North Korea

Low
country·PRK·Score 15.3 0.1
Analyst Review
7-day trend:→ 0.0·Engine 1.0.0·Rule hash d1e53fb0

Dimension Scores

Rule-based per-dimension breakdown

MILMilitary
6
DIPDiplomatic
0
ECOEconomic
45
INFInformation
36
HUMHumanitarian
5

Dimension Radar

Relative weight of each analytical dimension

255075Military5.82Diplomatic0Economic45.24Information35.96Humanitarian5.28

Score Trend

30-day composite score history — hover for details

025507510019 Apr25 Apr29 Apr

Top Indicators

Highest-contributing signals by weight × decay

humanitarian displacement
41.2
diplomatic withdrawal
38.4
information operations
37.7
cyber intrusion
33.1
troop mobilisation
30.2
diplomatic rhetoric
28.8
sanctions pressure
28.5
trade disruption
26.1

Contribution = signal weight × decayed value. Source: rule engine trace.

Evidence Timeline

Source events that contributed to this score

  1. Trump-Xi summit didn’t change North Korea’s strategic reality

    20 May 2026·information·Asia Times
    Moderate
    cyber/incident
  2. Briefing the Security Council, USG DiCarlo warns of DPRK’s advancing missile and nuclear capabilities | United Nations Peace Operations

    Moderate
    cyber/incident
  3. Kim Jong Un Convenes a Military-Wide Commander Meeting

    20 May 2026·military·The Diplomat
    Low
    unknown/unmapped
  4. What Kim Jong Un Really Fears: Outside Information

    20 May 2026·humanitarian·The Diplomat
    Moderate
    humanitarian/civilian_violence
  5. AUKUS and North Korea in the Indo-Pacific: 5 Years On

    20 May 2026·information·The Diplomat
    Moderate
    cyber/incident
  6. North Korea’s Russian pork imports surge in first 4 months of 2026

    Moderate
    cyber/incident
  7. Parades, panaceas and a sunken ship: North Korea-Russia cooperation grows

    Moderate
    military/troop_movement
  8. Seoul ministry acknowledges two state ‘reality’ with North Korea

    Moderate
    cyber/incident
  9. Russian jet lands at North Korean resort city after flurry of official visits

    Low
    aviation/flight_disruption
  10. North Korea’s trade with China hits highest monthly total in over 8 years

    Moderate
    military/armed_clash
  11. North Korean officials tour drone operator training facility in Russian Far East

    Moderate
    cyber/incident
  12. North Korean soccer team trounces Japan to win fifth U-17 Women’s Asian Cup

    Low
    unknown/unmapped
  13. US, China to work on denuclearizing North Korea: White House

    Low
    unknown/unmapped
  14. Kim Jong Un demands military turn border with South into ‘impregnable fortress’

    Low
    unknown/unmapped
  15. Trump says U.S. in contact with Kim Jong Un amid China state visit

    Low
    unknown/unmapped
  16. North Korean ginseng wonder drug set to reenter Russia: records

    Moderate
    economic/sanction
  17. Top diplomats of North Korea and Vietnam vow to boost exchanges and cooperation

    Moderate
    cyber/incident
  18. How North Korea recycles propaganda to engrave its messaging in people’s minds

    Moderate
    information/operation
  19. Russian travelers to North Korea fall to 2-year low in first quarter

    Low
    unknown/unmapped
  20. How the US can break its cycle with North Korea through forced transparency

    Low
    unknown/unmapped
  21. Why the ‘most probable flashpoint’ in Korean waters is unlikely to be resolved

    Moderate
    cyber/incident
  22. Russian ship that sank near Spain carried nuclear parts, likely to DPRK: reports

    Low
    unknown/unmapped
  23. Kim Jong Un calls for modernizing small arms production at latest factory tour

    Low
    military/defense_procurement
  24. Kim Jong Un calls for modernizing small arms production at latest factory tour

    Low
    military/defense_procurement
  25. Seoul unveils controversial $15 million Korean War memorial in city center

    Moderate
    military/troop_movement
  26. North Korea warns citizens of hantavirus danger and overseas outbreak

    Low
    unknown/unmapped
  27. UK sanctions North Korean Songdowon camp over indoctrination of Ukrainian youth

    Moderate
    economic/sanction
  28. US court clears way for vote on moving $71M in crypto stolen by North Korea

    Moderate
    cyber/incident
  29. Pyongyang’s journey from ‘Jerusalem of the East’ to Kim cult capital

    Low
    diplomatic/protest
  30. North Korean soldiers parade in Moscow for first time as Kim Jong Un skips event

    Moderate
    military/troop_movement
  31. Putin says Russian army fighting 'aggressive' Nato-backed force in Victory Parade address

    09 May 2026·military·Dawn — Pakistan
    Moderate
    military/armed_clash
  32. Putin says army fighting 'aggressive' Nato-backed force in Victory Parade address

    09 May 2026·military·Dawn — Pakistan
    Moderate
    military/armed_clash
  33. Moscow begins scaled-back Victory Day parade as 3-day Ukraine truce kicks in

    09 May 2026·military·Dawn — Pakistan
    Moderate
    military/armed_clash
  34. 'Too much at stake to accept ignorance': Lawmakers challenge US ambiguity over Israel’s nuclear capability

    08 May 2026·military·Dawn — Pakistan
    Low
    military/defense_procurement
  35. Putin secretly awarded North Korean generals in charge of Kursk fighting

