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North welcomes Blinken with short-range missile test

North Korea fired at least three short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Monday as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Seoul for the third Summit for Democracy.

2024.3.18

In this footage released by Pyongyang's state-controlled Korean Central Television on Dec. 19, a North Korean Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile is launched from an unspecified location toward the East Sea the previous day. [YONHAP]

North Korea fires first ballistic missile of the year Sunday

The latest missile launch came after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said his regime should recalibrate its approach to South Korea, which he said should be considered the North’s “main enemy,” not “a partner in unification and reconciliation.”

2024.1.14

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visits the National Aerospace Technology Administration’s Pyongyang General Control Center on Friday. [KOREAN CENTRAL NEWS AGENCY]

North Korea says spy satellite captured images of major targets in South Korea

KCNA reported that the spy satellite captured images of significant targets including Seoul, Pyeongtaek, Osan, Mokpo and Gunsan as it passed over the Peninsula between 10:15 a.m. and 10:27 a.m. on Friday.

2023.11.25

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks at a National Security Council meeting convened at 5:45 a.m. on Wednesday in Vilnius, Lithuania in response to the long-range missile launch by North Korea. Yoon is attending the annual NATO summit in Vilnius as an observer.

North launches long-range missile day after threatening ‘shocking incident’

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said North Korea fired a long-range ballistic missile into the East Sea on Wednesday, a day after Pyongyang threatened to shoot down U.S. reconnaissance aircraft that fly into its exclusive economic zone.

2023.7.12

The nuclear-powered guided missile submarine USS Michigan docks in Busan on Friday. [YONHAP]

USS Michigan docks in Busan after North's missile launches

A U.S. nuclear-powered guided missile submarine (SSGN) docked in Busan on Friday, marking the first such visit in six years, Seoul's Defense Ministry said.

2023.6.16

A photo released on Friday by Pyongyang's state-controlled Rodong Sinmun shows the launch of what state media called a new Hwasong-18 solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile the previous day. [NEWS1]

Chinese boat collides with Coast Guard after pursuit by North Korean patrol vessel

The incursion of a North Korean sea patrol that crossed the inter-Korean maritime border in the Yellow Sea on Saturday in pursuit of a Chinese fishing vessel led to a minor collision between a South Korean Coast Guard patrol and the Chinese boat.

2023.4.16

National Security Director Cho Tae-yong presides over a meeting of the presidential National Security Council in Yongsan District, central Seoul on Thursday, following the launch of a suspected long-range ballistic missile by North Korea earlier. [PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE]

North launches possible long-range missile: South's JCS

North Korea on Thursday morning fired a long-range ballistic missile into the East Sea, according to South Korean military officials.

2023.4.13

From left: the guided missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer, the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, the guided missile destroyer ROKS Sejong the Great and the destroyer USS Decatur engage in a joint South Korean-U.S. naval drill south of Jeju Island on Monday. [THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA NAVY]

North fires more missiles ahead of U.S. carrier's arrival

North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles (SRBM) on Monday, a day before a nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier is scheduled to enter Busan, according to South Korean defense officials.

2023.3.27

Footage broadcast by Pyongyang's Korean Central Television (KCTV) shows one of the two ballistic missiles that were launched from Jangyon, South Hwanghae Province on Tuesday. [YONHAP]

President Yoon Suk Yeol warns North after missile launched

President Yoon Suk Yeol warned Thursday that North Korea “will certainly pay” for its “reckless provocations” at a morning National Security Council (NSC) meeting, after a long-range ballistic missile launch from the North was detected.

2023.3.16

Footage from the Korean Central Televsion (KCTV) shows the launch of a North Korean KN-23 short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) from a transporter erector launcher on May 9, 2019. [YONHAP]

North fires 2 short-range missiles as Freedom Shield continues

North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles (SRBM) from its western coast into the East Sea, South Korean military officials said Tuesday.

2023.3.14