The South Korean intelligence agency thinks so, according to leading news site Dong-A Ilbo, The “new strategic weapon” mentioned by North Korea leader Kim Jong Un at the end of last year is likely to be a new 3,000-ton submarine equipped with multiple submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs), the South Korean and U.S. intelligence authorities said....
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South Korean Intelligence: No Truth to Rumors of Kim Jong-un’s Illness
After all the media huffing and puffing about the supposedly “grave illness” of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un come the assessment of South Korea’s National Intelligence Service (NIS): The NIS said Kim has no health problem related to his heart, citing experts’ explanation that even a mild procedure would take four to five weeks of...
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New Korean Movie Depicts KCIA Assassination in 1979
Based on a true story, The Man Standing Next depicts the turbulent 40-day period leading up to the assassination of South Korea’s ex-president Park Chung-hee on October 26, 1979, by his intelligence chief at the height of pro-democracy protests. Lee played the role of intelligence head Kim Kyu-pyeong in the movie. As it is such...
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Kim Jong-un’s Aunt Makes 1st Appearance Since Husband’s Execution
Palace intrigue from North Korea as reported by South Korea’s National Intelligence Service. It can be considered reliable. The aunt of the North Korean leader is Kim Kyong-hui. She matters in North Korea because she is the widow of Kim Jong-un’s late uncle Jang Song-thaek. He was a power in the North Korean government in the...
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Despite U.S. Pressure, South Korea and Japan May End Intelligence Sharing
As the U.S. empire of influence wobbles under President Trump, South Korea is charting its own course, more independent of Japan. The U.S. wants to keep the three countries in a militarized stance against China but doesn’t have the sway to enforce it. Esper urged Japan and South Korea to save the General Sharing of...