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Tag: Missile Launch

Posted inNorth Korea

North Korea fires ballistic missile, says South

by AT Contributor October 19, 2021October 19, 2021

North Korea fired a ballistic missile into the sea on Tuesday, South Korea’s military said, the latest in a series of tests by Pyongyang as a US envoy repeated calls for dialogue. The “unidentified ballistic missile” was fired from Sinpo into the sea east of the peninsula, Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a […]

Photo: Reuters / Issei Kato
Posted inJapan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, World

Japan’s NHK issues false warning on North Korean missile launch

by Asia Times staff January 17, 2018February 18, 2020
The USS Nimitz, USS Kitty Hawk and USS John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Groups transit in formation during a joint exercise in the Pacific Ocean. Photo: US Navy via Reuters / Stephen W. Rowe
Posted inNorth Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

Pyongyang: Naval blockade of N. Korea would be ‘an act of war’

by Asia Times staff December 15, 2017February 18, 2020
A view of the newly developed intercontinental ballistic rocket Hwasong-15's test. Photo: Reuters via KCNA
Posted inNorth Korea, Northeast Asia

New North Korean ICBM is ‘game changer’

by Asia Times staff December 6, 2017February 18, 2020
Photo: Reuters via KCNA
Posted inIsrael, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

Second test of N. Korea’s Hwasong-15 missile coming soon: Experts

by Asia Times staff December 5, 2017February 18, 2020
A view of the newly developed intercontinental ballistic rocket Hwasong-15's test that was successfully launched, in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency. Photo: Reuters via KCNA
Posted inNorth Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

US missile expert: N. Korean missile larger than thought, could carry decoys

by Asia Times staff December 2, 2017February 18, 2020
North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un is seen alongside the newly developed intercontinental ballistic rocket Hwasong-15. Photo: Reuters via KCNA
Posted inNorth Korea, Northeast Asia

N. Korean missile likely used ‘very small payload’ to exaggerate range: 38 North

by Asia Times staff December 1, 2017February 18, 2020
People watch a South Korean television broadcast of a news report on North Korea firing what appeared to be an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that landed close to Japan. Photo: Reuters / Kim Hong-Ji
Posted inJapan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

North Korea says missile carried ‘super-heavy’ warhead that can hit all of US

by Asia Times staff November 30, 2017February 18, 2020
People watch a TV broadcasting a news report on North Korea firing an intercontinental ballistic missile that landed close to Japan, in Seoul, South Korea, November 29, 2017.  REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Posted inChina, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

North Korea’s latest missile test puts more of US in range

by Asia Times and agencies November 29, 2017February 18, 2020
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the Second Plenum of the 7th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun. KCNA/via Reuters
Posted inNorth Korea, Northeast Asia

New missile test? N. Korea ‘rocket men’ missing from state events

by Asia Unhedged October 14, 2017February 18, 2020
Lights are switched on along the Friendship and Broken bridges that link the North Korean town of Sinuiju and Dandong in China's Liaoning province. Photo: Reuters/Damir Sagolj
Posted inChina, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

North Korea received crucial tungsten, aluminum alloy for missiles from Chinese firm: report

by Asia Unhedged September 19, 2017February 18, 2020
A woman walks past a TV screen in Tokyo showing news of North Korea's missile launch over Japan August 29, 2017.  Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Posted inJapan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

North Korea fires missile over Japan, sharply escalating tensions

by Asia Times and agencies August 29, 2017February 18, 2020

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