Pyongyang's Provocation: What's Behind the Latest Missile Test? The recent flurry of ballistic missile tests by North Korea has sent shockwaves across the Korean Peninsula and beyond.
The latest test saw a missile fired from the North's eastern coastal Wonsan area, flying over 700 kilometers before landing in waters outside Japan's exclusive economic zone.
On its face, this is simply the latest chapter in Pyongyang's ongoing campaign of military posturing against the United States and South Korea.