North Korea says its latest satellite launch exploded in flight

May 27, 2024 9:23 PM

North Korea says its latest satellite launch exploded in flight

North Korea said its attempt to launch a new military reconnaissance satellite ended in failure on Monday when a newly developed rocket engine exploded in flight. The attempt came just hours after Pyongyang issued a warning that it would try to launch a satellite by June 4, in what would have been its second spy satellite in orbit. Instead, the launch became the nuclear-armed North's latest failure, following two other fiery crashes last year. It successfully placed its first spy satellite in ...

North Korea condemns denuclearisation discussion at South Korea-Japan-China summit

May 27, 2024 3:59 PM

North Korea condemns denuclearisation discussion at South Korea-Japan-China summit

North Korea on Monday condemned South Korea, Japan, and China for committing to the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula during a rare summit in Seoul, calling the joint declaration a “grave political provocation and sovereignty violation.” "To discuss the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula today constitutes a grave political provocation and sovereignty violation that totally denies the DPRK's inviolable sovereignty and constitution reflecting the unanimous will of all the Korean ...

North Korea preparing to launch military satellite, South says

May 26, 2024 11:16 AM

North Korea preparing to launch military satellite, South says

South Korea's military said on Friday it had detected signs in North Korea of possible preparations for a satellite launch in what would be the nuclear-armed North's effort to place a second military reconnaissance craft in orbit. South Korea and U.S. intelligence authorities are closely monitoring North Korea's activities, a South Korean military official said. The activities were spotted at Dongchang-ri, a northwestern area of the country where North Korea's main space flight centre is based...

North Korea fires multiple short-range ballistic missiles, Seoul says

May 17, 2024 3:37 PM

North Korea fires multiple short-range ballistic missiles, Seoul says

North Korea fired a number of short-range ballistic missiles towards the sea off its east coast on Friday, South Korea's military said, a day after the U.S. and South Korea conducted joint drills with stealth fighter jets simulating air combat. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff condemned the launch as a provocation. It said the projectiles were fired from the east coast town of Wonsan and flew about 300 km (186 miles) before landing in the sea. Citing a government official, Japan's public br...

North Korea fires ballistic missiles, South Korea, Japan say

April 22, 2024 3:34 PM

North Korea fires ballistic missiles, South Korea, Japan say

North Korea fired "several" short-range ballistic missiles on Monday toward the sea off its east coast, South Korea's military said, drawing a swift condemnation from Seoul, which called it a grave threat to stability on the Korean peninsula. A Japanese government alert and its coast guard also said North Korea had fired what appeared to be a ballistic missile. The projectile appeared to have landed outside Japan's exclusive economic zone area, the NHK broadcaster said. South Korea'...

North Korea aims to switch to solid-fuel missiles for faster launches

April 3, 2024 2:11 PM

North Korea aims to switch to solid-fuel missiles for faster launches

North Korea successfully test-fired a new hypersonic missile, state news agency KCNA said on Wednesday, the latest step in a plan its leader Kim Jong Un described as aimed at using solid fuel to power its entire range of missiles. The North is developing missiles and nuclear weapons undeterred by sanctions in the wake of U.N. Security Council bans, while analysts say solid-fuel missiles can be faster to deploy than liquid-fuel variants. It drew swift condemnation from neighbours South Korea an...

North Korea fires suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile

September 16, 2024 5:04 PM

North Korea fires suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile

North Korea fired a suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast on Tuesday, South Korea's military said, in a move that sparked immediate condemnation from the prime minister of Japan. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said that it detected the launch of what appeared to be a ballistic missile of an intermediate-range class from the area of the North Korean capital Pyongyang on Tuesday at 0653 a.m. (2153 GMT on Monday). It flew about 600 kms (372 miles) bef...