Pyongyang sees confrontation with the US as an ?inevitability?
North Korea says it test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Thursday in order to prepare for “the long-standing confrontation” with Washington. It was the first time Pyongyang has launched a long-range missile of this type since 2017.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ordered the test of the missile, a Hwasong-1