North Korea test fires 2 ballistic missiles, Seoul says
In recent months, North Korea has test-fired dozens of ballistic missiles, including the launch of an ICBM designed to carry multiple warheads.
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In recent months, North Korea has test-fired dozens of ballistic missiles, including the launch of an ICBM designed to carry multiple warheads.
At the APEC summit in Bangkok, Vice President Harris strongly condemned the test, calling it a "brazen violation of multiple U.N. Security resolutions."
The verdict from the international court comes more than eight years after a missile slammed into the commercial flight, killing all 298 people on board.
The launch comes after President Biden's summit with his South Korean and Japanese counterparts in which they condemned North Korea's recent missile tests.
One of the dozens of missiles fired by Kim Jong Un's isolated regime last week was a half-century old Soviet model, but not necessarily because he's running low.
U.S., South Korean and Japanese officials are bracing for what would be Pyongyang's first nuclear test in years, amid already heightened global tensions.
The western sea boundary is disputed by the two Koreas and has been the scene of past battles.
Analysts are dubious of the North's claim to have deployed long-range missiles capable of carrying tactical nuclear weapons, but a new nuke test could be looming.
State-run media said Kim observed his army in drills to "check and assess the war deterrent and nuclear counterattack capability."
The launch came just two days after North Korea fired an intermediate-range missile over Japan for the first time in five years.
The test of the suspected Hwasong-12 rocket set off warning alarms in northern Japan, and drew a quick military response from the U.S. and South Korea.
Harris visited South Korea and assured the close ally that the U.S. commitment to its defense was "ironclad" in the face of Kim Jong Un's threats.
As the North continued this year's record testing pace, the South's president said Seoul would stick with efforts to get Pyongyang to accept economic aid in exchange for denuclearization.
South Korean and U.S. officials are afraid North Korea could move ahead with its first nuclear test since 2017.
Seoul also said Pyonyang has been testing a "nuclear detonation device" to prepare for what would be Pyongyang's first nuclear test since 2017.
An analyst tells CBS News that Kim Jong Un's regime could be ready to resume nuclear testing by the end of the month after a 3-year pause.
Kim Jong Un's latest apparent weapons test came a day after South Korea swore in its new leader, and as the Biden administration pushed for more sanctions at the U.N.
North Korea claimed it successfully test-fired a new type of nuclear-capable missile over the weekend.
North Korea claims it successfully tested a new type of missile over the weekend. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports from Tokyo about why many are concerned about nuclear tests down the road. Then, Vlad Duthiers and Lana Zak speak with CBS News contributor Isaac Stone Fish about what we can tell from North Korea's latest launch and the increase in its tests this year.
North Korea claimed to have fired a new long-range missile with worrying capabilities, but defense officials say it was really an ICBM last tested in 2017.
It could apparently reach the entire U.S. and may be capable of carrying multiple warheads to several targets and help it overwhelm missile defenses.
The test came amid speculation that Pyongyang is preparing to test its longest-range ICBM in what would be its most significant provocation in years.