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๐ฐ๐ต Two minor earthquakes near North Korea's nuclear test site
Two minor earthquakes recently struck near North Korea's nuclear test site, adding to a series of natural tremors in the Kilju region over recent months. The earthquakes, measuring magnitudes 2.7 and 2.3, occurred without causing any reported damage.
Kilju, located in North Hamgyong Province, is home to the Punggye-ri nuclear test site, where North Korea has conducted all of its nuclear tests, and has experienced eight natural earthquakes in 2022 alone.
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Two minor earthquakes recently struck near North Korea's nuclear test site, adding to a series of natural tremors in the Kilju region over recent months. The earthquakes, measuring magnitudes 2.7 and 2.3, occurred without causing any reported damage.
Kilju, located in North Hamgyong Province, is home to the Punggye-ri nuclear test site, where North Korea has conducted all of its nuclear tests, and has experienced eight natural earthquakes in 2022 alone.
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๐ฐ๐ต Kim Jong Un visits military factories including missile plant
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited key military factories, including a tactical missile production plant.
Kim "expressed satisfaction" with a factory's "recent focus on tactical missile production" and "expanding production capacity" during his visits last week.
This is the latest in a string of visits by Kim Jong Un to defense facilities, where he has emphasized mass production of weapons.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited key military factories, including a tactical missile production plant.
Kim "expressed satisfaction" with a factory's "recent focus on tactical missile production" and "expanding production capacity" during his visits last week.
This is the latest in a string of visits by Kim Jong Un to defense facilities, where he has emphasized mass production of weapons.
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๐ฐ๐ต North Korea leader gives field guidance at major arms factories
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gave field guidance at major weapons factories including production lines of engines for strategic cruise missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.
Kim alsoโฆ
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gave field guidance at major weapons factories including production lines of engines for strategic cruise missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.
Kim alsoโฆ
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๐ฐ๐ต๐บ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ท Kim orders making more missiles ahead of South Korea, US drills
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for an increase in missile production to help secure "overwhelming military power" and be ready for war.
Kim gave the order as he visited key munitions factories that produce tactical missiles, missile launch platforms, armored vehicles and artillery shells.
His field inspection was the latest in a string of visits to arms factories, where he ordered mass production of weapons, and came days before South Korea and the US are to begin annual military drills.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for an increase in missile production to help secure "overwhelming military power" and be ready for war.
Kim gave the order as he visited key munitions factories that produce tactical missiles, missile launch platforms, armored vehicles and artillery shells.
His field inspection was the latest in a string of visits to arms factories, where he ordered mass production of weapons, and came days before South Korea and the US are to begin annual military drills.
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๐ฐ๐ท๐ฐ๐ต South Korea will cooperate more with US, Japan if North's threats continue
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Monday trilateral cooperation with the United States and Japan will grow stronger if North Korea's threats increase.
He made the remark at a Cabinet meeting days after he took part in talks with the leaders of the Untied States and Japan where they agreed to deepen military and economic cooperation.
The three-way partnership would develop into a strong framework to promote regional peace along with the AUKUS pact between the US, Britain and Australia, and the Quad grouping of the US, Japan, India and Australia, Yoon said.
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South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Monday trilateral cooperation with the United States and Japan will grow stronger if North Korea's threats increase.
He made the remark at a Cabinet meeting days after he took part in talks with the leaders of the Untied States and Japan where they agreed to deepen military and economic cooperation.
The three-way partnership would develop into a strong framework to promote regional peace along with the AUKUS pact between the US, Britain and Australia, and the Quad grouping of the US, Japan, India and Australia, Yoon said.
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#Russia / #Ukraine ๐ท๐บ๐บ๐ฆ: Several photos posted by a combatant of #Ukrainian Forces (#AFU).
The photos show 122mm 9M22U rockets with F-122 fuzes produced by #NorthKorea (#DPRK) ๐ฐ๐ต.
The markings, although mostly censored, indicate that the rockets were made in #Romania ๐ท๐ด in '90.
https://twitter.com/war_noir/status/1695458050155417893
The photos show 122mm 9M22U rockets with F-122 fuzes produced by #NorthKorea (#DPRK) ๐ฐ๐ต.
The markings, although mostly censored, indicate that the rockets were made in #Romania ๐ท๐ด in '90.
https://twitter.com/war_noir/status/1695458050155417893
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#Palestine / #Israel ๐ต๐ธ๐ฎ๐ฑ: An alleged cache of weapons belonging to Al-Qassam Brigades (#HAMAS) was captured by #IDF near #Gaza.
