DefenceTalkNorth Korea faked a “successful” launch of its most powerful long-range missile to shore up domestic support for Kim Jong Un’s regime after the real test ended in failure, analysts say. State media trumpeted the “miraculous” launch of what it claimed was a new Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile on March 24, publishing dramatic photos and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/why-did-north-korea-fake-a-monster-missile-test-78550/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile that exploded mid-air shortly after launch, Seoul said Wednesday, with analysts warning it was likely a failed test of Pyongyang’s so-called “monster missile”. The launch — North Korea’s tenth suspected weapons test this year — comes after the United States said the nuclear-armed country was preparing to fire […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-suspected-ballistic-missile-explodes-after-launch-78427/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile Saturday, Seoul’s military said, continuing this year’s record-breaking blitz of weapons tests with a launch just days before South Korea’s presidential election. From hypersonic to medium-range ballistic missiles, Pyongyang test-fired a string of weaponry in January and last week launched what it claimed was a component of a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-ahead-of-souths-election-78304/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea fired a ballistic missile Sunday, Seoul said, resuming a weapons-testing blitz after a month-long lull during the Beijing Winter Olympics, with the world’s attention now focused on Ukraine. The Sunday launch is Pyongyang’s eighth so far this year, including test-firing its most powerful missile since high-profile negotiations between leader Kim Jong Un and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-restarting-weapons-tests-blitz-78129/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea fired two railway-borne tactical guided missiles, state media reported Saturday, the country’s third weapons test this month despite a volley of new United States sanctions. South Korea’s military said it had detected the launch of two short-range ballistic missiles Friday afternoon, just hours after Pyongyang accused the United States of “provocation” over fresh […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fired-railway-borne-missiles-in-third-test-this-year-77691/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile into the sea on Tuesday, with South Korea’s military warning the second such weapons test in less than a week showed clear signs of progress. The early-morning launch came as the UN Security Council met in New York to discuss last week’s test of what Pyongyang called a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-second-missile-in-less-than-a-week-77657/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea has successfully tested a hypersonic missile, state media reported Thursday, in the first major weapons test by the nuclear-armed nation this year. This was the second reported test of what Pyongyang claimed were hypersonic gliding missiles, as it pursues the sophisticated technology despite international sanctions and condemnation. Hypersonic missiles move far faster and […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-says-it-tested-hypersonic-missile-2-77627/

DefenceTalkNorth Korea fired what appeared to be a ballistic missile into the sea on Wednesday, South Korea and Japan said, in the first such launch by Pyongyang this year. In the decade since Kim Jong Un took power, North Korea has made rapid progress in its military technology at the cost of international sanctions. The […]https://www.defencetalk.com/north-korea-fires-suspected-ballistic-missile-into-sea-77609/

DefenceTalkThe US on Sunday urged North Korea to stop “counterproductive” missile tests, but expressed hope Pyongyang would respond positively to Washington’s call for dialogue. It comes after North Korea fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) on Tuesday, prompting an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council. US special representative on North Korea Sung Kim met […]

DefenceTalkNorth Korea successfully tested a new type of submarine-launched ballistic missile, state media reported Wednesday as the nuclear-armed country seeks to show off its ever-expanding military capabilities. Tuesday’s test, carried out near Sinpo, the site of a major naval dockyard, came as both Koreas build up their weapons technology in what could become an arms […]