This Korean missile's design somewhat resembles the American LGM-118 Peacekeeper, particularly its launch mechanism, which is equipped with "bearings" that assist the launch. The KN-15's ...

South Korean and Japanese military forces had confirmed the launch soon after the missile splashed down in the Sea of Japan. The range of the intermediate missile was enough to hit American ...

It was North Korea's first missile launch since Nov. 5, and coincided with a visit to South Korea by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in which he pledged bilateral and trilateral ...

However, it's unclear whether these missiles are consistently flying at the speeds the North claims. The North's state media said Kim supervised Monday's launch and that the weapon traveled 1,500 ...

In a joint news conference with South Korea's foreign minister hours after the missile took off, Blinken condemned the launch as "yet another violation of multiple U.N. Security Council resolutions." ...

KCNA said the successful test took place on Monday. The launch marked Pyongyang's first missile test of 2025 and came with Secretary of State Antony Blinken in the region for what is expected to ...

South Korea and the United States had been monitoring the North’s preparations for Tuesday’s launch and “immediately” began tracking the missiles, according to the Joint Chiefs.