On Tuesday of last week, Marine Corps forces from both the United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK) began the annual ‘Freedom Shield’ exercises. The training began a day after North Korea test-launched two cruise missiles, which the North Korean media claimed were "tipped with a test warhead...
As previously reported by this publication, North Korea launched a ballistic missile at approximately 1800 EST. The Japanese Ministry of Defense has now announced that the missile fired was actually an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
The Japanese claim the missile flew a lofted profile for about 70 minutes eventually impacting...
At approximately 1755 EST, reports began to emerge that North Korea launched a ballistic missile towards the Sea of Japan. By 1830, the South Korean Joint Chiefs had announced that two short-range ballistic missiles had been launched from the Jangyon area of South Hwanghae Province, North Korea.
The missiles launched...
South Korean and North Korean state-owned media report that the North Korean military has launched two cruise missiles from a submarine near Sinpo, South Hamgyong.
The report from Chosun Central News Agency reads below:
"Strategic cruise missile underwater launch training was conducted at dawn on March 12.
The submarine, 8.24 Hero Ship,...
North Korea has been extremely active recently with repeated threats against the West and its pacific allies, launching dozens of ballistic missiles in frequent displays of force. However, despite the military posturing, satellite imagery has South Korean agricultural experts concerned that the North is about to experience massive famine...