    Moderate
    military/troop_movement
  36. North Korea says it will deploy new nuclear-armed warship in ‘mid-June’

    Moderate
    military/naval_activity
  37. Thousands of North Koreans fought for Russia. A memorial hints at the death toll

    08 May 2026·military·BBC World News
    Moderate
    military/troop_movement
  38. North Korea says it will deploy new nuclear-armed warship in ‘mid-June’

    Moderate
    military/naval_activity
  39. North Korea says it will deploy new nuclear-armed warship in ‘mid-June’

    Moderate
    military/naval_activity
  40. American duo sentenced for hosting laptop farms for North Korean IT workers

    07 May 2026·information·CyberScoop
    Moderate
    cyber/incident
  41. Americans sentenced for running 'laptop farms' for North Korea

    07 May 2026·information·Bleeping Computer — Security News
    Moderate
    cyber/incident
  42. North Korea says it’s not bound by NPT, rejects denuclearization

    Moderate
    cyber/incident
  43. Russia secretly awarded North Korean generals in charge of Kursk fighting

    Moderate
    military/troop_movement
  44. Key bridge linking North Korea and Russia almost finished, satellite images show

    07 May 2026·military·BBC World News
    Low
    unknown/unmapped
  45. US ‘laptop farmers’ get jail time for aiding DPRK IT workers scam local firms

    Moderate
    cyber/incident
  46. North Korea says it is not bound by any treaty on nuclear non-proliferation

    07 May 2026·information·Al Jazeera English — World News
    Moderate
    cyber/incident
  47. North Korea’s amended constitution redefines borders, but remains vague: source

    Moderate
    cyber/incident
  48. Dressed for succession: What Kim Ju Ae's outfits tell us about North Korea

    06 May 2026·military·BBC World News
    Low
    unknown/unmapped
  49. North Korea’s amended constitution redefines borders, but remains vague: source

    Moderate
    cyber/incident
  50. North Korea drops reunification goal from constitution

    06 May 2026·military·Deutsche Welle English
    Low
    unknown/unmapped

Market Signal Indicators

14 analytical signals · derived from current threat score

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SELL14 instruments
GLDSPDR Gold Shares ETF
composite 15.3

Composite threat score below 25 (Low range) — geopolitical calm; safe-haven premium may compress as risk-on appetite returns.

market/safe_haven_sell_v1

TLTiShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
composite 15.3

Composite threat score below 25 (Low range) — geopolitical calm; safe-haven premium may compress as risk-on appetite returns.

market/safe_haven_sell_v1

ASMLASML Holding NV (NASDAQ-listed)
military 5.8

Military threat score below 25 (Low) — cross-strait and peninsula calm reduces geopolitical risk premium in semiconductor valuations; supply-chain disruption fears recede.

market/semiconductor_sell_v1

GDGeneral Dynamics Corp
military 5.8

Military threat score below 25 (Low range) — de-escalation signals; defense sector premium may compress as conflict-related demand subsides.

market/defense_sell_v1

ITAiShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF
military 5.8

Military threat score below 25 (Low range) — de-escalation signals; defense sector premium may compress as conflict-related demand subsides.

market/defense_sell_v1

LHXL3Harris Technologies Inc
military 5.8

Military threat score below 25 (Low range) — de-escalation signals; defense sector premium may compress as conflict-related demand subsides.

market/defense_sell_v1

LMTLockheed Martin Corp
military 5.8

Military threat score below 25 (Low range) — de-escalation signals; defense sector premium may compress as conflict-related demand subsides.

market/defense_sell_v1

NOCNorthrop Grumman Corp
military 5.8

Military threat score below 25 (Low range) — de-escalation signals; defense sector premium may compress as conflict-related demand subsides.

market/defense_sell_v1

PPAInvesco Aerospace & Defense ETF
military 5.8

Military threat score below 25 (Low range) — de-escalation signals; defense sector premium may compress as conflict-related demand subsides.

market/defense_sell_v1

RTXRTX Corporation
military 5.8

Military threat score below 25 (Low range) — de-escalation signals; defense sector premium may compress as conflict-related demand subsides.

market/defense_sell_v1

SMHVanEck Semiconductor ETF
military 5.8

Military threat score below 25 (Low) — cross-strait and peninsula calm reduces geopolitical risk premium in semiconductor valuations; supply-chain disruption fears recede.

market/semiconductor_sell_v1

SOXXiShares Semiconductor ETF
military 5.8

Military threat score below 25 (Low) — cross-strait and peninsula calm reduces geopolitical risk premium in semiconductor valuations; supply-chain disruption fears recede.

market/semiconductor_sell_v1

TSMTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC ADR)
military 5.8

Military threat score below 25 (Low) — cross-strait and peninsula calm reduces geopolitical risk premium in semiconductor valuations; supply-chain disruption fears recede.

market/semiconductor_sell_v1

XARSPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF
military 5.8

Military threat score below 25 (Low range) — de-escalation signals; defense sector premium may compress as conflict-related demand subsides.

market/defense_sell_v1

Score Explanation

Engine 1.0.0 · Rule hash a3f8c2d1 · Sun, 22 Mar 2026 06:00:00 GMT

Reconstruction Check

military: 29.470diplomatic: 17.025economic: 11.060information: 7.180humanitarian: 6.240

Σ contributions = 70.975(reported composite: 72.5)