N. Korea Deployment To Russia Tied To Tech Transfer—U.S., S. Korea

South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at the Pentagon Oct. 30.

Credit: Defense Department
The deployment of more than 10,000 North Korean soldiers to Russia to assist with Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine is likely linked to a technology transfer of advanced weapons to Pyongyang in an escalation of security threats on the Korean Peninsula, the heads of the U.S. and South Korean militaries...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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