South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staffs said the North Korean missile launched from near the capital Pyongyang flew toward the waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan.
North Korea unveiled new, smaller nuclear warheads on Tuesday, a day after firing short-range ballistic missiles. The country has been ramping up its arsenal, especially since Kim Jong Un came to power in late 2011. The leader has vowed to increase the nuclear weapons at the fastest possible speed
Three days after it launched an ICBM, North Korea conducted a nuclear counterattack simulation as a response to the ongoing South Korea-U.S. joint military drills.