North Korea confirms missile launch, vows bolstered nuclear force, its news agency says

This picture taken May 17, 2024, and released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on May 18 shows a test fire of a tactical ballistic missile toward the East Sea, at an undisclosed location in North Korea.

North Korea on Saturday confirmed that it had test-fired a tactical ballistic missile, the government news agency KCNA reported, with leader Kim Jong Un vowing to boost the country's nuclear force.