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$A 24-hour Yonhapnews TV broadcast at Yongsan Railway Station in Seoul shows North Korean leader Kim Jong inspecting a new tactical missile weapons system, to be newly equipped by the combined missile units of the Korean People\'s Army, at an undisclosed site. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has inspected a new tactical missile weapons system and called for an "epochal change" in war preparations by attaining arms production plans, state media said on May 15. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un oversaw the "tactical missile weapons system to be newly equipped by the combined missile units of the Korean People\'s Army (KPA) in charge of an important firing assignment" on May 14, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). (Photo by Kim Jae-Hwan \/ SOPA Images\/Sipa USA$

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May 15, 2024 06:00 AM

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inspected a ne

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A 24-hour Yonhapnews TV broadcast at Yongsan Railway Station in Seoul shows North Korean leader Kim Jong inspecting a new tactical missile weapons system, to be newly equipped by the combined missile units of the Korean People's Army, at an undisclosed site. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has inspected a new tactical missile weapons system and called for an "epochal change" in war preparations by attaining arms production plans, state media said on May 15. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un oversaw the "tactical missile weapons system to be newly equipped by the combined missile units of the Korean People's Army (KPA) in charge of an important firing assignment" on May 14, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). (Photo by Kim Jae-Hwan / SOPA Images/Sipa USA

$South Korea\'s 24-hour Yonhapnews TV shows a file image of North Korea\'s missile launch during a news program on a TV at Yongsan Railroad Station in Seoul. North Korea fired several rounds of short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on April 22, the South Korean military said, three days after it launched cruise missiles into the Yellow Sea. South Korea\'s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected what appeared to be several short-range ballistic missiles launched from the Pyongyang region at 3:01 p.m. (Photo by Kim Jae-Hwan \/ SOPA Images\/Sipa USA$

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Apr 22, 2024 06:00 AM

North Korea fired several rounds of short-range ba

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South Korea's 24-hour Yonhapnews TV shows a file image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program on a TV at Yongsan Railroad Station in Seoul. North Korea fired several rounds of short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on April 22, the South Korean military said, three days after it launched cruise missiles into the Yellow Sea. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected what appeared to be several short-range ballistic missiles launched from the Pyongyang region at 3:01 p.m. (Photo by Kim Jae-Hwan / SOPA Images/Sipa USA

$Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi attends a press conference at the premier\'s office in Tokyo on April 22, 2024, after North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo$

Apr 22, 2024 06:00 AM

Japan's top gov't spokesman

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Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi attends a press conference at the premier's office in Tokyo on April 22, 2024, after North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

$South Korea\'s 24-hour YTN shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) smiles while inspecting the launch of a Hwasongpho-16B, a new type of intermediate-range solid-fueled ballistic missile equipped with a newly-developed hypersonic gliding warhead, on a TV at Gangnam Express Bus Terminal in Seoul. North Korea said on April 3 that it successfully test-fired a new type of intermediate-range solid-fueled ballistic missile equipped with a newly-developed hypersonic glide warhead, adding that all missiles developed by the North Korea now have solid fuel and nuclear warhead control capabilities. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guided the testing of the Hwasongpho-16B on April 2, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). The South Korean military said on April 2 it detected the firing of an IRBM from the North Korea\'s Pyongyang region and the missile flew about 600 kilometers before falling into the East Sea. (Photo by Kim Jae-Hwan \/ SOPA Images\/Sipa USA$

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Apr 03, 2024 06:00 AM

North Korea test-fires a new type of solid-fueled

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South Korea's 24-hour YTN shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) smiles while inspecting the launch of a Hwasongpho-16B, a new type of intermediate-range solid-fueled ballistic missile equipped with a newly-developed hypersonic gliding warhead, on a TV at Gangnam Express Bus Terminal in Seoul. North Korea said on April 3 that it successfully test-fired a new type of intermediate-range solid-fueled ballistic missile equipped with a newly-developed hypersonic glide warhead, adding that all missiles developed by the North Korea now have solid fuel and nuclear warhead control capabilities. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guided the testing of the Hwasongpho-16B on April 2, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). The South Korean military said on April 2 it detected the firing of an IRBM from the North Korea's Pyongyang region and the missile flew about 600 kilometers before falling into the East Sea. (Photo by Kim Jae-Hwan / SOPA Images/Sipa USA

$Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayahi (C) meets the press at the premier\'s office in Tokyo on April 2, 2024, after North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo$

Apr 02, 2024 06:00 AM

N. Korea fires ballistic missile

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Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayahi (C) meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on April 2, 2024, after North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

$Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press at the premier\'s office in Tokyo on April 2, 2024, after North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo$

Apr 02, 2024 06:00 AM

N. Korea fires ballistic missile

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on April 2, 2024, after North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

$Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press at the premier\'s office in Tokyo on April 2, 2024, after North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo$

Apr 02, 2024 06:00 AM

N. Korea fires ballistic missile

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on April 2, 2024, after North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

$N. Korea\'s missile launch People watch a TV report about North Korea\'s ballistic missile launch at Seoul Station in the capital on April 2, 2024. According to South Korea\'s Joint Chiefs of Staff, a North Korean intermediate-range ballistic missile was fired from the Pyongyang region at 6:53 a.m., traversing some 600 kilometers before hitting the waters of the East Sea. (Yonhap)\/2024-04-02 10:27:01\/ < 1980-2024 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Apr 02, 2024 06:00 AM

N. Korea's missile launch

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N. Korea's missile launch People watch a TV report about North Korea's ballistic missile launch at Seoul Station in the capital on April 2, 2024. According to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff, a North Korean intermediate-range ballistic missile was fired from the Pyongyang region at 6:53 a.m., traversing some 600 kilometers before hitting the waters of the East Sea. (Yonhap)/2024-04-02 10:27:01/ < 1980-2024 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

$South Korea\'s 24-hour YonhapnewsTV shows North Korea conducts a ground jet test of a solid-fuel engine for a new type of intermediate hypersonic missile at the Sohae Satellite Launching Ground in Tongchang-ri in northwestern North Korea. North Korea announced on March 20th that it had successfully conducted a solid fuel engine test of a new type of intermediate hypersonic missile. "The military strategic value of this weapon system is appreciated as important as ICBM from the security environment of our state and the operational demand of the People\'s Army and enemies know better about it," North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said at the Sohae Satellite Launching Ground in Tongchang-ri in northwestern North Korea on March 19, 2024, the Korean Central News Agency in a statement. (Photo by Kim Jae-Hwan \/ SOPA Images\/Sipa USA$

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Mar 20, 2024 06:00 AM

North Korea announced successfully conducted a sol

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South Korea's 24-hour YonhapnewsTV shows North Korea conducts a ground jet test of a solid-fuel engine for a new type of intermediate hypersonic missile at the Sohae Satellite Launching Ground in Tongchang-ri in northwestern North Korea. North Korea announced on March 20th that it had successfully conducted a solid fuel engine test of a new type of intermediate hypersonic missile. "The military strategic value of this weapon system is appreciated as important as ICBM from the security environment of our state and the operational demand of the People's Army and enemies know better about it," North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said at the Sohae Satellite Launching Ground in Tongchang-ri in northwestern North Korea on March 19, 2024, the Korean Central News Agency in a statement. (Photo by Kim Jae-Hwan / SOPA Images/Sipa USA

$A TV at Seoul\'s Yongsan Railway Station shows a firing drill conducted by the North Korea\'s western artillery units on the March 18, demonstrating 600mm multiple rocket launchers. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inspecting a firing drills involving super-large multiple rocket launchers and called for perfecting readiness to collapse the capital of the enemy with the "core striking means," state media said on March 19. On the March 18, Kim oversaw the "salvo" drills of artillery units in the country\'s western region using the 600mm multiple launch rocket system, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). (Photo by Kim Jae-Hwan \/ SOPA Images\/Sipa USA$

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Mar 19, 2024 06:00 AM

Firing drill by the North Korea's artillery units

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A TV at Seoul's Yongsan Railway Station shows a firing drill conducted by the North Korea's western artillery units on the March 18, demonstrating 600mm multiple rocket launchers. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inspecting a firing drills involving super-large multiple rocket launchers and called for perfecting readiness to collapse the capital of the enemy with the "core striking means," state media said on March 19. On the March 18, Kim oversaw the "salvo" drills of artillery units in the country's western region using the 600mm multiple launch rocket system, according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). (Photo by Kim Jae-Hwan / SOPA Images/Sipa USA

