11/1198781448/kim-jong-un-vladimir-putin-meeting-north-korea-russia #DKRP #NorthKorea #Russia #China

North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un Arrives in Russia Before an Expected Meeting with Putin

> North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Russia on Tuesday for an expected meeting with President Vladimir Putin that has sparked concerns about a potential arms deal for Moscow’s war in Ukraine, joined by top military officials in charge of nuclear-capable weapons and munitions factories. https://english.aawsat.com/world/4540926-north-korean-leader-kim-jong-un-arrives-russia-expected-meeting-putin%C2%A0 #DKRP #Russia #NorthKorea #Putin

N. Korea may test fire SLBM following launch of tactical nuclear submarine

> North Korea may test fire a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) to show the effectiveness of its new tactical nuclear submarine launched earlier this month, a U.S. monitor said Monday.
https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20230912000300325 #NorthKorea #DKRP

North Korea's Kim appears to have departed for Russia

> North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appears to have departed for Russia on a train for a summit with President Vladimir Putin, South Korean broadcaster YTN reported on Monday, citing a government source.
https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-758469 #NorthKorea #DKRP #Russia #Putin

Russians, Chinese officials attend N. Korea anniversary parade featuring paramilitary forces

> The Friday event featured Pyongyang's "paramilitary forces", state media said, rather than soldiers in the regular army, and it did not appear to showcase the country's banned weaponry including intercontinental ballistic missiles.
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230909-russians-chinese-officials-attend-n-korea-anniversary-parade #Russia #China #NorthKorea #DKRP

Chinese delegation led by vice premier to visit North Korea

> A Chinese Communist Party and government delegation headed by Vice Premier Liu Guozhong will visit #NorthKorea to take part in the celebration of the country’s founding day later this week, state media KCNA reported on Thursday.
https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2023/09/07/Chinese-delegation-led-by-vice-premier-to-visit-North-Korea #DKRP #China

> US officials have warned North Korea it will “pay a price” if it strikes an arms deal with Russia, after saying that negotiations were “advancing” between the two nations.

> If Pyongyang provides weapons to Moscow to use in the war against #Ukraine, it is “not going to reflect well on #NorthKorea and they will pay a price for this in the international community,”
https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/05/asia/us-warns-north-korea-russia-weapons-intl-hnk/index.html #Putin #Russia #DKRP #UkraineWar #US

North Korea fired what could be a ballistic missile: Japan

>North Korea fired what could be a ballistic missile on Wednesday, Japan’s defense ministry said.

>No further information was immediately available.

>Developing
https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2023/08/30/North-Korea-fired-what-could-be-a-ballistic-missile-Japan #DKRP #ROK #NorthKorea #Korea

Watch: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits Navy headquarters with his daughter

>North Korea has not made a big deal of its Navy Day in recent years. But Kim Jong Un did just visit a navy base earlier in August to watch missile launches from a ship. https://www.euronews.com/video/2023/08/29/watch-north-korean-leader-kim-jong-un-visits-navy-headquarters-with-his-daughter #NorthKorea #DKRP

North Korean leader oversees test of strategic cruise missiles | ערוץ 7

>Kim visited a navy fleet stationed on the east coast to inspect the test aboard a warship, KCNA said, without specifying the date of his trip.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/375844 #NorthKorea #DKRP

North Korea's Kim inspects cruise missile test aboard warship

>North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen a test of strategic cruise missiles aboard a navy warship, state media KCNA said on Monday.
https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-755510 #NorthKorea #DKRP #Korea

North Korea tests first ever solid fuel ICBM, Hwasong-18 | Al Jazeera

> #NorthKorea has announced the successful test of its first solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), a key goal of leader Kim Jong Un’s plan to develop more advanced and powerful weaponry. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/14/north-korea-tests-first-ever-solid-fuel-icbm-hwasong-18 #DKRP

#TASS - North Korea technologically capable of launching nuclear strike on Japan, Tokyo warns - TASS

>TOKYO, July 12. /TASS/. #NorthKorea possesses technologies that enable it to target #Japan with nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told reporters. https://tass.com/world/1645791 #DKRP

North Korea's missile flew 1,000 km - South Korea military

>#NorthKorea 's long-range ballistic missile fired on Wednesday flew around 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) before crashing into the water, South Korea's military said.
The missile was fired at a lofted angle, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.

https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-749714
#DKRP #ROK #Korea

North Korea launches long-range missile amid NATO summit – DW

>Tokyo and Seoul's governments both said #NorthKorea had launched what could be a ballistic missile toward waters off its eastern coast. It follows two days of Pyongyang's bellicose rhetoric aimed at the US.
https://www.dw.com/en/north-korea-launches-long-range-missile-amid-nato-summit/a-66195891 #DKRP #ROK #Korea #Japan #NATO

@schalken

Yes, quite interesting, I think. Absolutely hilarious and sad.

Breaking out of the " #echo chamber " that #SocialMedia has become, is near impossible, if one refuses to hear what is being said.

Think critically.

That's why I toot frequently from #TASS, Press . tv , the #DKRP #NorthKorea and #RupertMurdoch

They're not endorsemens unless I explicitly say they are.

New Chinese ambassador becomes first to enter North Korea in nearly 3 years | NK News

>China’s new ambassador to North Korea crossed into the country to formally assume his post on Monday, Beijing’s foreign ministry has confirmed, marking the first time the DPRK is known to have opened its borders to inbound travelers since the beginning of the pandemic.
https://archive.ph/2023.03.28-201953/https://www.nknews.org/2023/03/new-chinese-ambassador-becomes-first-to-enter-north-korea-in-nearly-3-years/ #DKRP #NorthKorea. #China

North Korean state media backs Russia, says Wagner chief will be ‘put down’ | NK News

>Mercenary commander Yevgeny Prigozhin will be “put down” and Russia will emerge victorious in Ukraine, North Korea said on Sunday, days after the Wagner Group chief staged an armed rebellion against Moscow.

Pyongyang also pledged to back any and all decisions from Vladimir Putin
https://www.nknews.org/2023/06/north-korean-state-media-backs-russia-says-wagner-chief-will-be-put-down/ #DKRP #NorthKorea #Russia

North Korea slams UN over latest satellite launch in response to 'gangster-like' US demand

>Kim Yo Jong, North Korea’s sister and a key ruling party official, stated that by approving Washington’s “gangster-like request” and dismissing North Korea’s right to space development, the Security Council demonstrated that it was a “political appendage” of the US. https://www.firstpost.com/world/north-korea-slams-un-over-latest-satellite-launch-in-response-to-gangster-like-us-demand-12689212.html #DKRP #NorthKorea

North Korean satellite plunges into sea after rocket failure | Reuters

>The new "Chollima-1" satellite launch rocket failed because of instability in the engine and fuel system, state news agency KCNA reported. https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/north-korea-fires-space-satellite-skorea-military-2023-05-30/ #NorthKorea #DKRP