North Korea and Iran are deepening their collaboration, sharing expertise and technology, notably in ballistic missiles, heightening the global threat amid instability heightened by missile exchanges in the Israel-Iran conflict.
Korea is on the verge of a substantial advancement in defense procurement with the Middle East following the recent signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Saudi Arabia, aimed at bolstering defense procurement and cooperation between the two nations.
North Korea s recent launch of a space launch vehicle (SLV) has set off alarm bells in the U.S. and worldwide, intensifying concerns about progress in the regime s intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capabilities. The U.S. National Security Council strongly denounced North Korea s manipulation of ballistic missile technology in the guise of an SLV.
The November 30 launch in tandem with SpaceX is the first of five spy satellites Seoul plans to put into orbit by 2025 to form its own surveillance system over North Korea.