North Korea said Friday that its latest intercontinental ballistic missile launch was intended to send a stronger warning over combined U.S. military exercises with South Korea, blaming those for creating a most unstable security environment in the region.
Photos released on Friday by the country s government media showed Kim Jong Un watching the launch with his daughter. It was North Korea s third show of force since Sunday.
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has consolidated his global vision for South Korea by embracing “strategic clarity” in the China-U.S. competition.
A recent intrusion by five North Korean drones including one that came close to the president's office in central Seoul has political parties trading blame and the military coming under fire.