It was the latest in a series of increasingly provocative weapons tests in recent weeks, and drew condemnation from Japan and the United States.
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Surrounded by Threats, Japan Rethinks Decades of Military Dependency
As it pushes to significantly increase defense spending and develop more of its own hardware, the country may nudge the balance of power in Asia.
North Korea Sees New Opportunities in ‘Neo-Cold War’
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.
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.
Your Thursday Briefing: A Truce in Tigray
Plus North Korea fired a record number of missiles, and Russia rejoined the grail deal.
North Korea Sending Ammunition to Russia for War, White House Says
The national security spokesman, John Kirby, said that it was unclear if the munitions had reached Russia, but that in any case, they would not “change the course of the war.”
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.
South Korea Gets Squeezed Between the US and China
The intensifying rivalry between Washington and Beijing is causing jitters in South Korea, where security ties and economic priorities are not always aligned.
South Korea Gets Squeezed Between the US and China
The intensifying rivalry between Washington and Beijing is causing jitters in South Korea, where security ties and economic priorities are not always aligned.