From CBS News · · 1m 10s
North Korea fires missiles as weapons tests escalate
North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles Monday, continuing a streak of weapons demonstrations that has heightened tensions and stalled diplomacy with the South.
In brief
North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles Monday, continuing a streak of weapons demonstrations that has heightened tensions and stalled diplomacy with the South. North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles Monday from near Pyongyang, adding to recent weapons tests as diplomacy with South Korea and the United…
North Korea launches missiles Monday
North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters Monday from an area around Pyongyang, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said. Japan detected at least two missiles landing outside its exclusive economic zone.
Tests continue amid frozen diplomacy
The launch adds to a recent streak of weapons demonstrations heightening tensions during a prolonged freeze in diplomacy.
South Korea tests its own hypersonic weapon
South Korea flight-tested its first domestically developed hypersonic weapon Friday, designed to fly at least five times the speed of sound and evade missile defense systems.
Kim rejects diplomacy, demands preconditions
Kim Jong Un has halted all diplomacy with South Korea and rejected President Trump's calls to revive talks that broke down in two thousand nineteen.
The short version
North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles Monday from near Pyongyang, adding to recent weapons tests as diplomacy with South Korea and the United States remains frozen.
