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Kim Jong Un may be showing off North Korea’s next leader

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Why Kim Jong Un appears to be followed by hordes of people taking notes

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North Korea steals cryptocurrency assets to pay for nuclear weapons

The 4 biggest ‘paper tiger’ armies in the world today

By Blake Stilwell

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Here’s why South Korea’s president just referred to Iran as the ‘enemy’

Korean People's Army soldiers march to their positions prior to a military parade marking the 105th anniversary of the birth of late North Korean leader Kim Il-Sung. (Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images)

Why North Korean troops wear those ridiculous giant hats

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South Korea now believes they will win a war against North Korea

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North Korea once threatened to bomb South Korea’s Christmas tree

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President Biden’s North Korea strategy is a mix of Obama and Trump’s. Here’s why it matters.

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The 5 most sanctioned countries in the world

Train station showing differences between North and South Korea.

These are the subtle differences between North and South Korea

By Bethaney Phillips

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Here’s what you should know about the Inchon Landing Operation

By Jessica Evans

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Things are so bad for Russia it has to buy weapons from North Korea

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North Korea will automatically launch its nuclear arsenal if Kim Jong Un is killed

A group of soldiers in uniform are gathered at a train station platform, with some boarding a train. One soldier is prominently holding a large South Korean flag. The scene is in black and white, and the setting includes railway tracks and station buildings in the background.

South Korean student-soldiers fought off a North Korean army for 11 hours

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Was there a Second Korean War?

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The truth about North Korea’s offer to send 100,000 troops to Ukraine for Russia

That time a drunk Richard Nixon tried to nuke North Korea

By Blake Stilwell

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This is why you don’t mess with South Korean pilots

By Harold C. Hutchison

The tactics that make North Korea’s artillery so annoying

The tactics that make North Korea’s artillery so annoying

By Blake Stilwell

Today in military history: Armistice ends the Korean War

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The time a fishing boat helped capture a North Korean submarine

By Miguel Ortiz

A large group of uniformed soldiers marching in formation down a city street. The soldiers, both men and women, wear olive green military uniforms with red and gold insignia and carry rifles. Some soldiers wear caps while others wear helmets. The street is lined with trees, buildings, and streetlights, and there are red flags with yellow symbols displayed along the route. The background shows a cityscape with multi-story buildings.

4 reasons why North Korea’s AK variant is just dumb

By Eric Milzarski

This is the only country in South America to send troops to the Korean War

This is the only country in South America to send troops to the Korean War

By Blake Stilwell

Military armored vehicles with North Korean flags are driving down a city street lined with tall apartment buildings, while a crowd of people on the sidewalk waves and holds umbrellas. A uniformed officer is walking near the vehicles. The sky is clear with some clouds.

Why brainwashing is so effective in communist countries

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How North Korea was built and molded by the Soviet Union

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The craziest gifts presented to North Korea

This failed assassin was North Korean special forces’ ‘Lone Survivor’

This failed assassin was North Korean special forces’ ‘Lone Survivor’

By Blake Stilwell

Here’s how North Korea thinks the Korean War started

This is what it was like to train right next to North Korea

This is what it was like to train right next to North Korea

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Why a US hacker brought down North Korea’s entire internet

That time North Korean commandos tried to assassinate the South Korean president at home

That time North Korean commandos tried to assassinate the South Korean president at home

By Blake Stilwell

Korean commandos planned to infiltrate North Korea

The insane training South Korean commandos took to infiltrate North Korea

Two large bronze statues of men in suits and overcoats stand on a pedestal with Korean text and floral arrangements at the base. One statue has an arm raised in a gesture, while the other has a hand on its hip. A group of people is bowing in front of the statues. A large building with a mural of mountains is in the background under a clear blue sky.

The 5 craziest rumors about North Korea from Kim Jong Un’s first decade

This animation shows every nuclear bomb explosion in history

By Harold C. Hutchison

A large, gray naval ship docked at a pier with two gangways extending to the shore. The ship has multiple antennas and masts, a lifeboat on the side, and the letters "GER" visible on the bow. Several people are walking and standing on the pier near the ship. In the background, there is a river with smaller boats and a cityscape of high-rise buildings under a partly cloudy sky.

