North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to increase the production of nuclear warheads 'exponentially.' Kim made the comments during a ruling party meeting.
South Korea’s military detected Sunday’s launch from the North’s capital region around 2:50 a.m., the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement. It said the missile traveled about 400 kilometers before falling into the water between the Korean Peninsula and Japan.
The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said in a statement that the launch highlights “the destabilizing impact” of North Korea’s unlawful weapons programs. It said U.S. commitments to defend South Korea and Japan “remain ironclad.”Some experts say the country eventually aims to boost its weapons arsenals and increase pressure on its rivals to win concessions such as sanctions relief.On Saturday, North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern water.
Outside experts categorize weapons fired from the launcher as ballistic missiles because of their trajectories, ranges and other characteristics.
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