South Korean National Defense Minister Shin Won Sik holds a press conference in Seoul on March 18, 2024, after North Korea launched three ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Mar 19, 2024 06:00 AM

S. Korea defense minister after North's missile la

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South Korean National Defense Minister Shin Won Sik holds a press conference in Seoul on March 18, 2024, after North Korea launched three ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Mar 19, 2024 06:00 AM

S. Korea defense minister after North's missile la

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South Korean National Defense Minister Shin Won Sik holds a press conference in Seoul on March 18, 2024, after North Korea launched three ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan earlier in the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

$N. Korea\'s missile launch People watch a TV report about North Korea\'s ballistic missile launch at Seoul Station in the capital city on March 18, 2024. (Yonhap)\/2024-03-18 09:38:44\/ < 1980-2024 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Mar 18, 2024 06:00 AM

N. Korea's missile launch

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N. Korea's missile launch People watch a TV report about North Korea's ballistic missile launch at Seoul Station in the capital city on March 18, 2024. (Yonhap)/2024-03-18 09:38:44/ < 1980-2024 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

$S. Korea-U.S. joint drill Freedom Shield kicks off U.S. Stryker armored fighting vehicles are on standby in Dongducheon, 41 kilometers north of Seoul, on March 4, 2024, as the Freedom Shield 2024 exercise, an annual South Korea-U.S. joint drill against North Korea\'s nuclear and missile threats, began for an 11-day run. (Yonhap)\/2024-03-04 11:08:28\/ < 1980-2024 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Mar 04, 2024 07:00 AM

S. Korea-U.S. joint drill Freedom Shield kicks off

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S. Korea-U.S. joint drill Freedom Shield kicks off U.S. Stryker armored fighting vehicles are on standby in Dongducheon, 41 kilometers north of Seoul, on March 4, 2024, as the Freedom Shield 2024 exercise, an annual South Korea-U.S. joint drill against North Korea's nuclear and missile threats, began for an 11-day run. (Yonhap)/2024-03-04 11:08:28/ < 1980-2024 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

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Feb 13, 2024 22:23 PM

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The Japan Air Self-Defense Force conducts a drill for the deployment of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 surface-to-air missile interceptors at a parking lot in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 28, 2024, following repeated ballistic missile tests by North Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Feb 28, 2024 07:00 AM

PAC-3 interceptor drill by ASDF

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The Japan Air Self-Defense Force conducts a drill for the deployment of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 surface-to-air missile interceptors at a parking lot in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 28, 2024, following repeated ballistic missile tests by North Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Feb 28, 2024 07:00 AM

PAC-3 interceptor drill by ASDF

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The Japan Air Self-Defense Force conducts a drill for the deployment of Patriot Advanced Capability-3 surface-to-air missile interceptors at a parking lot in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 28, 2024, following repeated ballistic missile tests by North Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

$News on another N. Korean cruise missile launch A TV screen at Seoul Station, in the center of the capital, on Feb. 14, 2024, shows a report that North Korea fired several cruise missiles off the east coast the same day. The Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected the missiles launched at around 9 a.m. into waters northeast of Wonsan on the east coast, without specifying the number of missiles. (Yonhap)\/2024-02-14 15:37:46\/ < 1980-2024 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Feb 14, 2024 07:00 AM

News on another N. Korean cruise missile launch

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News on another N. Korean cruise missile launch A TV screen at Seoul Station, in the center of the capital, on Feb. 14, 2024, shows a report that North Korea fired several cruise missiles off the east coast the same day. The Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected the missiles launched at around 9 a.m. into waters northeast of Wonsan on the east coast, without specifying the number of missiles. (Yonhap)/2024-02-14 15:37:46/ < 1980-2024 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

$News on another N.K. cruise missile launch A TV screen at Seoul Station, in the center of the capital, on Feb. 2, 2024, shows a report that North Korea fired several cruise missiles off the west coast the same day, in the latest in a series of the North\'s cruise missile launches this year. The Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected the North\'s launch at around 11 a.m. from its west coast, without specifying the number of missiles. (Yonhap)\/2024-02-02 14:24:46\/ < 1980-2024 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Feb 02, 2024 07:00 AM

News on another N.K. cruise missile launch

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News on another N.K. cruise missile launch A TV screen at Seoul Station, in the center of the capital, on Feb. 2, 2024, shows a report that North Korea fired several cruise missiles off the west coast the same day, in the latest in a series of the North's cruise missile launches this year. The Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected the North's launch at around 11 a.m. from its west coast, without specifying the number of missiles. (Yonhap)/2024-02-02 14:24:46/ < 1980-2024 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

