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Caught on Camera: Two Dozen Militia Boats at Whitsun Reef Identified
April 21, 2021
In Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative AMTI has identified 14 Chinese maritime militia vessels in photos and video taken by Philippine patrols at Whitsun Reef in the South China Sea. AIS data and satellite imagery confirm their names, homeports, and the sustained presence of Chinese fishing fleets at Union Banks

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North Korea Working on Nampo Missile Test Stand Barge
April 20, 2021 | Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., Victor Cha
In Beyond Parallel Satellite imagery on April 19 shows that North Korea has positioned a cylindrical object on the submersible missile test barge at Nampo. This object could be a launch tube for an SLBM, but this cannot be confirmed yet based on available imagery.

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Covid-19 Response Update: April 9-April 16
April 19, 2021
In Defense 360 New Department of Defense (DoD) cases of Covid-19 increased over the past week, with the seven-day average increasing by 23 percent to 740 new cases as of April 16. This marks a return to increased incidence in DoD new cases after they declined last week, which parallels...

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Thermal Imagery Indicates Activity at Yongbyon Nuclear Reprocessing Facilities
April 15, 2021 | Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., Victor Cha
In Beyond Parallel Recently acquired LANDSAT 7 and 8 thermal infrared imagery of the Yongbyon Nuclear Research Center provide strong indications that during March and April 2021, activity involving the heating of buildings and operations of facility support systems had resumed at several...

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Sinpo South Shipyard Update: Continued Activity
April 14, 2021 | Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., Victor Cha
In Beyond Parallel The recent repositioning of the submersible missile test stand barge and floating dry-dock were not isolated events, but components of a series of small naval movements at the shipyard during the past four weeks.

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Covid-19 Response Update: April 2-April 9
April 12, 2021
In Defense 360 New Department of Defense (DoD) cases of Covid-19 decreased over the past week, with the 7-day average decreasing by 9 percent to 601 new cases as of April 9. This marks a return to declining incidence in DoD new cases after they have increased for the past two weeks.

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Sinpo South Shipyard Update: Submersible Missile Test Stand Barge and General Status
April 8, 2021 | Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., Victor Cha
In Beyond Parallel Satellite imagery of the Sinpo South Shipyard and its environs acquired on April 6 and 7, 2021 shows not only the recent movement of the submersible missile test stand barge, but also provides a general status update of the facility.

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Arctic Military Activity Tracker
April 6, 2021
In Arctic Military Activity Tracker The CSIS Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program’s Arctic Tracker provides an up-to-date repository of military incidents in the Arctic region.

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Sinpo South Shipyard Update: North Korea Moves Submersible Missile Test Stand Barge
April 6, 2021
In Beyond Parallel A Maxar Technologies satellite image collected at 11:09 AM KST today shows that North Korea is moving its submersible missile test barge located at the Sinpo South Shipyard.

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Covid-19 Response Update: March 26-April 2
April 5, 2021
In Defense 360 New Department of Defense cases of Covid-19 increased slightly over the past week, with the seven-day average increasing by 1.4 percent to 658 new cases as of April 2. DoD new cases have increased over the past two weeks, which remains largely consistent with similar trends in...

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What Do Overseas Visits Reveal about China’s Foreign Policy Priorities?
April 2, 2021
In China Power Overseas visits by top officials are a critical component of diplomacy and soft power. This ChinaPower feature analyzes the foreign diplomatic travels of top Chinese officials, revealing unique insights into China’s foreign policy priorities.

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Reprocessing Activity at Yongbyon’s Radiochemistry Laboratory?
March 30, 2021 | Victor Cha, Joseph S. Bermudez Jr.
In Beyond Parallel At the Yongyon Radiochemistry Laboratory, steam (or smoke) rising from any of the stacks within the radiochemistry laboratory itself is not often observed in commercial satellite imagery.

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