North Korea sent a fresh barrage of missiles toward South Korea on Wednesday, including at least one that crossed over the de facto maritime boundary between both countries.
Hours after its sixth ballistic missile launch in less than two weeks, North Korea flew a dozen warplanes near its border with South Korea on Thursday, prompting Seoul to scramble 30 military fighter jets sending soaring tensions on the peninsula even higher amid growing fears that Pyongyang may soon test a nuclear weapon.
North Korea analysis often devolves to predicting when the next provocation will occur and then endlessly debating the "signal" that the regime was - or was not - sending to Washington.
North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un vowed to ramp up his country's nuclear forces in the "fastest possible" way in a feisty speech at a major nighttime military parade where several banned intercontinental ballistic missiles were on display.
North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un vowed to ramp up his country's nuclear forces in the "fastest possible" way in a feisty speech at a major nighttime military parade where several banned intercontinental ballistic missiles were on display.