North Korea Missiles
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North Korea fires ‘missile’, insists on right to weapons tests
The projectile was fired from the northern province of Jagang into waters off the east coast
North Korea slams ‘war maniac’ Bolton
North Korea has sought to raise the pressure and carried out two short-range missile tests earlier this month
Kim Jong-Un has vowed North Korea will mass-produce nukes and missiles
He reiterated his claims that the North was a nuclear state and insisted its expansion of the weapons programme was a defensive measure.
North Korea weapons ‘sprint’ revives spectre of nuclear exchange
Multiple sets of UN sanctions failed to stop Pyongyang from carrying out its sixth and most powerful nuclear test — which it said was a hydrogen bomb.
North Korea fires rockets from multiple launchers
North Korea has fired a volley of rockets in an apparent show of force to coincide with South Korea-US military exercises.
S Korea, US sign new strategy to deter N Korea nuclear threat
The US and South Korea have signed a new agreement to prevent North Korea from using nuclear arms and other weapons of mass destruction.
US plans defences in Guam after N Korea’s nuke threats
The United States says it will soon send a missile defence system to Guam to defend it from "a real and clear danger" from North Korea.
US positions destroyer off Korea coast
The US has positioned near North Korea a destroyer capable of shooting down missiles amid a showdown with the communist state.
N Korea readies missiles after US stealth bombers fly over South
North Korea has put its missile units on standby to attack US military bases in South Korea and the Pacific.
Report indicates N Korea shipped missile parts to Syria
North Korea tried to export ballistic missile parts to Syria in May in violation of UN sanctions, according to Japanese media reports.
Analysts claim North Korean missiles fake
Analysts say ominous North Korean missiles are fakes and not very convincing ones, casting further doubt on the country’s claims of military prowess.