$A TV at Seoul\'s Yongsan Railway Station shows North Korea staging a drill to launch the Hwasal-2 strategic cruise missile off its west coast the January 30. North Korea said on January 31 that it conducted a drill to launch the Hwasal-2 strategic cruise missile the January 30 to check its rapid counterattack posture and improve its strategic striking capability. The launch in the Yellow Sea had "no adverse effect on the security of a neighboring country," the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said without giving further details, including how many missiles were launched and how far they flew. South Korea had said January 30 the North fired several cruise missiles off the West Coast. (Photo by Kim Jae-Hwan \/ SOPA Images\/Sipa USA$

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Jan 30, 2024 07:00 AM

North Korea conducted a drill to launch the Hwasal

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A TV at Seoul's Yongsan Railway Station shows North Korea staging a drill to launch the Hwasal-2 strategic cruise missile off its west coast the January 30. North Korea said on January 31 that it conducted a drill to launch the Hwasal-2 strategic cruise missile the January 30 to check its rapid counterattack posture and improve its strategic striking capability. The launch in the Yellow Sea had "no adverse effect on the security of a neighboring country," the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said without giving further details, including how many missiles were launched and how far they flew. South Korea had said January 30 the North fired several cruise missiles off the West Coast. (Photo by Kim Jae-Hwan / SOPA Images/Sipa USA

$News on N. Korea\'s another cruise missile launch A TV screen at Seoul Station, in the center of the capital, on Jan. 30, 2024, shows a report that North Korea fired several cruise missiles off the west coast the same day, just two days after it test-fired submarine-launched cruise missiles from the east coast. (Yonhap)\/2024-01-30 12:15:55\/ < 1980-2024 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Jan 30, 2024 07:00 AM

News on N. Korea's another cruise missile launch

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News on N. Korea's another cruise missile launch A TV screen at Seoul Station, in the center of the capital, on Jan. 30, 2024, shows a report that North Korea fired several cruise missiles off the west coast the same day, just two days after it test-fired submarine-launched cruise missiles from the east coast. (Yonhap)/2024-01-30 12:15:55/ < 1980-2024 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

$A TV at Seoul\'s Yongsan Railway Station shows the North\'s firing of a submarine-launched strategic cruise missile Pulhwasal-3-31 on January 28, in this photo carried by the North\'s official Korean Central News Agency the January 28, 2024. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen the test-fire of submarine-launched cruise missiles and reviewed a project to build a nuclear-powered submarine, state media reported 29 January. The new Pulhwasal-3-31 strategic cruise missile precisely hit preset targets after flying over the East Sea for 7,421 seconds and 7,445 seconds, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said, suggesting the test involved two missiles. The South Korean military said 28 January it had detected the North\'s launch of several cruise missiles at around 8 a.m. over waters near the eastern port city of Shinpo, where a shipyard to build a North Korean submarine is located. (Photo by Kim Jae-Hwan \/ SOPA Images\/Sipa USA$

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Jan 28, 2024 07:00 AM

North Korean leader Kim has overseen the test-fire

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A TV at Seoul's Yongsan Railway Station shows the North's firing of a submarine-launched strategic cruise missile Pulhwasal-3-31 on January 28, in this photo carried by the North's official Korean Central News Agency the January 28, 2024. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen the test-fire of submarine-launched cruise missiles and reviewed a project to build a nuclear-powered submarine, state media reported 29 January. The new Pulhwasal-3-31 strategic cruise missile precisely hit preset targets after flying over the East Sea for 7,421 seconds and 7,445 seconds, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said, suggesting the test involved two missiles. The South Korean military said 28 January it had detected the North's launch of several cruise missiles at around 8 a.m. over waters near the eastern port city of Shinpo, where a shipyard to build a North Korean submarine is located. (Photo by Kim Jae-Hwan / SOPA Images/Sipa USA

$N. Korean missile launch People watch a TV news report on North Korea\'s launch of several cruise missiles from its east coast on Jan. 28, 2024, at Seoul Station in the capital of South Korea. (Yonhap)\/2024-01-28 14:40:06\/ < 1980-2024 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Jan 28, 2024 07:00 AM

