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Analysis-North Korea's missile launches show no scarcity of weapons funding, materials despite sanctions

North Korea's record year of missile launches has shown its willingness to pour resources into producing and deploying more weapons than ever, supported in part by overseas networks that provide funding and material, analysts say.

Reuters

N. Korea slams US for raising alleged arms supply to Russia

North Korea accused the United States of cooking up a “plot-breeding story” on its alleged arms transfer to Russia

The Independent UK

North Korea warns of 'unstable confrontation' alongside terrifying missile launch photos

North Korea fired dozens of missiles and launched hundreds of warplanes last week, leading to evacuation alerts in parts of South Korea and Japan, and has since published horrifying new images

Daily Mirror

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North Korea has fired a flurry of missiles. Experts warn a nuclear test could be next

The isolated communist country under Kim Jong Un recently passed a law enshrining the right to use pre-emptive nuclear strikes and making its status as a nuclear-armed nation "irreversible".

ABC News

North Korea claims missile tests were practice for attacks on South Korea and US

The regime said tests were in protest at massive US-South Korean air force drills that the North views as an invasion rehearsal, calling them an “open provocation and dangerous war drill”

Daily Mirror

North Korea claims missile tests were simulated attack on U.S. and South Korean targets

South Korea's Navy said today it had recovered suspected debris of Pyongyang's ballistic missile that landed near South Korean waters.

Axios

N. Korea says missile tests meant to ‘thoroughly’ counter S. Korean and US drills

North Korea’s military said Monday its recent barrage of missile tests were practices to “mercilessly” strike key South Korean and U.S. targets such as air bases and operation command systems with a variety of missiles that are likely nuclear-capable.

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North Korea: Missile tests were practice to attack South, US

North Korea’s military says its recent barrage of missile tests were practice to attack its rivals’ air bases and warplanes and paralyze operation command systems

The Independent UK

North Korea's flurry of missile tests raises alarm – but are we seeing anything new?

The sustained frequency and intensity of North Korea’s missile launches in recent weeks has refocused attention on the Korean Peninsula at a time when the danger of great power war seems more immediate.

The Conversation

N. Korea Fires More Missiles as US Flies Bombers over South

North Korea added to its recent barrage of weapons demonstrations by launching four ballistic missiles into the sea on Saturday, as the United States sent two supersonic bombers streaking over South Korea. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said that the four short-range missiles fired from a western coastal area…

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korea launches four more missiles as U.S. flies bombers over South

North Korea launched four ballistic missiles into the sea, as the U.S sent two bombers over South Korea in a dueling display of military might that underscored rising tensions in the region.

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US to fly supersonic bomber in show of force against NKorea

The United States will fly a supersonic bomber over ally South Korea as part of a massive combined aerial exercise involving hundreds of warplanes, in a show of force meant to intimidate North Korea over its barrage of ballistic missile tests this week that has escalated tensions in the region

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: How impoverished N. Korea finances testing spree

North Korea’s recent barrage of missile tests, including Wednesday’s record of at least 23 launches, is raising an important question about its weapons program: How does the impoverished country pay for the seemingly endless tests

The Independent UK

South Korea scrambles jets after 180 North Korean warplanes spotted flying near border

North Korea's huge show of military jets comes just a day after the authoritarian state fired about 30 ballistic missiles during the two previous days

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The Independent UK

US says a North Korean nuclear strike on it or allies would be ‘end of Kim regime’ OLD

US and South Korea extend military exercise till Saturday in response to North’s intestified missile tests

The Independent UK

Rival Koreas scramble warplanes in extension of tensions

South Korea has scrambled dozens of military aircraft, including advanced F35 fighter jets, after spotting 180 North Korean warplanes flying in North Korean territory in what appeared to be a defiant show of strength

Asharq Al-Awsat

North Korea Fired Artillery Barrage Overnight, Seoul Says

North Korea fired an artillery barrage into a maritime "buffer zone" overnight, Seoul's military said Friday, after a record-breaking blitz of launches that included a failed intercontinental ballistic missile test. Seoul and Washington, which have warned Pyongyang's recent launches could culminate in a nuclear test, extended their largest-ever joint air…

Reuters

North Korea flies jets, fires artillery near border after U.S. and South extend drills

South Korea said it scrambled warplanes in response to 180 North Korean military flights near the countries' shared border on Friday, and Pyongyang again demanded that the United States and South Korea halt "provocative" air exercises.

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The Independent UK

US, South Korea warn Pyongyang against nuclear weapons use

The U.S. and South Korea are jointly warning North Korea that use of any kind of nuclear weapon against Seoul or other regional allies would result in the end of Kim Jong Un’s regime

Bangkok Post

Pyongyang's ICBM was a dud, says Seoul

SEOUL: North Korea unsuccessfully fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) during a new salvo of launches on Thursday, the South Korean military said, as Washington urged all nations to enforce sanctions on Pyongyang.

Evening Standard

Japanese told to hide underground after North Korea fires missiles

Alerts were issued on television, radio, loudspeakers and mobile phones

Asharq Al-Awsat

Seoul: N. Korea ICBM Launch Appears to Have Failed

North Korea unsuccessfully fired an intercontinental ballistic missile during a new salvo of launches Thursday, the South Korean military said. The launches prompted South Korea and the United States to extend their ongoing joint air drills, the largest-ever such exercises, citing North Korea's "provocations". People in parts of northern Japan…

The Independent UK

North Korea keeps up its missile barrage with launch of ICBM

North Korea has added to its barrage of recent weapons tests, firing at least three missiles including an intercontinental ballistic missile that forced the Japanese government to issue evacuation alerts and temporarily halt trains

The Guardian - AU

North Korea ICBM launch may have been a failure, South’s military says

Intercontinental ballistic missile is believed to have suffered in-flight malfunction, says Seoul, as Japan PM criticises ‘outrageous’ launch

Reuters

Factbox-North Korea's expanding missile capabilities

This week's record number of North Korean missile launches, which included an apparent intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), underscored the nuclear-armed state's efforts to rapidly advance its arsenal amid stalled denuclearisation talks.

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