Here’s What to Watch as North Korea Ratchets Up Nuclear Tensions
Leader Kim Jong Un opened the year with a pledge to exponentially increase his nuclear arms program and has ignored repeated calls to wind down his atomic ambitions.
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North Korea says it fired ICBM as warning to US, Seoul
DefenceTalkNorth Korea said Sunday it had test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile as a warning to Washington and Seoul, saying the successful “surprise” drill demonstrated Pyongyang’s capacity to launch a “fatal nuclear…
North Korea Launches 2 Ballistic Missiles After US Conducts Military Drills With South Korea And Japan
CNN: North Korea launches 2 ballistic missiles, officials say North Korea launched two ballistic missiles into the waters off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula, officials said – the latest missile launch in recent days by the country….
North Korea launches more missiles as Kim sister warns Pacific could become ‘firing range’
Kim Yo-jong blames escalation on US forces in the region, as head of South Korea’s ruling party calls for Seoul to have its own nuclear deterrentNorth Korea fired two ballistic missiles off its east coast Monday, South Korea’s military said, as the pow…
North Korea fires missiles 2 days after ICBM test: officials
South Korea detected the two launches from a western coastal town, just north of Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, on Monday morning.
Latest ballistic missile test aims to boost ‘fatal’ nuclear attack capacity: North Korea
North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency said its launch of the Hwasong-15 ICBM was organized “suddenly” without prior notice at Kim’s direct order.
North Korea launches missile as U.S., South Korea prepare for military drills
According to the South Korean and Japanese militaries, the missile was fired on a high angle, apparently to avoid reaching the neighbors’ territories.
North Korea Launches Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
It was the North’s first test of a long-range missile in three months, and came as the country warned of strong countermeasures against joint military drills by the United States and South Korea.
North Korea fires ballistic missile off east coast
Pyongyang confirms rapid launch drill after warning of strong response to upcoming US-South Korea military exercisesNorth Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward the sea off its east coast, South Korea’s joint chiefs of staff said, after Pyongyang w…