N. Korean missile launch

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N. Korean missile launch People watch a TV news report on North Korea's launch of several cruise missiles from its east coast on Jan. 28, 2024, at Seoul Station in the capital of South Korea. (Yonhap)/2024-01-28 14:40:06/ < 1980-2024 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

$A TV at Seoul\'s Yongsan Railway Station shows the North\'s first test-firing of the new strategic cruise missile Pulhwasal-3-31. North Korea said 25 January it test-fired a new strategic cruise missile, named "Pulhwasal-3-31," for the first time the previous day in what was seen as an effort to strengthen capabilities to deliver nuclear weapons. The North\'s Missile General Bureau said the test-fire is a "process of constant updating of the weapon system and a regular and obligatory activity of the agency and its affiliated defense science institutes," according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). Experts said the Pulhwasal-3-31 may be a short-range missile, given that a photo carried by the KCNA showed its overall length is shorter than previous Hwasal-type cruise missiles. Hwasal means an arrow in Korean, and Pulhwasal means a fire arrow. (Photo by Kim Jae-Hwan \/ SOPA Images\/Sipa USA$

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Jan 24, 2024 07:00 AM

North Korea test-fired a new strategic cruise miss

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A TV at Seoul's Yongsan Railway Station shows the North's first test-firing of the new strategic cruise missile Pulhwasal-3-31. North Korea said 25 January it test-fired a new strategic cruise missile, named "Pulhwasal-3-31," for the first time the previous day in what was seen as an effort to strengthen capabilities to deliver nuclear weapons. The North's Missile General Bureau said the test-fire is a "process of constant updating of the weapon system and a regular and obligatory activity of the agency and its affiliated defense science institutes," according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). Experts said the Pulhwasal-3-31 may be a short-range missile, given that a photo carried by the KCNA showed its overall length is shorter than previous Hwasal-type cruise missiles. Hwasal means an arrow in Korean, and Pulhwasal means a fire arrow. (Photo by Kim Jae-Hwan / SOPA Images/Sipa USA

$N. Korean missile news People watch a TV report about North Korea\'s launch of a missile at Seoul Station in central Seoul on Jan. 14, 2024. South Korea\'s Joint Chiefs of Staff said North Korea fired the suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile, Pyongyang\'s first missile launch this year, from an area in or around the country\'s capital. (Yonhap)\/2024-01-14 22:11:35\/ < 1980-2024 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Jan 14, 2024 07:00 AM

N. Korean missile news

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N. Korean missile news People watch a TV report about North Korea's launch of a missile at Seoul Station in central Seoul on Jan. 14, 2024. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said North Korea fired the suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile, Pyongyang's first missile launch this year, from an area in or around the country's capital. (Yonhap)/2024-01-14 22:11:35/ < 1980-2024 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

$Yoon delivers New Year\'s Day address People watch a TV report at Seoul Station on Jan. 1, 2024, about President Yoon Suk Yeol\'s New Year\'s Day address. In the address, Yoon said that South Korea and the United States will complete a strengthened "extended deterrence" regime in the first half of 2024 to block North Korea\'s nuclear and missile threats at their source. (Yonhap)\/2024-01-01 11:10:39\/ < 1980-2024 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Jan 01, 2024 07:00 AM

Yoon delivers New Year's Day address

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Yoon delivers New Year's Day address People watch a TV report at Seoul Station on Jan. 1, 2024, about President Yoon Suk Yeol's New Year's Day address. In the address, Yoon said that South Korea and the United States will complete a strengthened "extended deterrence" regime in the first half of 2024 to block North Korea's nuclear and missile threats at their source. (Yonhap)/2024-01-01 11:10:39/ < 1980-2024 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

$A TV at Yongsan Railway Station shows North Korea\'s fired Hwasong-18 solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). North Korea confirmed it test-fired a Hwasong-18 solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) the previous day, with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un saying the launch showed what option he would take "when Washington makes a wrong decision." The ICBM flew 1,002.3 kilometers for 4,415 seconds at a maximum altitude of 6,518.2 km before "accurately" hitting the East Sea, the KCNA said. (Photo by KIM Jae-Hwan \/ SOPA Images\/Sipa USA$

