Songun is the "military-first" policy of North Korea, prioritizing the Korean People's Army in the affairs of state and allocation of resources. "Military-first"...

The Day of Songun (Korean: 선군절; MR: Sŏn'gun-jŏl) is a public holiday in North Korea celebrated on 25 August annually to commemorate the beginning of Kim...

The Songun era is considered to have begun with this revision. In late 2021, Kim Jong Un declared that the "military-first" politics of Songun would...

communism was steadily removed from party and state documents in favour of Songun, or military-first politics. The military, rather than the working class...

Hangul 송운 or 종봉 Hanja 松雲 or 鍾峯 Revised Romanization Songun or Jongbong McCune–Reischauer Songun or Chongbong Birth name Hangul 임응규 Revised Romanization...

their own tanks, starting with the Chonma-ho tank. Newer Pokpung-ho and Songun-915 (a 'Pokpung-ho' with cast turret and modified hull) tanks would be developed...

part of the turret roof and is also seen fitted with Bulsae-3 and SA-16. Songun-915 – A newer derivation of the 'Pokpung-ho' series of tanks. It instead...

Supreme Commander", "The Mother of Pyongyang", and "The Mother of Great Songun Korea". Born in the Koreatown of Osaka, Japan, Ko's birth date and Japanese...

defense system. The P'okp'ung-ho is only known to be used in North Korea. The Songun-915 is a North Korean main battle tank which features a similar chassis...

Association, and President of the British Association for the Study of Songun Politics. He is a former trade unionist and civil servant. Hudson received...