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Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Mozambique's President Filipe Nyusi in Moscow, Russia on August 22, 2019. Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via Reuters

World Aug 23

Putin orders Russia to respond to U.S. missile test

By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press

World Aug 16

FILE PHOTO: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches the test-fire of two short-range ballistic missiles on Thursday, in this undated picture released by North Korea's Central News Agency (KCNA) on July 26, 2019. Photo by KCNA/via Reuters
North Korea fires more projectiles and rules out talks with South

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the projectiles launched from the North's eastern coast flew about 143 miles before landing in waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan.

By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press

World Jul 31

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How North Korea is ‘posturing’ with missile testing amid stalled nuclear talks

North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles Tuesday, marking its second such launch within a week. The action comes as talks between the U.S. and North Korea are at a standstill, with no visible progress since a June promise to…

World Nov 28

A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor is launched during a successful intercept test, in this undated handout photo provided by the U.S. Department of Defense's Missile Defense Agency. Handout via Reuters
Could the U.S. actually shoot down a North Korean missile?

The threat from North Korea has the U.S. reassessing its missile defense system and has prompted moves in Congress to boost missile defense funding. But does the current system really work? We got perspectives from two experts.

By Larisa Epatko

World Aug 30

A missile is launched during a long and medium-range ballistic rocket launch drill in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency in Pyongyang on Aug. 30. KCNA photo via Reuters
Analysis: Should the U.S. set a ‘red line’ for North Korea?

We asked several analysts about whether the U.S. should draw a “red line” for North Korea and what its latest missile test means.

By Larisa Epatko

Jul 28

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News Wrap: North Korean missile flies further, higher than last launch

By PBS NewsHour

In the our news wrap Friday, North Korea launched a second intercontinental ballistic missile that flew higher and farther than its first attempt, which came earlier this month. South Korea said it will work to deploy more U.S. anti-missile systems.

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Jul 06

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North Korea’s Kim Jong Il Vows to Continue Missile Testing

In a public statement Thursday, North Korea announced the successful testing of several missiles this week and promised to continue launching missiles as "our legal right." Three policy experts discuss what is driving North Korea's defiant actions.

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Jul 05

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U.S. Envoy Says Missile Test Further Isolates North Korea

The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday considered whether to impose sanctions on North Korea for test-firing at least seven missiles, including a long-range one that malfunctioned. U.S. envoy Christopher Hill outlines the American response to the test.

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