N. Korea test fires suspected submarine-launched ballistic missile
If confirmed it wouldn't be the North's 1st test of a missile designed for launch from underwater, but experts say this may have been a newer generation weapon.
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If confirmed it wouldn't be the North's 1st test of a missile designed for launch from underwater, but experts say this may have been a newer generation weapon.
The on-again-off-again communications link was restored amid rising tensions over the North's latest series of missile tests.
The advanced technology makes missiles much harder to defend against, but South Korea says the North still needs "a considerable time" to perfect the weapons.
A ballistic missile launch would violate a U.N. ban, but the council typically doesn't impose new sanctions on North Korea for launches of short-range weapons.
Douglas Ollivant, senior fellow at New America and an adviser for Monument Capital Group, joins "CBS This Morning: Saturday" from Washington to discuss the rising tensions with North Korea and other security threats facing the U.S.
Ballistic missile test comes just 2 days after the North said it tested a new long-range missile. This time, South Korea appears to have responded with its own weapons tests.
North Korean officials said the cruise missiles, which had been under development for two years, successfully hit targets 932 miles away during its flight tests on Saturday and Sunday.
The regime was officially showcasing its civil services, but given the importance of the young leader's health, his buoyant mood and slim figure will be the big international takeaway.
The global nuclear watchdog agency reports work "consistent with the operation" of the Yongbyon nuclear reactor for the first time in more than 2 years.
It's almost impossible to say exactly what's going on inside North Korea, but there are signs of trouble, right at the top.
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