North Korea projectile raises stakes for talks, ratchets up pressure
Experts shared the view that the latest test-launch shows North Korea’s intent to pursue its hard-line approach with Seoul and Washington.
Experts shared the view that the latest test-launch shows North Korea’s intent to pursue its hard-line approach with Seoul and Washington.
His remarks come amid stalled negotiations with North Korea, which has stayed away from denuclearization talks since 2019.
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the launch took place around 8:10 am and its military was closely monitoring the situation.
The impoverished, nuclear-armed nation has been under a rigid self-imposed coronavirus blockade that has hammered its economy.
In an op-ed, the former national security adviser picked Iran and North Korea as the administration’s nuclear proliferation failures in 2021.
The resolution is expected to be unveiled at the end of the plenary.
North Korea has been calling for the "face-lifting" of local areas as a first step of "building a powerful country."
For years, South Korea and the international community have tried to coax North Korea into giving up its nuclear and missile program.
The 37-year-old formally rose to power on Dec 30, 2011, 13 days after his father Kim Jong-il died.
The leader is flaunting his power while at the same time refraining from presenting himself as a deity to his people.