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N Korea warns of ‘all-out’ nuclear response to US ‘aggression’
2 years, 1 month ago

N Korea warns of ‘all-out’ nuclear response to US ‘aggression’

Al Jazeera  

North Korea has promised to ‘resolutely react’ to US threat of nuclear weapons use with its own nuclear capabilities. The United Nations Security Council, at the behest of Japan, South Korea and the US will gather on Monday to discuss North Korea’s latest missile launch. North Korea test-fired what it said was a Hwasong-17 ICBM, which can travel up to …

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Kim says ICBM test proves capacity to contain US threats
2 years, 1 month ago

Kim says ICBM test proves capacity to contain US threats

The Independent  

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North Korea test-fires ICBM with range to strike entire US
2 years, 1 month ago

North Korea test-fires ICBM with range to strike entire US

Associated Press  

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile that landed near Japanese waters Friday in its second major weapons test this month that showed a potential ability to launch nuclear strikes on all of the U.S. mainland. Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada said that depending on the weight of a potential warhead, the missile had a range …

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North Korea keeps up missile barrage with suspected ICBM
2 years, 1 month ago

North Korea keeps up missile barrage with suspected ICBM

The Hindu  

North Korea added its barrage of recent weapons tests on Thursday, firing at least three missiles including a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile that forced the Japanese government to issue evacuation alerts and temporarily halt trains. Japan's Defence Minister Yasukazu Hamada said one of the North Korean missiles reached a maximum altitude of 2,000 kilometres and travelled about 750 kilometres before …

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N Korea fires missiles, ‘including ICBM’, as Biden ends Asia tour
2 years, 6 months ago

N Korea fires missiles, ‘including ICBM’, as Biden ends Asia tour

Al Jazeera  

Seoul, South Korea – North Korea has test-fired three missiles off its east coast, including a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile, according to the governments of South Korea and Japan. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the first missile was launched from the Sunan area in the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, at 6am local time on Wednesday. South Korea’s President …

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North Korea fires suspected ICBM and 2 other missiles hours after Biden’s Asia trip
2 years, 6 months ago

North Korea fires suspected ICBM and 2 other missiles hours after Biden’s Asia trip

LA Times  

North Korea test-launched a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile and two shorter-range weapons into the sea Wednesday, South Korea said, hours after President Biden ended a trip to Asia, where he reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to defend its allies in the face of Pyongyang’s nuclear threat. The flight details for the suspected ICBM were similar to those of two previous North …

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North Korea fires suspected ICBM, two other missiles toward sea: Seoul
2 years, 6 months ago

North Korea fires suspected ICBM, two other missiles toward sea: Seoul

The Hindu  

North Korea test-launched a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile and two shorter-range weapons into the sea Wednesday, South Korea said, hours after President Joe Biden ended a trip to Asia where he reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to defend its allies in the face of the North’s nuclear threat. After an emergency national security council meeting, the South Korean Government said North …

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North Korea has 'likely more in store' after missile test, need tougher UNSC sanctions, says US
2 years, 8 months ago

North Korea has 'likely more in store' after missile test, need tougher UNSC sanctions, says US

Firstpost  

Referring to the North’s recent launches as “increasingly dangerous provocations,” the United States on Friday called for a “resolution to update and strengthen the sanctions regime” against Pyongyang at the UN Security Council. Seoul: North Korea likely has “more in store” after successfully test-firing its largest-ever intercontinental ballistic missile, a top US official said Friday, as Washington called for tougher …

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US focuses on ‘denuclearisation’ of North Korea as ICBMs loom
3 years, 9 months ago

US focuses on ‘denuclearisation’ of North Korea as ICBMs loom

Al Jazeera  

North Korea might begin flight testing an improved design for its intercontinental ballistic missiles “in the near future”, the head of the US military’s Northern Command said on Tuesday, a move that would sharply increase tensions between Pyongyang and Washington. “The North Korean regime has also indicated that it is no longer bound by the unilateral nuclear and ICBM testing …

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North Korea: Will Kim Jong Un resume ICBM and nuclear tests?
3 years, 11 months ago

North Korea: Will Kim Jong Un resume ICBM and nuclear tests?

Al Jazeera  

At party Congress, Kim pledges to expand weapons programmes with the aim of ‘making a preemptive and retaliatory nuclear strike’. Kim’s weapons pledge, described by Lee Sung-yoon, professor of Korean Studies at the US-based Tufts University, as his “most detailed and provocative statement” on nuclear policy, comes just months after the North Korean military showed off a new weapon – …

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