North Korea fires two ballistic missiles off its east coast

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles towards the sea off its east coast on Friday, the South Korean military said, the latest in an unprecedented number of missile tests this year. Coming only days after two other missiles were launched and just after allegations were made on Thursday the country is shipping munitions to Russian… Read More North Korea fires two ballistic missiles off its east coast

North Korea test-fires intercontinental ballistic missile landing near Japan

North Korea test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Friday that Japanese officials said had sufficient range to reach the mainland of the United States and that landed just 200 kilometres (130 miles) off Japan. The launch, reported by both South Korean and Japanese officials, comes a day after a smaller missile launch by the… Read More North Korea test-fires intercontinental ballistic missile landing near Japan

North Korea test-fires multiple ballistic missiles

North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles on Thursday, including a possible failed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that triggered an alert for residents in parts of central and northern Japan to seek shelter. Despite an initial government warning that a missile had overflown Japan, Tokyo later said that was incorrect. Officials in South Korea and Japan… Read More North Korea test-fires multiple ballistic missiles

North Korea fires short-range ballistic missile into sea off east coast

North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast on Friday, South Korea’s military said, the latest in a series of launches by the nuclear-armed country. Earlier, South Korea’s military said it scrambled fighter jets when a group of about 10 North Korean military aircraft flew close to the border… Read More North Korea fires short-range ballistic missile into sea off east coast

North Korea keeps up its recent series of launches as it fires two ballistic missiles

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles early on Sunday, authorities in neighbouring countries said, the seventh such launch by Pyongyang in recent days that added to widespread alarm in Washington and its allies in Tokyo and Seoul. Officials in the South Korean capital have said the uptick in the North’s missile launches could signal it… Read More North Korea keeps up its recent series of launches as it fires two ballistic missiles

South Korea, U.S. fire ballistic missiles into the sea in response to North Korea test

South Korea and the U.S. military conducted rare missile drills and an American supercarrier repositioned east of North Korea after Pyongyang flew a missile over Japan, one of the allies’ sharpest responses since 2017 to a North Korean weapon test. Nuclear-armed North Korea test-fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) farther than ever before on Tuesday,… Read More South Korea, U.S. fire ballistic missiles into the sea in response to North Korea test

U.S., Japanese fighter jets hold drills following North Korea missile test

Fighter jets from the United States and Japan carried out joint drills on Tuesday over the Sea of Japan following North Korea’s first test-firing of a ballistic missile over Japan in five years, the U.S. military said. “Our commitment to the defense of the Republic of Korea and Japan remains ironclad,” the Hawaii-based U.S. Indo-Pacific… Read More U.S., Japanese fighter jets hold drills following North Korea missile test