North Korea’s Latest Missile Test Appears to Be Its Boldest in Years

Flight data indicates that the launch on Sunday was the North’s most powerful since 2017. South Korean analysts expect further escalations from Kim Jong-un.

SEOUL — North Korea on Sunday carried out its boldest ballistic missile test in years, raising the stakes in a flurry of launches that analysts said were meant to put pressure on President Biden.

The missile was launched at 7:52 a.m. from the North Korean province of Jagang, which borders China, and flew across the North before falling into the sea off the country’s east coast, the South Korean military said. It was the North’s seventh missile test this month.

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