The missile tests have tensions on edge, as the United Nations Security Council condemned Friday’s launch as ‘highly provocative.’
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un said his country is ready to complete its nuclear program — bringing it near its goal of « equilibrium » with the United States’ military.
The comments, carried by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency, come days after the country fired a missile from its capital city Pyongyang.
According to U. S. and South Korean militaries, the missile traveled 2,300 miles as it passed over the Japanese island of Hokkaido before landing in the northern Pacific Ocean. The model was an intermediate range Hwasong-12, which was also launched by North Korea over Japan on Aug. 29.
The missile tests have tensions on edge, as the United Nations Security Council condemned Friday’s launch as « highly provocative. »
Earlier this week, the U.
