DPRK

13 Jul

N.Korea confirms test-firing of Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile

Seoul, July 13, North Korea on Thursday confirmed that it test-fired a Hwasong-18 solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) the previous day, with its leader Kim Jong-un vowing to take "stronger" military offensive until the US abandons its hostile policy against Pyongyang. Guided by Kim, the North launched a new type of the Hwasong-18 missile in a test aimed at reconfirming the technical creditability and operational reliability of the country's core weapon system, according to Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). It marked the North's second solid-propellant ICBM launch following its first test-firing on April 13,reports Yonhap News Agency.A solid-fuel…

30 Apr

N.Korea vows to bolster ‘military deterrence’ in response to Washington Declaration

Seoul, April 30 (IANS) North Korea will step up its "military deterrence" against South Korea and the US, state media said Sunday, blasting this week's summit agreement between the two sides on strengthening the US extended deterrence as a "product of heinous hostile policy" against Pyongyang. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) ran a commentary criticising President Yoon Suk Yeol's state visit to the US this week as "the most hostile, aggressive and provocative trip and a dangerous one for a nuclear war," Yonhap news agency reported. In Washington, Yoon held a summit with US President Joe Biden and announced the…