North Korea Ballistic Missile : North Korea has fired another ballistic missile towards the sea. South Korea’s military said North Korea fired a ballistic missile off its east coast on Friday, the latest in a series of recent weapons tests, South Korea’s military said. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff did not provide any further details on how far the weapon flew.
North Korea has maintained a rapid pace of weapons testing in recent months as it continues to expand its military capabilities. While diplomacy with the United States and South Korea is at a standstill. According to reports, observers say North Korea believes its advanced weapons arsenal will give it leverage to extract more concessions from the US if talks resume.
Last week, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised another test firing of a new multiple rocket launch system, according to North Korean state media.