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North Korea confirmed on Monday it had tested a Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM), state media reported, as US and South Korean officials warned Sunday's launch could lead to resumed testing of long-range weapons and nuclear bombs. It was the seventh conducted by North Korea this month and the first…

North Korea capped one of its busiest months of missile tests ever with the launch of its Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile on Sunday, highlighting efforts to ensure it has reliable systems for delivering nuclear warheads.

North Korea leader Kim Jong-un was not reported to have attended the test in one of the busiest ever months for the country's advancing missile programme

North Korea confirmed on Monday it had launched a Hwasong-12 ballistic missile, the same weapon it had once threatened to target the U.S. territory of Guam with, sparking fears the nuclear-armed state could resume long-range testing.

North Korea has continued its series of unprecedented weapons tests with the launch of a long-range cruise missile and warhead. This week Kim Jong Un visited a factory producing a 'major weapon system'

Pyongyang says two tactical guided missiles struck its targets marking its sixth such launch in January.

This January has been one of the busiest months ever for North Korea's missile testing, with launches displaying a dizzying array of weapon types, launch locations, and increasing sophistication.

North Korea tested an update to its long-range cruise missile system and a conventional warhead of a surface-to-surface tactical guided missile on Tuesday and Thursday, respectively, state media KCNA said on Friday.

North Korea hinted Thursday it could resume nuclear and long-range weapons tests as it prepares for "confrontation" with Washington, its latest threat after a string of sanctions-busting missile launches.

North Korea will bolster its defences against the United States and consider resuming "all temporally-suspended activities", state news agency KCNA said on Thursday, an apparent reference to a self-imposed moratorium on tests of nuclear weapons and long-range missiles.

Leader Kim Jong Un has said ‘military muscle’ necessary for self-defence, but repeated weapons tests increase concern.