Seoul, South Korea—North Koreaon Tuesday fired a ballistic missile over Japan for the first time in five years, forcing Japan to issue evacuation notices and suspend trains during the flight of the nuclear-capable weapon that could reach the U.S. territory of Guam, and possibly...
A North Korean ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead flew over Japan for the first time on 29 August, prompting widespread international criticism. Even more provocative launches are likely to be carried out as North Korea tests other new missile types at operational ranges.Gabriel...
The launch appeared to be the first of a North Korean missile to cross over Japan, though some rockets it said were used to put satellites into space have done so. It also appeared to be the North's longest-ever missile test, but South Korean officials couldn't immediately confirm. Each ...
A still photograph broadcast by North Korean state television on Aug. 29, 2017, shows the country's leader Kim Jong Un purportedly watching the launch of a Hwasong-12 ballistic missile (called by the U.S. a KN-17 missile) from a site near Pyongyang. The missile flew over the northern ...
SEOUL--North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters Thursday after the United States redeployed an aircraft carrier near the Korean Peninsula in response to Pyongyang’s previous launch of anuclear-capable missile over Japan. ...
There was no report of falling objects or damage to any ships. However, the missile was a new type, the “Mars 12,” which has the ability to fly a distance of about 2,700 kilometers. This could pass over the entire nation of Japan, and it is said that it has the power to make...
Pyongyang on Wednesday described its recent blitz as "just counteraction measures" to joint US and South Korean military drills. On Tuesday Pyongyang fired a missile over Japan, prompting the US to call an emergency UN Security Council meeting. ...
Japan Braces for North Korean Missile LaunchJapan has threatened to shoot down the rocket if it passes overJapanese airspace. In 1998,...McCurry, Justin
Sirens blared in Japan for the second time in three weeks, waking people up with a warning of the North Korean missile flying overhead. Just six minutes after the launch, South Korea responded by firing off two ballistic missiles of its own, demonstrating a quick response ability in the ev...