North Korea Test-Fires Its First Ballistic Missile of 2024
- Launch comes ahead of meeting of rubber-stamp parliament
- Arms transfer to Russia is helping North Korea’s economy
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North Korea fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile Sunday designed to hit US bases in Asia for its first such launch of 2024, amid a pledge by leader Kim Jong Un to boost the country’s nuclear-strike capabilities.
The missile was fired from an area near Pyongyang toward waters off the east coast and traveled about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles), South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a text message to reporters. The country’s military is working closely with its US and Japanese counterparts to analyze the details, the JCS said.