North Korea tested a surface-to-sea missile on Wednesday with leader Kim Jong Un overseeing it, and fired multiple cruise missiles off its east coast in the same day. The new missile, called Padasuri-6, or “Sea Eagle-6,” flew over the sea and hit its intended target, North Korean state media KCNA said. Kim also visited a […]
After lying low for much of the pandemic, North Korea’s Kim Jong-un is back with another attention-grabbing stunt—a dangerous weapons test, which many believe is an attempt to steer President Joe Biden’s attention toward Pyongyang.
Japan lodged a protest against North Korea after it fired short-range ballistic missile on May 29. “We absolutely cannot allow these provocations by North Korea which repeatedly ignores the warnings of the international community. We have strongly protested to North Korea,” said Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. It is third missile launch by North Korea […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AP)—North Korea on Sunday fired a medium-range missile, U.S. and South Korean officials said, in the latest ballistics test for a country speeding up its development of nuclear weapons and missiles. The rocket was fired from an area near the North Korean county of Pukchang, in South Phyongan Province, and flew eastward […]
The United Nations Security Council unanimously condemned North Korea’s latest missile launch on May 16. “The council is unanimous in condemning the most recent ballistic launch conducted by the DPRK on Sunday,” said Elbio Rosselli, Uruguayan ambassador to the U.N. and president of the U.N. Security Council for May. “We emphasize the vital importance that […]
China called for restraint on April 5 after North Korea test-fired another ballistic missile earlier in the day. “We all know that the Security Council’s relevant resolution has a clear regulation regarding to North Korea’s launch activities using ballistic missile technology. We believe that under the current situation all relevant parties should maintain restraint and […]
U.S. President Donald Trump told Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that the United States was with Japan “100 percent” in phone talks they held to discuss North Korea’s latest missile launches, Abe told reporters in Tokyo on Tuesday (March 7). After a 25-minute phone meeting, Abe told reporters that the two leaders agreed that North […]
The United Nations on Monday (March 6) condemned North Korea’s firing of four ballistic missiles into the sea off northwest Japan, saying such provocations were deplorable. “We deplore the continued violation of Security Council resolutions by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, including the most recent launches of ballistic missiles. The DPRK leadership should […]
