Evacuation Alerts and Air Raid Sirens Panic Seoul During North Korea’s Failed Satellite Launch
Residents of Seoul were startled Wednesday morning by air raid sirens and mobile phone alerts telling them to prepare for evacuation.
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North Korea Launches Space Program
North Korean state media on Thursday declared that “building the space industry is an indispensable project for national development and the improvement of people’s lives.”
North Korea Pressures South’s Conservative President-Elect with Missile Launch
North Korea’s government media outlets remained mum on Thursday as of press time regarding reports from Seoul that the communist regime launched an intercontinental ballistic missile. The North Korean launch followed a report that South Korea’s President-Elect Yoon Suk-yeol would pressure Pyongyang on human rights.
North Korea Claims It Tested Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile
North Korea on Wednesday claimed to have successfully test-fired a “new type” of submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) a day earlier on Tuesday according to a report published by the state-run Rodong Sinmun newspaper.
North Korea Calls U.S. Military Exercises a ‘Provocation’ While Boasting of ‘Strike Drill’
North Korea’s state newspaper, the Rodong Sinmun, claimed Friday that Kim Jong-un had personally guided a new “strike drill” meant to hone long-range accuracy while complaining that U.S. military drills were a needless “provocation” threatening the stability of the region.
