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North Korea missile tests

June 14, 2022
Korean Peninsula Tensions Escalate Amid a Return to Old School Policies
By Mitch Shin
After a meeting with his U.S. counterpart, South Korea's foreign minister emphasized strengthening the joint extended deterrence against North Korea’s missile threats.

June 06, 2022
North Korea Launches 8 Ballistic Missiles
By Mitch Shin
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.

May 25, 2022
North Korea Launches 3 Ballistic Missiles
By Mitch Shin
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.

May 12, 2022
North Korea Launches 3 Short-Range Ballistic Missiles Shortly After Confirming 1st COVID Case
By Mitch Shin
Five days after test-firing a submarine-launched ballistic missile, North Korea conducted its 16th missile test this year.

May 09, 2022
North Korea Fires Suspected SLBM
By Mitch Shin
North Korea conducted its 15th missile test this year, believed to be a submarine-launched ballistic missile.

May 01, 2022
Jenny Town and Joel Wit on North Korea’s Busy April
By Shannon Tiezzi
“North Korea is not sending signals it is open to diplomacy, but waiting for it to do so is a serious mistake.”

April 18, 2022
North Korea Tests Tactical Guided Weapon
By Mitch Shin
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.

April 04, 2022
What to Make of Kim Yo Jong’s Verbal Attack of South Korea’s Defense Minister
By Mitch Shin
Three days after Defense Minister Suh Wook underscored the South’s preemptive strike capabilities, Pyongyang warned that Seoul was facing a serious threat.

April 02, 2022
Japan Needs a Revamped North Korea Policy
By Thisanka Siripala
Japan’s deterrence strategy is up for debate following the launch of North Korea’s ICBM test.

March 30, 2022
Seoul Says North Korea Didn’t Test Hwasong-17 ICBM After All
By Mitch Shin
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.

March 25, 2022
North Korea Confirms Test of Its New Hwasong-17 ICBM
By Mitch Shin
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.

March 24, 2022
North Korea Launches Suspected ICBM Off Its East Coast, South Korea’s Military Says
By Mitch Shin
Four days after launching artillery pieces, North Korea tested a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile on Thursday.
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