The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/north-korea/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:11:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png North Korea | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/north-korea/ 32 32 North Korea again tests cluster munitions in launch observed by Kim and his daughter https://www.timesofisrael.com/north-korea-again-tests-cluster-munitions-in-launch-observed-by-kim-and-his-daughter/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 03:42:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3805826 Observers say the Iran war may have prompted North Korea to display its cluster bombs; Iran repeatedly fired such weapons at Israeli cities

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]]> North Korea’s leader to unveil new policy expanding nuclear arsenal and military https://www.timesofisrael.com/north-koreas-leader-to-unveil-new-policy-expanding-nuclear-arsenal-and-military/ Sat, 13 Sep 2025 06:16:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3640982 Expert says move reflects Kim Jong Un's view of limits of nuclear deterrent, and that Pyongyang seeks to improve 'war-fighting capability' by boosting conventional arsenal

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]]> Biden okays memo that may guide Trump policy on China, Iran, North Korea and Russia https://www.timesofisrael.com/biden-oks-memo-that-may-guide-trump-policy-on-china-iran-north-korea-and-russia/ Wed, 11 Dec 2024 14:15:18 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3437517 As cooperation between US rivals intensifies, current White House suggests next administration boosts interagency ties, intel sharing between allies, sanctions effectiveness

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]]> South Korea’s President Yoon backs down after briefly declaring martial law https://www.timesofisrael.com/south-koreas-president-yoon-backs-down-after-briefly-declaring-martial-law/ Tue, 03 Dec 2024 21:50:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3432348&preview=true&preview_id=3432348 Outraged lawmakers had rejected the decree, sparking the country's biggest political crisis in decades; protesters outside parliament shout and clap

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]]> South Korean leader declares martial law, sparking chaos as lawmakers vote to block move https://www.timesofisrael.com/south-korean-leader-declares-martial-law-sparking-chaos-as-lawmakers-vote-to-block-move/ Tue, 03 Dec 2024 18:32:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3432177 Troops seen leaving parliament after politicians from opposition and president's party force way in to unanimously vote to lift military rule, as crowds of protesters rally outside

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]]> North Korea offers first glimpse into secretive uranium enrichment site https://www.timesofisrael.com/north-korea-offers-glimpse-into-secretive-uranium-enrichment-site-for-first-time/ Fri, 13 Sep 2024 11:30:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3374844 During tour of facility, Kim Jong Un urges workers to produce more materials for tactical nuclear weapons, says it is vital for confronting threats from the US and allies

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]]> New North Korean suicide drones resemble Israeli UAVs; design suspected stolen by Iran https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-north-korean-suicide-drones-resemble-israeli-uavs-design-suspected-stolen-by-iran/ Mon, 26 Aug 2024 10:46:47 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3361790 Pyongyang believed to have acquired the weaponry from Moscow, which may have obtained the plans from ally Tehran, which in turn thought to have hacked the design from Israel

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]]> In world first, South Korea to deploy ‘StarWars’ drone-targeting laser system https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-world-first-south-korea-to-deploy-starwars-drone-targeting-laser-system/ Thu, 11 Jul 2024 07:06:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3329226 As Israel is still developing its Iron Beam, Seoul unveils new cheap weapons that shoot down aerial threats by zapping them with beam of light to burn engines or other parts

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]]> October 7 victims sue Iran, Syria, North Korea for billions in US court https://www.timesofisrael.com/october-7-victims-sue-iran-syria-north-korea-for-billions-in-us-court/ Mon, 01 Jul 2024 19:41:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3322918 More than 125 plaintiffs claim that all three countries provided Palestinian terror group with financial, military and tactical support it needed to carry out devastating assault

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]]> Putin meets with Kim Jong Un in North Korea to garner support for Ukraine war https://www.timesofisrael.com/putin-meets-with-kim-jong-un-in-north-korea-to-garner-support-for-ukraine-war/ Tue, 18 Jun 2024 19:51:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3314343 Pyongyang could provide Russian president with badly needed munitions as dictators seek to cooperate amid Western sanctions

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]]> Nuclear arms spending soars as global tensions ratchet up, studies show https://www.timesofisrael.com/nuclear-arms-spending-soars-as-global-tensions-ratchet-up-studies-show/ Mon, 17 Jun 2024 06:36:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3313066 NATO in talks on deploying more nukes, citing threat from Russia and China; Iran steps up its uranium enrichment while Saudis eye civilian nuclear program

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]]> US rivals including Iran, North Korea using generative AI in offensive cyber ops https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-rivals-including-iran-north-korea-using-generative-ai-in-offensive-cyber-ops/ Wed, 14 Feb 2024 13:48:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3224205 Microsoft publishes report on instances of those countries, along with Russia and China, using its tech and that of partner OpenAI in attacks

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]]> Hamas’s cobbled together weapons arsenal still proving deadly to IDF troops in Gaza https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamass-cobbled-together-weapons-arsenal-still-proving-deadly-to-idf-troops-in-gaza/ Thu, 25 Jan 2024 21:26:22 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3209532 Terror group has smuggled in range of guns, RPGs and anti-tank missiles from Iran, China, Russia and North Korea, while in the Strip it manufactures explosives from fertilizers

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]]> Hamas official says North Korea is ally, insinuates it could one day target the US https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-official-says-north-korea-is-ally-insinuates-it-could-one-day-target-the-us/ Sun, 05 Nov 2023 16:53:34 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3145102 Ali Barakeh claims deepening anti-US axis in Asia supporting the terror group, including Tehran, Moscow, Beijing and Pyongyang

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]]> South Korean, US troops drill for ‘Hamas-style surprise attack’ from North Korea https://www.timesofisrael.com/south-korean-and-us-troops-drill-for-hamas-style-surprise-attack-from-north/ Fri, 27 Oct 2023 06:53:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3136507 Forces practice strikes to quickly 'remove the origins of the enemy’s long-range artillery provocations,' in simulation of assault similar to that carried out by Gaza terror group

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