Category Page for: North Korea

People Having Fun Joking About North Korea’s Failure To Launch

» by GI Korea April 13th, 2012 at 11:32 pm » Comments (0)

Stripes Central has a number of graphics posted that people have been making that are making light of the recent North Korean launch failure: You can see more images at the ...more »

North Korea Admits Rocket Launch Failed, But Will They Admit They Failed?

» by GI Korea April 13th, 2012 at 3:39 pm » Comments (14)

The global embarrassment from the failed rocket launch has been to great for even North Korea to keep hidden from their people: Within minutes after lift-off, Seoul, Tokyo and Washington declared ...more »

North Korea Rocket Test Fails, So What Is Next For North Korea?

» by GI Korea April 12th, 2012 at 6:26 pm » Comments (21)

This is a huge failure and loss of face for the Kim regime in North Korea: Defying international pressure, North Korea launched a long-range missile Friday morning. However, U.S. officials say ...more »

Picture of the Day: North Korea’s Soehae Satellite Launch Station

» by GI Korea April 12th, 2012 at 1:00 pm » Comments (12)

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="450" caption="Journalists leave in front of the Unha-3 (Milky Way 3) rocket is pictured sitting on a launch pad at the West Sea Satellite Launch Site, during ...more »

North Korea Claims Rocket Being Fueled; Launch Probably On Thursday

» by GI Korea April 11th, 2012 at 7:27 am » Comments (4)

It looks like that Thursday will be the big day for the North Korean rocket launch: [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="450" caption="North Korean scientists work at the West Sea Satellite Launch Site, ...more »

North Korea Responds To Russian Criticism By Stating They Have the Right To Develop A Civilian Space Program

» by GI Korea April 10th, 2012 at 5:00 pm » Comments (8)

The Russians are just playing their part in this whole Kabuki play that is this North Korean satellite launch: Isolated and impoverished North Koreasaid on Tuesday it was ready to go ahead ...more »

North Korean Rocket Launch Moves Forward On Schedule

» by GI Korea April 9th, 2012 at 2:37 am » Comments (4)

It seems things are progressing on schedule for North Korea's upcoming rocket launch: North Korea has set up the first-stage booster on a launch pad in the northwest part of the ...more »

Key Resolve Exercise Reportedly Includes Response To North Korean Regime Collapse

» by GI Korea April 6th, 2012 at 5:22 pm » Comments (8)

The Chosun Ilbo is reporting that during the recent Key Resolve exercise by the US & ROK militiaries, part of this exercise included committing 100,000 troops to respond to regime ...more »

North Korea cuts minimum height for military conscripts as past famine consequences hit

» by Bill April 3rd, 2012 at 11:37 am » Comments (9)

If you're male, North Korean, and 4'8 are taller you have guaranteed employed for 10 years. NORTH Korea has reduced the minimum height requirement for military conscripts because the current generation ...more »

North Korea Could Feed Millions With Money Spent On Rocket Launch

» by GI Korea April 3rd, 2012 at 8:40 am » Comments (4)

Here is the least surprising news of the day: This month's long-range rocket launch will cost North Korea some US$850 million, the equivalent of feeding 19 million people for one year, ...more »