North Korea’s Kim Jong UN has issued a major warning to his "rivals" after firing a new hypersonic missile system 932 miles. The country's leader said Monday's launch "clearly showed the rivals what we are doing and that we are fully ready to use even any means to defend our legitimate interests", state news agency KCNA said on Tuesday.
The launch event came as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was visiting Seoul for talks with South Korean allies over the North Korean nuclear threat and other issues.
SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said a new hypersonic missile system tested this week would help deter the country's Pacific rivals, state media reported on Tuesday (Jan 7), as Washington's top diplomat visited the region.
North Korea launched its first missile test since Election Day on Monday, strongly implying that it does not plan to play nice with President-elect Trump.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a successful test of a new intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile (IRBM) on Monday, state media KCNA said on Tuesday, pledging to accelerate the country's nuclear and missile capabilities.
North Korea said Tuesday it successfully test-fired a new intermediate-range hypersonic ballistic missile, claiming the weapon would "reliably contain any rivals in the Pacific region."
North Korea says it tested hypersonic intermediate range missile aimed at remote Pacific targets - North Korea says its latest weapons test was a new hypersonic intermediate-range missile designed to
In a worrying sign for Japan, Pyongyang claimed the new hypersonic intermediate-range weapon is effective at 'breaking any dense defensive barrier.”
North Koreans have reportedly been banned from eating hotdogs as part of a crackdown on Western culture infiltrating the hermit kingdom.
South Korea says North Korea fired a ballistic missile that flew 685 miles before landing in waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan
North Korea has shown no signs of officially celebrating leader Kim Jong-un's birthday, which falls this week, despite recent efforts to solidify his authority independent of his father and grandfather,