North Korea fires intercontinental ballistic missile as US tensions grow - BBCNews

North Korea has fired a suspected intercontinental ballistic missile Japanese and South Korean officials report.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, speaking at the Nato summit described these actions as a threat to “Japan, the region and the international community” following the missile landing in Japanese waters.

Pyongyang's launch comes after it threatened retaliation against what it said were recent US spy plane incursions over its territory.

Washington has dismissed the accusations, saying its military patrols are in line with international law.

Tensions have been growing in the region, as North Korea has already fired 12 long range missiles this year.

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[Rick-Rarick]

North Korea should worry more about feeding it's people than rattling sabers.

[Agenamigo]

North Korea has not been covered in the news lately. He wants to make sure he has not been forgotten. 😂

[SSJfraz]

"They flew up high, then fell back down into the sea"

Fascinating insight.

[thenegociater]

It is hard not to increase tensions with a country that believes the existence of its neighbor increases tensions.

[xensonar]

Do we really need a million bots saying the same thing in the comments?

[redsamson]

BBC: the DPRK fires intercontinental ballistic missile….
Me: so what’s new?

[pikal]

firing missiles while it's people where hungry

[gwenrobinson]

if that missle goes the wrong way, what does he think is going to happen to his country?

[dritemolawzbks]

Soon we might be thanking Kim Jong-Un for killing Godzilla and saving the world.

[lastChang]

Every time North Korea fires a missle, the world must hold China 🇨🇳 accountable for it..

[anonymousindividual.]

" I said lunch, not launch "

[dumbassloser]

6, 000 km huh? That's an altitude of >19.6 million feet.

[brettpilkington]

Rocketman wants some attention lol bless his socks

[LOTUG]

I too fire ICBMs when I'm not the center of attention. I TOO.

[effdonahue]

I remember when she asked me to fire my ballistic missile 😈

[stargazer-elite]

I was expecting this lol the news wasn’t giving him enough attention so he launched another missile

[joshtaylor]

Tensions are continuously growing and still nothing has happened...

[peterhagan]

how did that song go in air america, im so wonly

[xabisombilini]

So, it's illegal to develop and test weapons now? Why is this news?

[jdrum]

Just the monthly news cycle at this point. Wake me up when you have something new to report.