North Korea's ICBM arsenal may rise to 50 by 2035: U.S. intel report

North Korea is projected to have 50 ground-based intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, by 2035, an intelligence agency of the U.S. Defense Department said in a report Tuesday.

2025-05-14

North Korea vows stronger defense against 'provocative attempts' by South, U.S.

North Korea on Saturday reaffirmed its commitment to bolstering its defensive capabilities to deter what it calls "provocative attempts" by South Korea and the United States, the North's state media reported Saturday.

2025-02-16

Putin says Russia fired medium-range missile at Ukraine, not ICBM

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that an attack on Ukraine that day involved a “medium-range missile without a nuclear warhead.”

2024-11-22

Russia fires ICBM at Ukraine, target and damage unclear: Reports

Ukraine's Air Force says Russia launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) at the country on Thursday, according to a report in Reuters.

2024-11-21

Russia may have helped North Korea develop latest ICBM: South's defense chief

South Korea's defense minister said Monday there were no signs that the North tested a new rocket engine before launching the Hwasong-19 ICBM last month, raising suspicions that it received technical assistance from Russia.

2024-11-11

G7 diplomats condemn North Korea’s ICBM launch, call for complete denuclearization

The top diplomats of the Group of Seven (G7) countries condemned North Korea's recent intercontinental ballistic missile launch in the "strongest terms" on Tuesday, reiterating their call for the "complete" denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.

2024-11-06

North Korea fires short-range missiles into East Sea just ahead of U.S. election

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Tuesday, hours before polls open for the U.S. presidential election.

2024-11-05

South, U.S., Japan stage joint air drills in response to North's ICBM launch

South Korea, the United States and Japan staged joint air drills on Sunday in response to North Korea's recent launch of a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), according to Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).

2024-11-03

UN Security Council to convene meeting on North's latest ICBM launch next week

Ambassador Barbara Woodward of Britain, the rotating UNSC president this month, said that the meeting will take place on Monday after Pyongyang claimed to have successfully test-fired a Hwasong-19 ICBM on Thursday.

2024-11-02

Kim Jong-un's powerful sister condemns UN's criticism of North's ICBM launch

The vice department director of the Workers' Party's Central Committee expressed "strong dissatisfaction" with UN Secretary-General António Guterres's remarks, calling them "unfair and prejudiced" in a statement on Saturday.