(CNN) If the world appears to be a tableau of endless ballistic missile tests of late, there is ample evidence to point to increasingly militarized nations hurling rockets across the sky. The latest nation to join the slew of recent missile launchers is India, which on Thursday said it successfully test-fired a long-range intercontinental ballistic missile [ICBM] . In the past year, it went into overdrive, firing 23 missiles in 16 tests , and those tests bring the world ever closer to the dangerous prospect of a nuclear missile strike. JUST WATCHED North Korea may test missile in new year Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH North Korea may test missile in new year 01:35US military bases often publicize the tests before and after they are conducted. The tests will continueHildreth said that since Kim Jong Un came to power, the regime in Pyongyang has "greatly accelerated the pace" of its missile tests.

Source: CNN January 18, 2018 20:11 UTC