Since the turn of the year, North Korea has ramped up missile tests in defiance of international law at a frenetic pace that many who keep a close eye on the rogue state expect to continue. | Analysis
Seoul, South Korea Since the turn of the year, North Korea has ramped up missile tests in defiance of international law at a frenetic pace that many who keep a close eye on the rogue state expect to continue.
According to analysts, seven North Korean missile tests in the first four weeks of 2022 suggest the country's leader, Kim Jong Un, is both striving to meet domestic goals and show an increasingly turbulent world that Pyongyang remains a player in the struggle for power and influence.
'Working through list of missiles': Expert on North Korea testing 02:52But all fall into Kim's pledge to make North Korea a power that can stand up to not only to its southern neighbor, but also to foes further afield, such as the United States. The IRBM that was tested Sunday could have the range to hit the US island territory of Guam in the Pacific Ocean.Read MoreKim has reason to be concerned about a possible government change in Seoul in March's presidential election.
Author on what Kim Jong Un's series of missile tests may mean 02:31Yet another goal was to"to develop tactical nuclear weapons which can be used for various missions," according to North Korean state media. One of this month's tests has been of"tactical missiles."As an ICBM was on that list too, a test is"just a matter of time," said Duyeon Kim, adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security .
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