North Korea missile tests

A day after South Korea concluded joint navy drills with the United States, North Korea fired eight ballistic missiles toward the waters off its east coast.

Hours after U.S. President Joe Biden wrapped up his trip to South Korea and Japan, North Korea test-fired three ballistic missiles, including a suspected ICBM.

Five days after test-firing a submarine-launched ballistic missile, North Korea conducted its 16th missile test this year.

North Korea conducted its 15th missile test this year, believed to be a submarine-launched ballistic missile.

“North Korea is not sending signals it is open to diplomacy, but waiting for it to do so is a serious mistake.”

North Korea tested its “new-type tactical guided weapon” a day after the birth anniversary of Kim Il Sung. Seoul apparently did not detect the launch before the North’s state media reported it.

Three days after Defense Minister Suh Wook underscored the South’s preemptive strike capabilities, Pyongyang warned that Seoul was facing a serious threat. 

Japan’s deterrence strategy is up for debate following the launch of North Korea’s ICBM test.

South Korea’s Defense Ministry said the missile launched on March 24 was not Pyongyang’s new Hwasong-17 ICBM, but the older Hwasong-15.  

In response, the U.S. imposed new sanctions on the entities and individuals of North Korea and Russia involved in the North’s missile program. 

Four days after launching artillery pieces, North Korea tested a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile on Thursday.