BBC News - Korea crisis

1 January 2014Last updated at 09:25

Picture of powerInsights into NK leadership after brutal purge

Missiles - facts and figures

Stockpiles

Pyongyang's arsenal and the targets within reach

Missile defences

Guide to systems used to intercept missiles in north-east Asia

Analysis

History lessonsWhy the recent past really matters

Nuclear restartThe most worrying possibility of all

Boy kingKim Jong-un, inheritor of the hermit kingdom

Potent threats? North Korea's bluster and its serious intent

Defiant launch
Pyongyang thumbs its nose at its enemies with long-range rocket launch.
What drives the rhetoric?
Q&A: Nuclear programme
Secretive 'first family'
Key step in missile ambitions
Timeline: Nuclear stand-off
Timeline: North Korean attacks

Features and Analysis

Shocking move
What lies ahead after North Korea purge?
Viewpoint
John Swenson-Wright on what Pyongyang wants
Lasting impact of war Watch
What's the impact of the armistice 60 years on?
The real power?
Influential figures in North Korea's political hierarchy
Never at peace
How Cold War tensions defined North-South conflict
Losing patience
Is China ready to abandon its ally?
Split personality
Seoul feels the threat, but carries on regardless
In pictures
Kaesong, the last symbol of Korean co-operation
Strange allure
A look at who travels to North Korea - and why
Persuade or provoke
What will fresh UN sanctions achieve?
Balancing act
The complex relationship between China and North Korea
Pride and defence
What is driving North Korea's nuclear testing?