North Korea fired what appeared to be a ballistic missile into the sea on Wednesday, South Korea and Japan said, in the first such launch by Pyongyang this year. In the decade since Kim Jong Un took power, North Korea has seen rapid progress in its military technology at the cost of international sanctions. The nuclear-armed nation’s first apparent weapons launch of […]
North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile into sea
North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile into sea
SEOUL: North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile off its east coast on Wednesday, just hours before South Korean President Moon Jae-in attended a groundbreaking ceremony for a rail line he hopes will eventually connect the divided Korean peninsula. The first launch since October underscored leader Kim Jong Un’s New Year vow to bolster the military […]