1 week ago North Korea’s missile test after Maduro’s arrest signals denuclearisation equals ‘suicide’

A missile test by North Korea in the aftermath of the US capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro signals what analysts have said is Pyongyang’s cautionary stance over the vulnerability of countries without credible military and nuclear deterrence. While overseeing the launch of multiple missiles on Sunday, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un alluded to the US attacks on Venezuela and Maduro’s arrest a day earlier and Iran in June as justifications to bolster his nuclear arsenal. The test of what...

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1 week ago What North Korea’s missile test after Maduro arrest says about Kim’s denuclearisation stance

A missile test by North Korea in the aftermath of the US capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro signals what analysts have said is Pyongyang’s cautionary stance over the vulnerability of countries without credible military and nuclear deterrence. While overseeing the launch of multiple missiles on Sunday, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un alluded to the US attacks on Venezuela and Maduro’s arrest a day earlier and Iran in June as justifications to bolster his nuclear arsenal. The test of what...

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1 week ago North Korea links Sunday’s missile launch to ‘recent geopolitical crisis’

North Korea’s reclusive leader Kim Jong-un oversaw the Sunday test-firing of hypersonic missiles in a drill made necessary by “the recent geopolitical crisis”, state media quoted him as saying. The report on Monday by Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) confirmed and added details about North Korea’s first missile launch of 2026, including that it employed a “cutting-edge” new weapon system using hypersonic missiles first tested in October. Kim was not present for that launch, reports at the time...

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1 week ago North Korea fires missiles ahead of South Korea leader’s visit to China

North Korea fires missiles ahead of South Korea leader’s visit to China  The Hill

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1 week ago North Korea Conducts Missile Test As South Korean President Visits China

North Korea Conducts Missile Test As South Korean President Visits China  i24NEWS

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1 week ago North Korea fires missiles towards sea as South Korean leader visits China

North Korea fires missiles towards sea as South Korean leader visits China  Al Jazeera

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1 week ago South Korea's Lee begins China state visit after North fires missiles

South Korea's Lee begins China state visit after North fires missiles  Reuters

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1 week ago North Korea fires ballistic missiles as South’s leader visits China

North Korea fires ballistic missiles as South’s leader visits China  Honolulu Star-Advertiser

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1 week ago North Korea fires ballistic missiles as rival South's leader visits China

North Korea fires ballistic missiles as rival South's leader visits China  Reuters

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1 week ago North Korea launches missiles toward sea ahead of South Korean leader's visit to China

North Korea launches missiles toward sea ahead of South Korean leader's visit to China  NBC News

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2 w. ago North Korean missile falls near Japan; Takaichi orders safety checks

North Korea fired a ballistic missile off its east coast on Sunday, South Korea’s military said. “The North has launched an unidentified ballistic missile towards the East Sea,” it said, referring to a body of water also known as the Sea of Japan. Japan’s defence ministry also said it detected a possible ballistic missile, which landed at 8.08am. The projectile is believed to have fallen outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone and no damage to ships or planes has been reported, according to a...

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2 w. ago North Korean missiles fall near Japan; South Korea, Japan on alert

North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles off its east coast on Sunday, Seoul’s military said, its first launch of the year just hours before South Korea’s leader heads to China for a summit. Sunday’s launch follows a US military operation against Pyongyang’s socialist ally Venezuela that snatched President Nicolas Maduro out of his country – for decades a nightmare scenario for North Korea’s leadership, which has long accused Washington of seeking to remove it from power. Seoul’s defence...

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