North Korea has hailed as a success its latest test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), describing it as a “stern warning” for the US. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said the test proved that the entire US was within striking range, state media reported. The launch came three weeks after North Korea’s first ICBM … Read more
North Korea “clearly” has the range to hit parts of the United States with an intercontinental ballistic missile — but not with much accuracy, a top US general said Tuesday. Pyongyang on July 4 for the first time tested an ICBM that experts said could potentially reach parts of Alaska or Hawaii. But General Paul … Read more
North Korea has fired a ballistic missile from a region near its west coast, the South Korean military say. The missile was launched near Kusong, north-west of the capital, Pyongyang, and flew 700km (430 miles), it said. North Korea has carried out a series of missile tests this year, causing international condemnation and increasing tensions … Read more
North Korea on Sunday test-fired a ballistic missile, the Seoul army said, the first since South Korea’s new president took power. The missile was launched from the country’s northwestern city of Kusong at around 5:30 am (2030 GMT) and flew about 700 kilometres (435 miles), according to the South’s Joint Chief of Staff. “The South … Read more
Geopolitical tensions flare every spring on the Korean peninsula, but analysts say the anxiety of recent weeks has been magnified by the unpredictable new player in the annual drama: Donald Trump. North Korea always intensifies its rhetoric when Seoul and Washington stage annual large-scale joint military drills that it condemns as rehearsals for a potential … Read more
The US and China are working on a “range of options” on North Korea, the US top security adviser has said, as tensions mount over the country’s nuclear and missile programmes. Lt Gen HR McMaster told ABC News there was consensus with China that this was a “situation that just can’t continue”. The comments come … Read more
North Korea unveiled what could be a new intercontinental ballistic missile at a giant military parade in Pyongyang on Saturday, analysts said. Nearly 60 missiles rolled through Kim Il-Sung Square at an event to mark the 105th anniversary of the North’s founder, in a show of strength as tensions mount over the isolated nation’s military … Read more
The US military confirmed Tuesday that nuclear-armed North Korea had fired a ballistic missile, finding it posed no threat to North America and vowing to work closely with its regional allies. The move came after the reclusive state warned it will retaliate if the global community ramps up sanctions over its latest round of weapons … Read more
North Korea launched four missiles on Monday, three of them landing in Japan’s exclusive economic zone — waters extending 200 nautical miles (370 kilometres) from its coast — drawing strong protests from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Here are five questions on the North’s missile and nuclear weapons programme, which it insists are for defensive … Read more
In hopes of sabotaging North Korea’s missile tests, former president Barack Obama reportedly ordered Pentagon officials to step up their cyber and electronic strikes against the country’s missile program in 2014, according to a new report. The US still cannot effectively counter North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs, the New York Times reported following a months-long … Read more
Former US president Barack Obama in 2014 launched a cyberwar against North Korea’s missile program but it has failed to make significant gains, The New York Times reported Saturday. The United States still cannot effectively counter North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs, the newspaper said following a months-long investigation, based on interviews with officials in … Read more