NORTH Korea announced earlier this week that it has successfully tested its first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the Hwasong-14. Kim Jong Nam, brother of the present North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, was assassinated in Malaysia using a VX nerve agent. But now with Hwasong-14 and its other missiles, North Korea could strike other countries, including those in this region. Even if North Korea argues that its missiles and WMD are for self-defense, the threat remains. Mysterious outbreakSuch an accident may have already happened, although admittedly few corroborated reports make it out of North Korea.

Source: Manila Times July 05, 2017 16:30 UTC