North Korea’s latest missile tests a 'serious escalation': US


People watch a TV broadcasting file footage of North Korea firing what appeared to be a ballistic missile, in Seoul, South Korea, on Feb 27, 2022. - Reuters

WASHINGTON (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): North Korea’s two recent ballistic missile tests represent a “serious escalation” the United States said on Thursday (March 10) in Washington.

The US “after careful analysis” has concluded that Pyongyang’s successive tests on Feb 26 and March 4 “involved a relatively new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system that (North Korea) is developing,” a senior Administration official told journalists.

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