Kim Jong-un has launched a record number of missiles this year, hoping to leverage the tension between the United States and China, and to exploit hostilities toward Moscow.
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North Korea Launches More Missiles
Tensions further escalated on the divided peninsula, with Washington deploying supersonic B-1B bombers for the first time in years as part of a military exercise.
North Korea Fires 6 More Missiles Toward Japan, Including an ICBM
A day after launching nearly two dozen missiles, the North fired more. One was an intercontinental ballistic missile, but that test apparently failed, an official said.
North Korea Launches 23 Missiles, Triggering Air-Raid Alarm in South
People on an island took cover as one missile landed near South Korean territorial waters. The South responded by firing three missiles of its own.
North Korea Tests a Missile and Flies Warplanes Near Border With South
South Korea dispatched its own warplanes in a show of force as the North appeared intent on keeping tensions high on the Korean Peninsula.
North Korea Says It Is Building Underwater Nuclear Weapons Silos
The country’s leader, Kim Jong-un, has inspected a recent flurry of missile tests, vowing to increase — and never give up — his nuclear weapons.
US Targets Businessmen and Companies in New North Korea Sanctions
The Biden administration is bracing for Kim Jong-un to carry out a nuclear test. It says North Korea has fired 41 ballistic missiles this year, including one over Japan.
North Korea Launches Two Ballistic Missiles, Fourth Test in a Week
The test came a day after the United States, Japan and South Korea conducted their first joint anti-submarine exercise in five years.
North Korea Fires Two Missiles, Third Test in a Week
The test took place hours after Vice President Kamala Harris met with South Korea’s president to discuss their nations’ alliance.
North Korea Launches Ballistic Missile Off Its East Coast
The exercise was Pyongyang’s first ballistic missile test in nearly four months and came days after the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan arrived in a South Korean port.