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Dec 19, 2023 07:00 AM

North Korea's Kim warns Washington as biggest ICBM

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A TV at Yongsan Railway Station shows North Korea's fired Hwasong-18 solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). North Korea confirmed it test-fired a Hwasong-18 solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) the previous day, with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un saying the launch showed what option he would take "when Washington makes a wrong decision." The ICBM flew 1,002.3 kilometers for 4,415 seconds at a maximum altitude of 6,518.2 km before "accurately" hitting the East Sea, the KCNA said. (Photo by KIM Jae-Hwan / SOPA Images/Sipa USA

The U.N. Security Council convenes an unscheduled meeting over North Korea at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Dec. 19, 2023, a day after the country test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile in defiance of U.N. resolutions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Dec 19, 2023 07:00 AM

U.N. Security Council session over North Korea

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The U.N. Security Council convenes an unscheduled meeting over North Korea at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Dec. 19, 2023, a day after the country test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile in defiance of U.N. resolutions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Locator map of Sea of Japan where North Korea fired ICBM missile

Dec 18, 2023 07:00 AM

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Locator map of Sea of Japan where North Korea fired ICBM missile

$Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters about the launch of a ballistic missile by North Korea at the prime minister\'s office in Tokyo\'s Nagatacho district, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. North Korea fired what is presumed to be an intercontinental ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan on Monday morning, according to the Japanese and South Korean governments. (Jiji Press\/Kazuhiro Fujihara$

Dec 18, 2023 07:00 AM

N. Korea Fires Apparent ICBM into Sea of Japan

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters about the launch of a ballistic missile by North Korea at the prime minister's office in Tokyo's Nagatacho district, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. North Korea fired what is presumed to be an intercontinental ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan on Monday morning, according to the Japanese and South Korean governments. (Jiji Press/Kazuhiro Fujihara

$Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters about the launch of a ballistic missile by North Korea at the prime minister\'s office in Tokyo\'s Nagatacho district, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. North Korea fired what is presumed to be an intercontinental ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan on Monday morning, according to the Japanese and South Korean governments. (Jiji Press\/Kazuhiro Fujihara$

Dec 18, 2023 07:00 AM

N. Korea Fires Apparent ICBM into Sea of Japan

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters about the launch of a ballistic missile by North Korea at the prime minister's office in Tokyo's Nagatacho district, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. North Korea fired what is presumed to be an intercontinental ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan on Monday morning, according to the Japanese and South Korean governments. (Jiji Press/Kazuhiro Fujihara

$S. Korean Army\'s warning against N.K.\'s ICBM launch Maj. Gen. Lee Seung-oh, head of South Korea\'s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), issues a statement against North Korea\'s latest missile launch at the JCS headquarters in Seoul on Dec. 18, 2023. Earlier in the day, the North fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into the East Sea. (Yonhap)\/2023-12-18 15:26:54\/ < 1980-2023 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Dec 18, 2023 07:00 AM

S. Korean Army's warning against N.K.'s ICBM launc

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S. Korean Army's warning against N.K.'s ICBM launch Maj. Gen. Lee Seung-oh, head of South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), issues a statement against North Korea's latest missile launch at the JCS headquarters in Seoul on Dec. 18, 2023. Earlier in the day, the North fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into the East Sea. (Yonhap)/2023-12-18 15:26:54/ < 1980-2023 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

$N. Korea\'s missile launch People watch a TV report about North Korea\'s launch of a missile at Seoul Station on Dec. 18, 2023. South Korea\'s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the North Korea fired the long-range missile from in or around Pyongyang at 8:24 a.m. (Yonhap)\/2023-12-18 11:04:07\/ < 1980-2023 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Dec 18, 2023 07:00 AM

N. Korea's missile launch

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N. Korea's missile launch People watch a TV report about North Korea's launch of a missile at Seoul Station on Dec. 18, 2023. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the North Korea fired the long-range missile from in or around Pyongyang at 8:24 a.m. (Yonhap)/2023-12-18 11:04:07/ < 1980-2023 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida enters his office in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2023, shortly after North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Dec 18, 2023 07:00 AM

Japan PM Kishida

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida enters his office in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2023, shortly after North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Dec 18, 2023 07:00 AM

Japan PM Kishida

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida enters his office in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2023, shortly after North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Dec 18, 2023 07:00 AM

Japan PM Kishida

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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida enters his office in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2023, shortly after North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

