Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A North Korean intelligence officer has defected to the South, according to South Korea’s Yonhap news agency. This is the highest ranking officer to ever defect. The colonel was a member of the Reconnaissance General Bureau. The man is believed to…
North West And Penelope Disick Prove You’re Never Too Young For Hair Extensions
If you’re a member of the Kardashian family, you know there’s nothing more important than a good glam team. North West, 2, and Penelope Disick, 3, clearly already have a better hair and makeup crew than most, as the two little gals have been rocking what look like extensions for…
The 2016 North Korean Budget Report: 12 Observations
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans On March 30, 2016, the 9th plenary meeting of the 13th Presidium of the Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) of the DPRK convened at the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang. Such meetings are routine events taking place annually in the spring. A…
Hiding in Plain Sight: Cowboys, Conmen and North Korea’s $6 Trillion Natural Resource Prize
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Kevin Leech became a billionaire through a series of investments in pharmaceutical and technology companies after selling his family’s 38 funeral parlors across England. After losing everything when his company, an internet incubator named Ci4net.com collapsed, Leech emerged from…
A Solid but Incremental Improvement in North Korea’s Missiles
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans
UNSCR 2270: The Good, the Bad and the Perhaps Surprising Opportunity for the North Korean Economy
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The new sanctions established on March 2, by UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2270[1] bring to mind the hardships that North Korea endured after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The economic disruption from the end of the Cold War led…
The Art of Sanctions: Can North Korea Navigate Expanded Measures?
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Over the coming months, North Korean diplomats and businesspeople will work with their counterparts abroad to test and solve problems caused by the new constraints of UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2270[1] and a recently enacted US sanctions law. Moving money…
North Korea’s Punggye-ri Facility Appears Ready to Support New Nuclear Tests
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A 38 North exclusive with analysis by Jack Liu. Recent commercial satellite imagery indicates continued activity at North Korea’s Punggye-ri nuclear test site that does not appear directed at further tunnel excavation but rather to maintain existing tunnels as well as…
North Korea’s Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: An Update
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A 38 North exclusive with analysis by Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. North Korea’s recent launch of the Kwangmyongsong-4 satellite has also raised concerns about its continuing development of the Bukkeukseong-1 (Polaris-1, KN-11) submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) and the GORAE-class experimental ballistic…
Nukes They Can Use? The Danger of North Korea Going Tactical
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans On March 2, 2016, Kim Jong Un gave direction to the military to “get the nuclear warheads deployed for national defense always on standby so as to be fired at any moment.” The North reiterated versions of this formulation for days…