South Korean and American officials are expecting North Korea to continue missile launches and potentially a seventh nuclear test amid a tense regional standoff.
The United States, Japan and other countries call on the U.N. Security Council to speak with "one voice" against North Korea's nuclear and missile development programs, following an emergency council meeting convened in the wake of Pyongyang's latest intercontinental ballistic missile launch.
North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile Saturday which landed in Japan's exclusive economic zone, Seoul and Tokyo said, after Pyongyang warned of a strong response to upcoming US-South Korean military drills.
The United States fired an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean as an implicit signal of nuclear readiness to North Korea and China.
North Korea staged a military parade featuring intercontinental ballistic missiles and a tactical nuclear unit to mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of its army, state-run media report.