An F-7 HE-Frag rocket (made by #NorthKorea/#DPRK ๐ฐ๐ต), TBG-7V thermobaric rocket (made by #Iran ๐ฎ๐ท), PG-7M rockets, PG-7V rocket Chinese Type 69 RPG Launchers, Type 56-1 rifle and HAMAS-made M26A2 pattern grenades can be seen.
https://twitter.com/war_noir/status/1712132427408183713
An F-7 HE-Frag rocket (made by #NorthKorea/#DPRK ๐ฐ๐ต), TBG-7V thermobaric rocket (made by #Iran ๐ฎ๐ท), PG-7M rockets, PG-7V rocket Chinese Type 69 RPG Launchers, Type 56-1 rifle and HAMAS-made M26A2 pattern grenades can be seen.
https://twitter.com/war_noir/status/1712132427408183713
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#Palestine / #Israel ๐ต๐ธ๐ฎ๐ฑ: #IDF released a new photo of captured weapons from Al-Qassam Brigades (#HAMAS).
Seemingly a couple of rare weapons including an RPG-29 'Vampir' launcher and a #British ๐ฌ๐ง Lanchester Mk. I submachine gun were captured.
Additionaly F-7 HE-FRAG rockets (made by #NorthKorea/#DPRK ๐ฐ๐ต), TC/6 pattern anti-tank landmines, 105mm 'Al-Yassin' Tandem rockets, TBG-7V thermobaric rockets (likely from #Iran ๐ฎ๐ท), PG-7V/PG-7M rockets, RPG-7 and #Chinese ๐จ๐ณ Type 69 Launchers and various AK rifles (#Hungarian ๐ญ๐บ AMD-65, #Egyptian ๐ช๐ฌ Misr AK, #Chinese ๐จ๐ณ Type 56-2 etc...) can be seen.
https://twitter.com/war_noir/status/1713581447435407583
Seemingly a couple of rare weapons including an RPG-29 'Vampir' launcher and a #British ๐ฌ๐ง Lanchester Mk. I submachine gun were captured.
Additionaly F-7 HE-FRAG rockets (made by #NorthKorea/#DPRK ๐ฐ๐ต), TC/6 pattern anti-tank landmines, 105mm 'Al-Yassin' Tandem rockets, TBG-7V thermobaric rockets (likely from #Iran ๐ฎ๐ท), PG-7V/PG-7M rockets, RPG-7 and #Chinese ๐จ๐ณ Type 69 Launchers and various AK rifles (#Hungarian ๐ญ๐บ AMD-65, #Egyptian ๐ช๐ฌ Misr AK, #Chinese ๐จ๐ณ Type 56-2 etc...) can be seen.
https://twitter.com/war_noir/status/1713581447435407583
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๐ฐ๐ต๐ท๐บ North Korea's Kim vows to fulfil agreements made with Russia's Putin
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expressed his resolve to fulfil agreements made at his summit last month with Russian President Vladimir Putin as he met visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
Kim and Lavrov discussed ways to ramp up cooperation to actively respond to regional and global issues based on "solid political and strategic trust relations," and Lavrov conveyed Putin's greetings to Kim.
Kim pledged to "work out a stable, forward-looking, far-reaching plan for the DPRK-Russia relations in the new era by faithfully implementing the agreements ... and push forward with the cause of building a powerful state," state media said.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expressed his resolve to fulfil agreements made at his summit last month with Russian President Vladimir Putin as he met visiting Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
Kim and Lavrov discussed ways to ramp up cooperation to actively respond to regional and global issues based on "solid political and strategic trust relations," and Lavrov conveyed Putin's greetings to Kim.
Kim pledged to "work out a stable, forward-looking, far-reaching plan for the DPRK-Russia relations in the new era by faithfully implementing the agreements ... and push forward with the cause of building a powerful state," state media said.
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#Russia / #Ukraine ๐ท๐บ๐บ๐ฆ: Fighters of #Russian Forces released new photos of rare artillery ammunition used by the unit:
152mm HE-FRAG projectiles with NDT-3 charges.
These were made by #NorthKorea (#DPRK) ๐ฐ๐ต in 2007 and supplied to the Russia recently.
https://twitter.com/war_noir/status/1718270637079195908
152mm HE-FRAG projectiles with NDT-3 charges.
These were made by #NorthKorea (#DPRK) ๐ฐ๐ต in 2007 and supplied to the Russia recently.
https://twitter.com/war_noir/status/1718270637079195908
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#Palestine / #Israel ๐ต๐ธ๐ฎ๐ฑ: Al-Qassam Brigades (#HAMAS) released a new photo with the message โSo watch them and be patients...โ from #Gaza.
The photo shows a fighter with a rare Bulsae-2 laser-guided HEAT missile โoriginally produced by #NorthKorea (#DPRK) ๐ฐ๐ต and based on 9K111.
https://twitter.com/war_noir/status/1720808336780665017
The photo shows a fighter with a rare Bulsae-2 laser-guided HEAT missile โoriginally produced by #NorthKorea (#DPRK) ๐ฐ๐ต and based on 9K111.
https://twitter.com/war_noir/status/1720808336780665017