North Korea fired a suspected long-range ballistic missile Saturday, South Korea's military said, Pyongyang's first test in seven weeks that comes days before Seoul and Washington are due to start joint tabletop exercises.
North Korea fired a suspected long-range ballistic missile Saturday, South Korea's military said, Pyongyang's first test in seven weeks that comes days before Seoul and Washington are due to start joint tabletop exercises.
Japan also confirmed the launch, the coastguard saying the suspected ballistic missile had now landed, without giving details of exactly where. In response, Seoul has ramped up joint military drills and cooperation with key security ally Washington, in a bid to convince the increasingly nervous South Korean public of America's commitment to deter nuclear-armed Pyongyang.
Pyongyang on Friday threatened an "unprecedentedly" strong response to upcoming US-South Korea drills, which it described as akin to preparations for war. Earlier this week, South Korea called Pyongyang its "enemy" in a defence document -- the first time in six years it has used the term, signalling a further hardening of Seoul's position.
Pyongyang has repeatedly said it is not interested in further talks, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un recently called for an "exponential" increase in his country's nuclear arsenal.
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