North Korea Tests Mid-Range Missile as Blinken Visits Seoul

Outgoing Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned the North Korean missile launch, which violates U.N. Security Council resolutions.

A TV screen shows a file image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, on Jan. 6, 2025. Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo

South Korea’s military claims that North Korea fired a ballistic missile into waters north of Japan on Jan. 6, resuming its weapons testing program just two weeks before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated as president.

The joint chiefs of staff of South Korea said the missile was fired in an easterly direction and traveled 685 miles before ending up in the Sea of Japan.