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North Korean Rocket Triggers ‘False Alarm’ Evacuation Alert in South Korea

SEOUL — North Korea on Wednesday launched a space vehicle carrying its first military reconnaissance satellite designed to monitor the South Korean and American militaries, South Korean defense officials said, briefly triggering “false alarm” evacuation alerts in South Korea and Japan. The South Korean military indicated hours later that the North Korean launch had been […]

North Korea Says It Launched a Solid-Fuel ICBM, a First

North Korea said on Friday that it had test-launched a solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time, technology that would be a significant step forward for its missile program if developed successfully. The launch on Thursday, off the North’s east coast, was reported at the time by South Korea’s military, which said only that […]

To Combat Food Shortages, North Korea Deploys the Military

Hundreds of thousands of North Korean troops are mobilizing to help plant and harvest crops. The country’s military is ​rejiggering some of its munitions factories to produce tractors and threshing machines, while also ​converting some airfields ​into greenhouses. Soldiers are reportedly being asked to extend their service by three years and spend them on farms. […]

Are North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons Tests as Safe as the Country Claims?

SEOUL — North Korea has long maintained that all six of its nuclear weapons tests were conducted safely. But on Tuesday, a Seoul-based human rights group warned that radioactive contamination may have spread through groundwater from the North’s Punggye-ri nuclear test site, ​potentially jeopardizing the health of people in North Korea and neighboring countries​. The […]

China’s Top Airship Scientist Said He Sent One Over North America in 2019

The balloon that was launched in July 2019, Professor Wu said then, was a “big guy,” nearly 330 feet in length and weighing several tons, which appears to be bigger than the balloon that was shot down off the coast of South Carolina by an American fighter jet this month. “This is the first time […]

North Korea Vows to Escalate Nuclear Threat Against the South

SEOUL — North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, vowed to expand his country’s nuclear capabilities against rival South Korea​ “exponentially,”​ indicating that he would escalate his military brinkmanship in the new year ​despite sanctions from abroad and economic woes​ at home​. During a five-day meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party​ that ended in Pyongyang on Saturday, […]

Tracking North Korea’s Record Number of Missile Launches

SEOUL — North Korea started the new year by launching a short-range ballistic missile on Sunday, as its ruling Workers’ Party wrapped up a meeting to discuss policy goals for 2023. The missile was fired from Pyongyang, the capital, at 2:50 a.m. on New Year’s Day and flew 248 miles before falling in waters off […]

North Korea Fires Missiles Capable of Reaching Japan

SEOUL — North Korea fired two medium-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Sunday, launching missiles potentially capable of reaching Japan, days after Tokyo vowed to ​double its military spending to help guard against the growing threats from China and North Korea. The launches were the first by the North since the country ​fired […]

North Korea Launches Another ICBM, One of Its Most Powerful Yet

SEOUL — North Korea ​​on Friday launched its second intercontinental ballistic missile​ this month and one of its most powerful yet, South Korean and Japanese officials said, pressing ahead with its recent barrage of weapons tests in defiance of admonitions from the United States and its allies. The missile landed in waters west of Hokkaido, […]

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