Defense security
North Korea test-fires Hwasong-11 Ra ballistic missile attended by Kim Jong-un
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North Korea test-fired the Hwasong-11 Ra surface-to-surface tactical ballistic missile on Sunday attended by leader Kim Jong-un to evaluate warhead capabilities, Pyongyang's state media reported Monday. South Korea's military detected the launches from the Sinpho area toward the East Sea. Seoul condemned the action as a violation of UN Security Council resolutions.
Reuters reported on Friday that a US$14 billion arms package to Taiwan, possibly the largest ever, is ready for US President Donald Trump's approval and could be announced after his visit to Beijing. Despite the delay in the Trump-Xi summit, Taiwan's Defence Minister Wellington Koo Li-hsiung reassured on Tuesday that Taipei had received no indication of any sales delay. Broader concerns loom as the US depletes ammunition stockpiles in the war on Iran.