North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile In Latest Show Of Force
North Korea has fired a ballistic missile Wednesday, just a week after Kim Jong Un vowed to boost Pyongyang’s nuclear arsenal and also days before the South inaugurates a new, hawkish president, Seoul said
Pyongyang has conducted 14 weapons tests since January, including firing an intercontinental ballistic missile at full range for the first time since 2017.
Last week Kim oversaw a huge military parade, vowed to rapidly expand and improve his nuclear arsenal, and warned of possible “pre-emptive” strikes — as satellite imagery indicates he may soon resume nuclear testing.
The Wednesday test comes days before the May 10 inauguration of South Korea’s President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol, who has vowed to take a hard line with North Korea and ramp up security cooperation with the US after years of failed diplomacy.