N. Korea seizes US ship ‘Pueblo’

Here’s what happened to 6 American soldiers who defected to North Korea

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Here’s what happened to 6 American soldiers who defected to North Korea

Here is what Captain Kirk’s ship could do to the North Korean navy

Here is what Captain Kirk’s ship could do to the North Korean navy

By Harold C. Hutchison

5 of the silliest means of propaganda used by North Korea

5 of the silliest means of propaganda used by North Korea

By Eric Milzarski

There is now a deal to finally end the Korean War after 70 years

There is now a deal to finally end the Korean War after 70 years

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That time we almost launched the atomic bomb on North Korea

By Jessica Manfre

These insane robot machine guns guard the Korean DMZ

These insane robot machine guns guard the Korean DMZ

By Blake Stilwell

What it is like for women in the North Korean military

What it is like for women in the North Korean military

By Blake Stilwell

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North Korea claims to have tested hypersonic missiles

A large gray naval ship docked at a concrete pier with multiple antennas and masts. Several people are walking and standing on the pier near the ship. In the background, there is a body of water with smaller boats and a cityscape featuring tall apartment buildings under a partly cloudy sky.

The real reason North Korea’s capture of the USS Pueblo was a disaster for the US

Watch this bomber’s rare low-level flyover of powerful Navy carriers

Watch this bomber’s rare low-level flyover of powerful Navy carriers

By Harold C. Hutchison

A group of men are crouched and lying behind a barricade made of sandbags. One man in the foreground is lying prone, aiming a rifle over the sandbags. The men appear tense and focused, suggesting a conflict or combat situation. The image is in black and white.

5 countries before and after they fell to authoritarian rule

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4 surprising things North Korean spies have to learn

By Blake Stilwell

3 jokes that could get you sent to a firing squad in North Korea

3 jokes that could get you sent to a firing squad in North Korea

By Harold C. Hutchison

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The world’s most dangerous golf course is right next to the Korean DMZ

By Miguel Ortiz

Conan O’Brien takes his late night show to North Korea . . . sort of

Conan O’Brien takes his late night show to North Korea . . . sort of

By Blake Stilwell

Actor James Garner’s sense of smell saved the day during the Korean War

Actor James Garner’s sense of smell saved the day during the Korean War

By Blake Stilwell

A Korean War POW escaped from captivity after 55 years

By Blake Stilwell

This video shows a bizarre part of North Korean fighter pilot training

This video shows a bizarre part of North Korean fighter pilot training

By Blake Stilwell

That time North Korea took a shot at a Blackbird

That time North Korea took a shot at a Blackbird

By Harold C. Hutchison

I went to North Korea and saw the US Navy ship still being held captive after 50 years

I went to North Korea and saw the US Navy ship still being held captive after 50 years

By Blake Stilwell

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Gruesome ax murders in the Korean DMZ almost started another Korean War

By Blake Stilwell

This is what China will do if the US attacks North Korea

This is what China will do if the US attacks North Korea

By Blake Stilwell

Barbed wire in front of a South Korean flag on the left side, and an athlete pole vaulting wearing a blue uniform with a North Korean flag on the back on the right side, separated by a diagonal red line.

A gymnast just defected from North Korea by ‘vaulting a 12 foot border wall’

By Tessa Robinson

North Korea’s ‘supreme leader’ actually died twice

North Korea’s ‘supreme leader’ actually died twice

Today in history: Korean War armistice signed

Today in history: Korean War armistice signed

By Jessica Evans

‘Ghost Boats’ full of dead North Korean fishermen may be China’s fault

‘Ghost Boats’ full of dead North Korean fishermen may be China’s fault

5 forgotten facts about the Forgotten War

5 forgotten facts about the Forgotten War

By Jessica Evans

This is what happens when Kim Jong Un gets blackout drunk

This is what happens when Kim Jong Un gets blackout drunk

By Harold C. Hutchison