The country has apparently extended its barrage of weapons tests.

North Korea fired what is thought to be an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) toward the sea off its east coast today, militaries in South Korea and Japan said.

1st such test since 2017 meant to raise pressure aimed at forcing US to remove sanctions

North Korea on Thursday fired an intercontinental ballistic missile after more than a four-year hiatus, breaking its self-imposed moratorium on ICBM and nuclear tests. Pyongyang launched an ICBM-class projectile that flew more than one hour and 10 minutes toward the East Sea at 2:34 p.m. from the Sunan area of the capital city Pyongyang. The ICBM flew around 1,080 kilometers at an altitude of 6200 km or higher, th...

South Korea has fired multiple missiles in a show of might after the North carried out a test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).

North Korea test-fired possibly its biggest intercontinental ballistic missile toward the sea Thursday, according to its neighbors, raising the ante in a pressure campaign aimed at forcing the United States and other rivals to accept it as a nuclear power and remove crippling sanctions.

The launch ups the ante in a pressure campaign aimed at forcing the United States and other rivals to accept North Korea as a nuclear power.

The White House on Thursday issued a statement condemning North Korea for testing a new ICBM missile as Joe Biden travels to Europe.