$S. Korean presidential official arrives in Washington Principal Deputy National Security Adviser Kim Tae-hyo speaks to reporters upon arrival at Dulles International Airport near Washington on Dec. 14, 2023, to attend the second meeting of the Nuclear Consultative Group, a South Korea-U.S. security meeting designed to discuss nuclear and strategic planning issues. Kim raised the possibility of North Korea launching an intercontinental ballistic missile this month. (Yonhap)\/2023-12-15 08:58:05\/ < 1980-2023 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Dec 15, 2023 07:00 AM

S. Korean presidential official arrives in Washing

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S. Korean presidential official arrives in Washington Principal Deputy National Security Adviser Kim Tae-hyo speaks to reporters upon arrival at Dulles International Airport near Washington on Dec. 14, 2023, to attend the second meeting of the Nuclear Consultative Group, a South Korea-U.S. security meeting designed to discuss nuclear and strategic planning issues. Kim raised the possibility of North Korea launching an intercontinental ballistic missile this month. (Yonhap)/2023-12-15 08:58:05/ < 1980-2023 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

November 21, 2022, Kumamoto, Japan - A television screen shows Japans J-Alert emergency system activated prompting residents in Okinawa to seek shelter after North Korea appears to have launched a missile towards Japans Okinawa prefecture. (Photo by AFLO

Nov 21, 2023 07:00 AM

North Korea launches missile towards Okinawa, Japa

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November 21, 2022, Kumamoto, Japan - A television screen shows Japans J-Alert emergency system activated prompting residents in Okinawa to seek shelter after North Korea appears to have launched a missile towards Japans Okinawa prefecture. (Photo by AFLO

$Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2023, shows a Japan Air Self-Defense Force\'s Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor unit deployed on Miyako Island in the southern Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa. The Japanese government said the same day North Korea notified Japan of its plan to launch a satellite-carrying rocket during a nine-day window. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo$

Nov 21, 2023 07:00 AM

PAC3 interceptor on Okinawa

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Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2023, shows a Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor unit deployed on Miyako Island in the southern Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa. The Japanese government said the same day North Korea notified Japan of its plan to launch a satellite-carrying rocket during a nine-day window. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

$Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2023, shows a Japan Air Self-Defense Force\'s Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor unit deployed on Miyako Island in the southern Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa. The Japanese government said the same day North Korea notified Japan of its plan to launch a satellite-carrying rocket during a nine-day window. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo$

Nov 21, 2023 07:00 AM

PAC3 interceptor on Okinawa

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Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2023, shows a Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor unit deployed on Miyako Island in the southern Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa. The Japanese government said the same day North Korea notified Japan of its plan to launch a satellite-carrying rocket during a nine-day window. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

$Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2023, shows a Japan Air Self-Defense Force\'s Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor unit deployed on Miyako Island in the southern Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa. The Japanese government said the same day North Korea notified Japan of its plan to launch a satellite-carrying rocket during a nine-day window. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo$

Nov 21, 2023 07:00 AM

PAC3 interceptor on Okinawa

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Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2023, shows a Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor unit deployed on Miyako Island in the southern Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa. The Japanese government said the same day North Korea notified Japan of its plan to launch a satellite-carrying rocket during a nine-day window. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

$A television screen in Osaka shows Japan\'s J-Alert system warning of a North Korean rocket launch on Nov. 21, 2023. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo$

Nov 21, 2023 07:00 AM

N. Korea fires missile

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A television screen in Osaka shows Japan's J-Alert system warning of a North Korean rocket launch on Nov. 21, 2023. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

$A computer screen in Tokyo shows Japan\'s J-Alert system warning of a North Korean rocket launch on Nov. 21, 2023. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo$

Nov 21, 2023 07:00 AM

N. Korea fires missile

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A computer screen in Tokyo shows Japan's J-Alert system warning of a North Korean rocket launch on Nov. 21, 2023. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

$N. Korea\'s missile launch People watch a TV report about North Korea\'s launch of cruise missiles at Seoul Station on Sept. 2, 2023. (Yonhap)\/2023-09-02 15:27:47\/ < 1980-2023 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.$

Sep 02, 2023 06:00 AM

N. Korea's missile launch

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N. Korea's missile launch People watch a TV report about North Korea's launch of cruise missiles at Seoul Station on Sept. 2, 2023. (Yonhap)/2023-09-02 15:27:47/ < 1980-2023 YONHAPNEWS AGENCY.

