North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a range of missile launches from the country’s largest-ever warship last week, according to state media. NK News Deputy Managing Editor Alannah Hill joins the podcast to discuss the variety of weapons tested and the risk they pose, as well as the latest on the presidential race in […]

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a range of missile launches from the country’s largest-ever warship last week, according to state media. - NK News Deputy Managing Editor Alannah Hill joins the podcast to discuss the variety of weapons tested a...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a range of <a href="https://www.nknews.org/2025/04/north-korea-conducts-cruise-and-anti-aircraft-missile-tests-from-new-warship/">missile launches</a> from the country’s largest-ever warship last week, according to state media.<br />
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NK News Deputy Managing Editor Alannah Hill joins the podcast to discuss the variety of weapons tested and the risk they pose, as well as the latest on the <a href="https://www.nknews.org/2025/05/rok-frontrunner-lee-jae-myung-calls-for-restoring-military-pact-with-north-korea/">presidential</a> <a href="https://www.nknews.org/2025/05/han-duck-soo-launches-presidential-bid-vowing-tough-but-open-north-korea-policy/">race</a> in South Korea and how North Korean beer made in the border city of Rason could soon be <a href="https://www.nknews.org/2025/05/north-korean-beer-from-border-city-looking-to-make-mark-in-russian-market/">available</a> for Russian consumers.<br />
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About the podcast: The North Korea News Podcast is a weekly podcast hosted by <a href="https://twitter.com/JaccoZed">Jacco Zwetsloot</a> exclusively for NK News, covering all things DPRK — from news to extended interviews with leading experts and analysts in the field, along with insight from our very own journalists.

North Korea test missiles from new warship, and ROK presidential race heats up