North Korea accelerates military buildup across land, sea and space

North Korea appears to be accelerating military modernization across land, sea and space: recent satellite imagery points to new frontline facilities, expanded shipbuilding infrastructure and renewed rocket engine testing. The moves have raised concerns in Seoul that Pyongyang may be stepping up preparations for a possible conflict. Experts, however, say the developments are better understood as an acceleration of North Korea’s longstanding military buildup than as evidence of a sudden change in its intentions. On the ground, commercial satellite imagery taken between 2023 and 2025 showed 21 elongated buildings at military bases south of Kaesong and north of the Han […]...

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