A Japan Air Self-Defense Force Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor missile is pictured on Aug. 24, 2023, on Ishigaki Island in the southern Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa. North Korea said the same day it had unsuccessfully made a second attempt to launch a military reconnaissance satellite. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Aug 24, 2023 06:00 AM

PAC3 missile on Okinawa island

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A Japan Air Self-Defense Force Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor missile is pictured on Aug. 24, 2023, on Ishigaki Island in the southern Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa. North Korea said the same day it had unsuccessfully made a second attempt to launch a military reconnaissance satellite. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

$Photo taken on Aug. 24, 2023, in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ishigaki, southern Japan, shows officials at the city office\'s disaster prevention and crisis management division and a member of Japan\'s Self-Defense Forces, following North Korea\'s unsuccessful attempt to launch a military reconnaissance satellite earlier in the day. Tokyo condemned Pyongyang for the suspected use of ballistic missile technology. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo$

Aug 24, 2023 06:00 AM

North Korea fails to launch military satellite

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Photo taken on Aug. 24, 2023, in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ishigaki, southern Japan, shows officials at the city office's disaster prevention and crisis management division and a member of Japan's Self-Defense Forces, following North Korea's unsuccessful attempt to launch a military reconnaissance satellite earlier in the day. Tokyo condemned Pyongyang for the suspected use of ballistic missile technology. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Photo taken on Aug. 24, 2023, in the Okinawa Prefecture town of Yonaguni, southern Japan, shows a smartphone screen displaying a J-Alert warning message issued by the Japanese government urging residents to remain indoors as North Korea has fired "a suspected ballistic missile." North Korea made an unsuccessful second attempt to launch a military reconnaissance satellite, with Tokyo condemning Pyongyang for the suspected use of ballistic missile technology. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Aug 24, 2023 06:00 AM

North Korea fails to launch military satellite

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Photo taken on Aug. 24, 2023, in the Okinawa Prefecture town of Yonaguni, southern Japan, shows a smartphone screen displaying a J-Alert warning message issued by the Japanese government urging residents to remain indoors as North Korea has fired "a suspected ballistic missile." North Korea made an unsuccessful second attempt to launch a military reconnaissance satellite, with Tokyo condemning Pyongyang for the suspected use of ballistic missile technology. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

$Photo taken on Aug. 24, 2023, in the Okinawa Prefecture town of Yonaguni, southern Japan, shows local officials and members of Japan\'s Self-Defense Forces holding a crisis conference following North Korea\'s unsuccessful attempt to launch a military reconnaissance satellite earlier in the day. Tokyo condemned Pyongyang for the suspected use of ballistic missile technology. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo$

Aug 24, 2023 06:00 AM

North Korea fails to launch military satellite

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Photo taken on Aug. 24, 2023, in the Okinawa Prefecture town of Yonaguni, southern Japan, shows local officials and members of Japan's Self-Defense Forces holding a crisis conference following North Korea's unsuccessful attempt to launch a military reconnaissance satellite earlier in the day. Tokyo condemned Pyongyang for the suspected use of ballistic missile technology. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

$Photo taken on Aug. 24, 2023, in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ishigaki, southern Japan, shows officials at the city office\'s disaster prevention and crisis management division, following North Korea\'s unsuccessful attempt to launch a military reconnaissance satellite earlier in the day. Tokyo condemned Pyongyang for the suspected use of ballistic missile technology. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo$

Aug 24, 2023 06:00 AM

North Korea fails to launch military satellite

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Photo taken on Aug. 24, 2023, in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ishigaki, southern Japan, shows officials at the city office's disaster prevention and crisis management division, following North Korea's unsuccessful attempt to launch a military reconnaissance satellite earlier in the day. Tokyo condemned Pyongyang for the suspected use of ballistic missile technology. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

$Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi arrives at the prime minister\'s office in Tokyo on Aug. 24, 2023, after North Korea made a second unsuccessful attempt to launch a military reconnaissance satellite. Tokyo condemned Pyongyang for the suspected use of ballistic missile technology. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo$

Aug 24, 2023 06:00 AM

North Korea fails to launch military satellite

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Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Aug. 24, 2023, after North Korea made a second unsuccessful attempt to launch a military reconnaissance satellite. Tokyo condemned Pyongyang for the suspected use of ballistic missile technology. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo