Early January 2017:
It’s not clear which cable news network the president-elect may have been watching that provoked him. Kim Jong Un did give a televised speech on New Year’s Day, in which he said his country was preparing to test an intercontinental ballistic missile—which could be equipped with nuclear warheads and could possibly reach the United States—for the first time. “Research and development of cutting-edge arms equipment is actively progressing, and I.C.B.M. rocket test-launch preparation is in its last stage,” Kim said.
Trump Taunts North Korea, Twitter Chaos Ensues
“It won’t happen!” Trump said, of North Korea’s stated plans to test a ballistic intercontinental missile.
Today: Cable news is reporting that North Korea fired a “ballistic missile.” Internet news is calling it an “unidentified projectile.”
North Korea has fired an unidentified type of projectile, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reports.
The missile was launched at 07:55 local time (22:55 GMT Saturday) and flew east towards the Sea of Japan, South Korean defence officials say. Initial reports had described it as ballistic missile.
Pyongyang has conducted a number of nuclear tests in the past year.
North Korea's repeated missile and nuclear tests and aggressive statements continue to alarm and anger the region.
The missile launch from Banghyon air base in North Pyongan province on the country's west coast is the first such test since US President Donald Trump took office.
North Korea 'conducts missile test'
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's military said Sunday that North Korea fired a projectile into its eastern sea, a likely effort to advance its weapons program while also challenging the young Trump administration in Washington.
The South's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that the projectile was fired from an area in the country's western region around Banghyon, North Pyongan Province, which is where South Korean officials have said the country test launched its powerful midrange missile Musudan on Oct. 15 and 20.
An official from Seoul's Defense Ministry says it isn't clear whether the projectile was a ballistic missile. The official didn't want to be named, citing office rules.
South Korea says North Korea test fires missile into sea