Pyongyang

They are now the biggest ships Pyongyang has in its fleet and are capable, in theory, of launching nuclear weapons.

Pyongyang considers the loudspeaker propaganda broadcasts an act of war and has threatened to blow them up in the past.

Some analysts saw Kim's swift and severe response to the earlier failed launch as a signal that Pyongyang would continue to advance its military capabilities.

In Pyongyang, Kim Jong Un will no doubt be watching closely, keen to exploit the shifting ground.

A stray orange cat; a séance in a hostel; a “nearsighted galoot” who decodes cryptic messages from Radio Pyongyang; flashlights that aren’t just flashlights — these bread crumbs guide us to the novel’s denouement.