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Only at NK Report News:​ How North Korea’s electricity supply became one of the world’s worst, By Andrei Lankov How the DPRK went from producing 85% of all electricity in Korea to regular blackouts How the UN may cause trouble for Trump’s “maximum pressure” policy, By Tristan Webb Without a breakthrough at the UNSC, the USA may find it difficult to substantially increase economic pressure on the DPRK North Korea trials bike rental system in downtown Pyongyang, By Chad O’Carroll Docking stations being set up at five locations across the capital U.S. testing system to defend against North Korean ICBMs, By Leo Byrne The missile defense system’s last successful test was in 2008

Top NK Report Stories from around the web: Moon requests Netherlands’ continued cooperation on N.K. nuclear issue (Yonhap News) South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday voiced hope for continued cooperation with the Netherlands in resolving the North Korean nuclear issue. In a phone conversation with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Moon said he hopes for “continued strategic communication and cooperation” against the North’s nuclear weapons program… Moon, Abe agree on need for more sanctions on N. Korea (Yonhap News) The leaders of South Korea and Japan agreed Tuesday on the need for more sanctions and pressure on North Korea, saying now is not the time for dialogue with the recalcitrant state, according to the South’s presidential office… German aid agency starts new project in N. Korea (Korea Herald) A private German aid agency has started a new project to help North Koreans, especially farmers, in the country’s western provinces, a US broadcaster said Wednesday. Welthungerhilfe (World Hunger Aid) has secured a $1.45 million fund necessary for the project from the European Union, Voice of America said, citing the agency’s spokeswoman Simone Pott… LOL At EMPs? Science Report Tackles Likelihood Of A North Korea Nuclear Capability (NPR) Jensen addresses the controversial assertion that North Korea possesses the capability to detonate a nuclear weapon from space. “The threat from EMPs has been debated for years. A group of scientists and political figures have argued strongly that the United States’ infrastructure is not prepared for an EMP threat — from any source…” Thinking the Unthinkable With North Korea (New York Times) As Trump and Tillerson review the choices that Mao Zedong made in 1950, and John F. Kennedy made in 1962, they will come to appreciate the risks of cornering an adversary — and find the clearest clues for a deal that Washington and Beijing could support. “The United States is committed to support South Korea. But would Mr. Xi ever allow the Korean Peninsula to be reunified by a government allied with the United States? And history is working against us…”