Seoul—North Koreasaid Thursday its latest missile launches simulated "scorched earth" nuclear strikes on South Korea and that it's also been rehearsing an occupation of its rival's territory in the event of conflict. Pyongyang has previously tested nuclear-capable missiles and described how it wou...
KCNA said the missile, which flew about 800 kilometers (500 miles), was tipped with a mock nuclear warhead and that the test reaffirmed the reliability of the weapon's nuclear explosion control devices and warhead detonators. It said the launch was the final step of a two-day drill that ...
North Korea says its ballistic missile launch over the weekend simulated a nuclear attack against South Korea.
North Korea Could Launch Nuclear Missile, U.S. Says North Korea Could Launch Nuclear Missile, U.S. Says
[02:43.72]Nuclear-armed North Korea has tested [02:47.36]a record number of missiles this year. [02:50.72]Officials from South Korea and the U.S. [02:55.08]said the North has completed technical work [02:59.04]to te...
North Korea's ambassador to the UK has told Sky News his country will go ahead with its sixth nuclear test at the time and place of its leader's choosing. In his first interview in the role, ambassador Choe Il said his country would continue its ballistic missile and nuclear pr...
Image:North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile He was also clearer than the previous government about actively stepping up tri-lateral cooperation between the United States, Japan and South Korea. This is notable because it has previously...
"These demonstrations might be considered missile exercising rather than developmental testing," the U.S.-based Center for International and Strategic Studies said in a report this week. North Korea could test-fire ICBMs on a lower, longer trajectory and conduct its seventh nuclea...
Kim Jong-un has agreed to shut down one of North Korea's main missile testing and launch sites, says South Korea's President Moon Jae-in. After meeting in Pyongyang, the two leaders "agreed on a way to achieve denuclearisation," said Mr Moon. ...
Analysis: North Korea's view of the nuclear standoff What non-military options does U.S. have to address N. Korea crisis? U.S. military options against North Korea's nuclear threat In addition to the missile drill, Seoul said Monday that it would temporarily deploy four additional launcher...