NEW: North Korea tested a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time since 2017, just as Western leaders were gathering in Brussels to discuss the war in Ukraine.
North Korea tested a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile on Thursday for the first time since 2017, raising new alarms about its ability to strike the United States, according to South Korean and Japanese officials.The banned long-range missile, which Japan says flew to an altitude of 3,728 miles and covered a distance of 596 miles, threatens to destabilize the region at a time when the Biden administration and much of the world are consumed by the war in Ukraine.
News of the test broke just as Western leaders were gathering in Brussels for three high-stakes summits to discuss their response to the Ukraine crisis. It's North Korea's 11th missile launch of the year, but the longest-range test since North Korean leader Kim Jong-un imposed a moratorium on ICBM and nuclear tests to pursue diplomacy with former President Trump."This launch is a brazen violation of multiple UN Security Council resolutions and needlessly raises tensions and risks destabilizing the security situation in the region," White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement.
"The door has not closed on diplomacy, but Pyongyang must immediately cease its destabilizing actions." "The United States will take all necessary measures to ensure the security of the American homeland and Republic of Korea and Japanese allies."
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
North Korea fires first suspected ICBM since 2017North Korea has fired a possible intercontinental ballistic missile into the waters west of Japan, Tokyo's vice defense minister says
Read more »
North Korea Tests ICBM For First Time Since 2017North Korea allegedly launched an intercontinental ballistic missile Thursday, marking the first time the country has performed such a test since 2017.
Read more »
North Korea launches long range ballistic missile capable of reaching U.S., Japan and South Korea sayNorth Korea fired a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile Thursday, Japanese defense officials said, which traveled a distance that could reach the U.S. mainland, in Pyongyang’s most powerful weapons test since 2017.
Read more »
Kid Rock Says Trump Turned to Him for Advice on How to Handle North Korea“We’re looking at maps and shit, and I’m like, ‘Am I supposed to be in on this shit?’ the rocker told Tucker Carlson
Read more »
Dialing Up Pressure, North Korea Tests Long-Range MissileNorth Korea has fired possibly its biggest-yet intercontinental ballistic missile toward the sea, raising the ante in a pressure campaign aimed at forcing the US and other rivals to accept it as a nuclear power and remove crippling sanctions
Read more »