Missile Test

In a recent announcement, North Korea claimed a successful test aimed at developing missiles with multiple warheads. However, South Korea has dismissed this claim as a “deception” to cover up a failed launch. What Happened: According to the North Korean state media agency, KCNA, the...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a missile test on Monday in response to the U.S. and South Korea’s significant joint military exercise and a trilateral summit involving regional adversaries. What Happened: North Korean state media reported that Kim had overseen the...

Kim Jon Un's nation North Korea reportedly fired a short-range ballistic missile on Thursday toward the Yellow Sea, located between China and the Korean Peninsula. What Happened: The suspected short-range ballistic missile was fired at about 6:20 p.m. local time (4.20 a.m. EST) from around...

North Korea test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile on Friday with the ability to launch nuclear strikes on the entire U.S. mainland.  According to South Korean and Japanese estimates, the missile flew 620 miles with a maximum altitude of 3,600-3,790 miles. During the launch...

In response to North Korea's multiple missiles test in the waters off the east coast, South Korea and the United States fired eight ballistic missiles on Monday. What Happened: According to the Joint Chiefs of Staff of Seoul's military, the allies launched the ground-to-ground Army...

Futures Creep Higher Despite Korean Tensions, Weak Payrolls U.S. equity futures crept higher in early pre-market trade Monday despite North Korea increasing rhetoric over a missile test and following Friday's much weaker than expected Non-Farm Payrolls report. It is widely expected that North...