AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoNaval Weapons: North Korea says it tested a new high-speed torpedo in the East Sea on Monday and plans to deploy it by early 2027. The announcement gives no details on its capabilities, but follows other reported efforts to expand the navy’s underwater strike capacity. Succession: Eight of 11 defectors interviewed by the Associated Press believe Kim Jong Un’s daughter is being prepared as his heir, citing her repeated appearances at major state events. Her age and the succession plans remain unconfirmed. China Ties: A Workers’ Party of Korea delegation led by Kim Song Nam visited China and met Foreign Minister Wang Yi, as Pyongyang and Beijing continue high-level exchanges. Cyber Operations: Investigators say North Korea-linked hackers used six disposable tokens to move about $430,000 from the $6.3 billion Binance theft, obscuring the flow without making it untraceable. Separately, researchers report North Korea-aligned groups targeting drone firms and software supply chains. Summit Prospects: Former U.S. official Kurt Campbell says Pyongyang may seek recognition as a nuclear power before considering a Trump-Kim summit—a condition he says Washington would find difficult to accept.
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