North Korea Testing New Intercontinental Missile System In ‘Serious Escalation’

The United States believes that North Korea is testing a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in what the Biden administration says is a “serious escalation” that would lead to additional sanctions on the country. Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby said that U.S. intelligence officials working with Japan and South Korea have determined that two recent missile launches conducted by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) were part of a “serious escalation” in weapons testing by Pyongyang. The DPRK originally claimed the missile launches were tests of a new satellite. “Based on analysis of these launches, the United States government


