The DPRK's launch of Musudan mid-range ballistic missiles has provoked condemnation from the US, Japan and South Korea.US State Department says it will raise the issue at the UN to hold the DPRK accountable for its actions. The Japanese Prime minister Shinzo Abe described the launch as '...
South Korea strongly condemns the launch because it violates U.N. Security Council resolutions that bans any ballistic activities by North Korea, the statement said. The U.S. military first reported the launch was attempted at 11:33 p.m. EDT Friday (12:03 p.m. Saturday local time) and t...
in an undated photo released on March 25, 2022 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). South Korea's military said the launch was actually of the Hwasong-15, a missile last test-
"According to intelligence obtained by our side and the U.S., the possibility of a missile launch by North Korea is very high," South Korea's Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se told a parliamentary hearing in Seoul, according to Reuters. Musudan missiles could be launched "at any time from no...
North Korea’s advancing nuclear arsenal has likely emboldened its stance, and there are concerns that the North may launch a limited military provocation against the South. Observers say a full-scale attack is unlikely as the North is outgunned by more superior U.S. and Sout...
The United States is poised to allow South Korea to launch research and development on missiles exceeding a range of 300 kilometers, although it is still unclear whether a test launch would be included in the scope of R&D.Korea Times (Seoul, Korea)...
Both South Korea and Japan condemned the North Korean launch for posing a threat to international peace and they said they're closely coordinating with the U.S. over the latest North Korean weapons test. Lee said that South Korea and the U.S...
They say North Korea is also expected to test launch intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of reaching the mainland US, and other major new weapons. In his New Year's Day address on Monday, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said he will strengthen his military's ...
North Korea has hit back at U.S. criticism over its test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile this week, saying it was rightfully exercising its rights for self-defense and that the weapon doesn’t specifically target the United States.
SEOUL, South Korea --South Korean and U.S. troops have begun five days of joint naval drills amidNorth Korea's renewal of itsthreat to fire missiles near the American territory of Guam. The latest joint exercises come at a time of heightened tensions surrounding Pyongyang's nuclear and missi...