The expansion of the arsenal has become a growing threat to the United States and allies in the region.
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What’s in North Korea’s Weapons Arsenal?
The expansion of the arsenal has become a growing threat to the United States and allies in the region.
The test is the North’s first intercontinental missile firing since 2017.
It was the country’s first long-range ballistic missile test since 2017, and it raised the specter of intensified provocations and threats on the Korean Peninsula.
North Korea’s Projectile Launch Fails, South Korea Says
The projectile, fired from outside Pyongyang, failed “immediately after liftoff,” the South Korean military said.
U.S. Says North Korea Is Testing a New Intercontinental Missile
The missile, first displayed in 2020, was tested twice in recent days. While it is unclear whether it can reach the U.S., it poses a new military challenge to President Biden in the midst of the Ukraine war.
North Korea Launches Ballistic Missile, South Korea Says
The launch is North Korea’s second missile test in a week and comes only days before the presidential election in South Korea.
Your Monday Briefing: Ukraine Agrees to Talks
Plus new research into the pandemic’s origins and North Korea’s latest missile test.
North Korea Launches a Ballistic Missile, South Korea Says
Flight data suggested that the missile launched Sunday was less powerful than the last one the North tested, four weeks ago.
In Hawaii, Blinken Aims for a United Front With Allies on North Korea
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and his counterparts from South Korea and Japan denounced the North’s recent missile tests and called for a resumption of talks.
North Korea Builds ICBM Base Near China to Deter U.S.
The location is meant to protect its most powerful weapons from pre-emptive strikes, allowing the military to expand an already rapidly growing arsenal.