Missile defense expert said the missiles have capabilities that leave South Korea with few options.
Analysts see political purpose in latest provocation: a calculated signal to Washington, Seoul and Tokyo that Kim regime not interested in diplomacy, and will not stop its weapons tests.
Ri Jong Ho describes new restrictions as 'perhaps the strongest sanctions ever imposed on Pyongyang'.
Apparent disintegration of heat shield near the end of missile's flight suggests Pyongyang has more work to do, according to experts.
If continued, economic sanctions will erode Pyongyang’s grip on power, senior-level North Korean defector Ri Jong Ho tells VOA Korean.
‘I never thought such atrocities and brutality could happen in the socialist system,’ says Ri Jong Ho, who witnessed deaths by machine gun.
ប្រទេសប៉ូឡូញបានបញ្ឈប់ការចេញទិដ្ឋាការឲ្យកម្មករកូរ៉េខាងជើងខណៈពេលដែលមានរបាយការណ៍ថារដ្ឋធានីព្យុងយ៉ាងកំពុងបញ្ជូនប្រជាជនរបស់ខ្លួនទៅបរទេសដើម្បីធ្វើការក្នុងលក្ខខណ្ឌលំបាកដើម្បីស្វែងរករូបិយប័ណ្ណដែលមិនងាយធ្លាក់ថ្លៃ។
បន្ទាប់ពីពន្យារពេលអស់រយៈពេលជិត១ឆ្នាំ សាកលវិទ្យាល័យឯកជនដំបូងគេបង្អស់របស់កូរ៉េខាងជើងបានបើកបង្រៀនផ្នែកវេជ្ជសាស្រ្ត ហើយរដ្ឋាភិបាលបានឧបត្ថម្ភមន្ទីរពេទ្យចំនួន២។
Diplomat says his country ‘will never give up nuclear weapons’ until US, entire world do so.
Jeffrey Fowle says North Korean authorities also wanted him to admit to visiting journalists that he'd committed unspecified crime.
