N. Korea fires 'long-range ballistic missile': SeoulNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un has overseen a record-breaking number of missile launches and weapons tests this year that have been condemned by the WestSEOUL - North Korea fired another internationally banned "long-range ballistic missile" on Monday, the South's military said, after Pyongyang voiced outrage over deeper nuclear cooperation between Seoul and Washington. The back-to-back launches also come after another bout of fearsome rhetoric between North Korea and the US-South Korean allies. On Monday morning, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said its military had detected a "suspected long-range ballistic missile launched from the Pyongyang area". The JCS added the military had heightened its alert posture and was "closely sharing information regarding North Korea's ballistic missile with the United States and Japan". The United Nations Security Council has adopted many resolutions calling on North Korea to halt its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes since it first conducted a nuclear test in 2006.

Source: Bangkok Post December 18, 2023 02:22 UTC