Dismantlement of Spent Fuel Storage Building at Yongbyon’s 50 MWe Reactor – 38 North
Recent commercial satellite imagery of North Korea’s Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center indicates that the spent fuel storage building at the abandoned, never-completed 50 MWe...
Understanding Kim Jong Un’s Economic Policymaking: Defense Versus Civilian Spending – 38 North
There is a generally accepted view that a large—perhaps the largest—portion of the DPRK economy in one way or another is devoted to the defense...
North Korea’s Uranium Enrichment Plant: What to Make of New Construction – 38 North
Overview of UEP, September 9, 2021. Image Pleiades © CNES 2021, Distribution Airbus DS. For media options, please contact thirtyeightnorth@gmail.com. Recent commercial satellite imagery indicated...
Yongbyon Nuclear Research Center: Construction Activity Near ELWR – 38 North
Recent commercial satellite imagery of the Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center indicates that construction has been ongoing at a site just south of the Experimental...
It’s the Launcher, Not the Missile: Initial Evaluation of North Korea’s Rail-Mobile Missile Launches – 38 North
(Source: KCTV via Martyn Williams) North Korea’s September 15 launches of short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) from a railcar are significant for its first-time use of...
Yongbyon Nuclear Research Center’s UEP May Not Be Operating – 38 North
Recent commercial satellite imagery of North Korea’s Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center indicates the cooling units on the annex rooftop next to the cascade halls...
Initial Analysis of North Korea’s “New Type Long-Range Cruise Missile” – 38 North
(Source: Rodong Sinmun) On September 13, North Korea released a statement reporting successful flight tests on September 11 and 12 of “new type long-range cruise...
The Future of Southeast Asia-DPRK Engagement – 38 North
Bilateral relations between North Korea and Malaysia share similar characteristics to other ties between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korean (DPRK) and its friends in...
Scrutinizing North Korea’s Record on Civil and Political Rights: The New ICCPR Reporting Cycle – 38 North
(Source: UN Photo/Mark Garten) Since the United Nations (UN) Commission of Inquiry report in 2014, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has selectively engaged...
North Korea’s Yongbyon Nuclear Complex: More Evidence the 5 MWe Reactor Appears to Have Restarted – 38 North
Commercial satellite imagery of the Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center provides more evidence that operations at the 5 MWe Reactor have likely restarted. Consistent with...