About 38 North 2

About North Korea Briefing 2

Scope and Methodology 4

Foreword 5

Authors 7

POLITICS

  North Korea's New Party Rules and the Limitations of Delegated Authority 11

ECONOMIC POLICY

  Sustaining Production: Coal, Regional Industry, and a Domestic Wheat Economy 14

SOCIETY AND TECHNOLOGY

  Private Cars and State Lotteries in North Korea 18

CONVENTIONAL AND EMERGING CAPABILITIES

  North Korea’s Expanding Military Capabilities Across Domains 21

MISSILES AND WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION (WMD)

  Nuclear Stockpile Uncertainty Amidst a Continuing Strategic Missile Launch Drought 25

FOREIGN POLICY

  Closer to China and Russia, Firm on Nuclear Status 29