SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Thursday it had successfully tested a multiwarhead missile in the first known launch of a developmental weapon coveted by leader Kim Jong Un to overwhelm U.S. and South Korean missile defenses. AdvertisementSouth Korea’s military said later Thursday that a joint analysis by South Korean and U.S. authorities assessed that the North Korean missile launch failed. But South Korea’s military said it couldn’t immediately confirm whether North Korea has the technology to build such a decoy. AdvertisementIn recent weeks, North Korea has also floated numerous trash-carrying balloons toward South Korea in what it has described as a tit-for-tat response to South Korean activists sending political leaflets via their own balloons. South Korea Thursday said it’ll turn on loudspeakers again if North Korea keeps sending trash balloons.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 27, 2024 06:56 UTC