North Korea follows up nuclear test with threats and missile testsJohn Matson
Seoul—North Korea's recent missile tests involved "tactical nuclear" drills to simulate hitting the South, the North's state-run media said Monday. It said the launches were overseen by leader Kim Jong Un in response to U.S.-led joint military exercises in the region. Kim made acqui...
The nuclear-armed North last weektest-firedwhat it said was its most advanced and powerful solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). That was Kim Jong Un's first weapons test since he wasaccused by U.S. and Ukrainian officialsof sending soldiers to help support Russia's ongoin...
South Korea’s top official on relations with the North said Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile development is a “cataclysm for the Korean people,” and poses a fundamental threat to regional and world peace. “The North Korean behavior is very disappointing,” Unification Minister Yu Woo-ik...
North Korea says it has test-fired strategic cruise missiles to demonstrate its nuclear counter-attack capability.
The latest in a long line of missile tests was detected by South Korea and according to Seoul the rocket came down in the sea between it and Japan.Tuesday 7 January 2025 06:32, UK North Korea This is a modal window. undefined OK Close Modal Dialog Pyongyang said the projectile was ...
This year, North Korea is expected to step up its testing activities and belligerent rhetoric as both the U.S and South Korea head into elections. North Korea is likely seeking international recognition as a nuclear state, a status that experts say the North thinks would ...
President Donald Trump and congressional lawmakers signaled on Tuesday that more steps need to be taken to rein in North Korea’s rapidly developing nuclear program despite the United Nations Security Council’s unanimous vote to pass additional sanction
Kim suspended nuclear and ICBM tests in 2018 while engaging in talks with former U.S. President Donald Trump. But the diplomacy remains derailed since their second summit in 2019, when the Americans rejected North Korea’s demand for major sanctions relief in exchange for a partial surrender of...
which the Kim regime could employ nuclear weapons and survive," the report said. The Pentagon said it will continue to deter North Korean attacks through "forward posture," including nuclear deterrence, integrated air and missile defenses, and close coordination and interoperability with South Korea....