February 28th, 2013 at 9:26 am » Comments (5)

It appears that on schedule the North Koreans are preparing to send a message to the new Korean President Park Geun-hye : North Korea may conduct a large-scale nationwide military drill in early March, Seoul’s defense ministry said Thursday, raising the possibility of fresh military provocations following the inauguration of a new government in South Korea. Ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok told reporters that cold weather military exercises carried out over the winter months involved unusual levels of participation by the artillery, special forces units and ground attack drills by the
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February 15th, 2013 at 7:31 am » Comments (0)

It figures the Russian state controlled media would go out of their way to hype the Russian military’s capabilities after the incredible footage of the meteor that came down over the country today: #RussianMeteor is one of many related topics that quickly began trending on Twitter early this morning after a meteorite crashed into Russia’s Ural mountains. Also trending is #метеорит (Russian for meteorite) and other topics like # Chelyabinsk, the region where the meteorite fell. Not gonna lie, the video footage and photos that are being posted online are
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December 24th, 2012 at 3:03 am » Comments (0)

China has banned liquor and military banquets according to The People’s Daily: BEIJING, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) – The military on Friday declared that receptions for high-ranking officers will no longer feature liquor or luxury banquets. The receptions will also be free of welcome banners, red carpets, floral arrangements,formations of soldiers, performances and souvenirs, according to ten regulations drawnup by the Central Military Commission. The regulations also prohibit commission officials from staying in civilian hotels ormilitary hotels specially equipped with luxury accommodation during inspection tours. Wow, don’t tell the General Officer Management Office or USFK  about this.  I wonder if this will be a top down type regulating process where the various branches crack down on whatever version of Chinese dining outs there are? (Note: This is a guest post by Kangaji who has his own K-blog that can be read at the link.)

November 21st, 2012 at 7:34 am » Comments (7)

(NOTE: This is a posting by contributor John Mac.) There seems to be some doubt about whether the young Mr. Kim has managed to fully take control of the North Korean military. Kim Jong-un, the young leader of North Korea, is still having trouble reining in the powerful North Korean military according to reports in Chosun Ilbo.The South Korean newspaper has spoken to sources in the intelligence community who say that Kim has been attempting to reign in the power of the military, who had taken over key economic roles
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October 9th, 2012 at 6:23 pm » Comments (37)

Here is something that is really not good for the ROK military leadership in regards to the recent defection of a North Korean soldier across the DMZ: Opposition lawmakers strongly censured the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Tuesday following revelations that a North Korean soldier slipped through the heavily fortified border, passed checkpoints and reached a South Korean military base undetected in a defection attempt. The North Korean solider was taken into custody only after he arrived at a South Korean barracks near the eastern front shortly
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May 19th, 2011 at 1:00 pm » Comments (11)

Students take part in a military experience program in Gwangju on Monday. [Chosun Ilbo]

January 20th, 2011 at 6:18 pm » Comments (3)

Yonhap has an interesting interview posted with North Korean military expert Joseph Bermudez Such is the Korean Peninsula’s global profile that there are overseas experts on all aspects of Korea, from politics to literature, from martial arts to cuisine. In the mountains of the U.S. state of Colorado, one man has carved a particularly arcane niche: Joseph Bermudez, 56, is possibly the world’s top non-Korean expert on the North Korean People’s Army, or KPA, which ranks as the world’s fifth largest with 1.1 million soldiers. An analyst for prestigious defense
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January 19th, 2011 at 3:06 am » Comments (14)

While people continue to starve the North Korean regime has been busy providing nearly $9 billion in funding to their military: North Korea’s actual military spending is believed to be about 15 times the announced amount in 2009 as the communist regime continues to build up its military capacity despite the country’s moribund economy, a South Korean defense research institute said Tuesday. The North said it spent US$570 million on its military in 2009, but the real expenditure, calculated on an exchange rate based on purchasing power parity terms, was
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March 8th, 2010 at 1:00 pm » Comments (5)

Via Adam Cathcart.

October 4th, 2009 at 7:58 am » Comments (3)

Here is something that seem to be getting quite a bit of press this weekend: China marked the 60th anniversary of communist rule on Thursday with a parade in Tiananmen Square that showcased 63 types of cutting-edge weapons including long-range nuclear missiles. All of the weapons unveiled were developed with Chinese technology, and 36 of them were displayed for the first time, according to Global News, a sister publication of the official People’s Daily. Among weapons showcased for the first time was the DongFeng 31A intercontinental ballistic missile, whose 11,000
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