Sentences with phrase «missile tests this week»

North Korea ups the ante North Korea conducted several missile tests this week in response to annual US - South Korea military exercises.

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Urgency over Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions have escalated recently with United States seeing indications that North Korea may be preparing for a new missile test - launch soon, U.S.officials said last week before President Donald Trump's inauguration.

North Korea is likely to continue pursuing ballistic missile tests at its current pace of about every three to four weeks despite the sanctions, according to John Park, director of the Korea Working Group at Harvard Kennedy School.

Tillerson's remarks came two weeks after North Korea conducted a test with a missile that could potentially carry a nuclear warhead to the U.S. Eastern Seaboard.

In response, India has gone beyond expressing dismay by testing its long - range ballistic missiles - Agni IV and Agni V - in recent weeks.

In recent weeks, North Korea has launched two missiles over Japan and conducted its sixth nuclear test, as it fast advances toward its goal of developing a nuclear - tipped missile capable of hitting the U.S. mainland.

Last week's unexpected and disturbing anti-satellite missile test illustrates how geopolitical developments always have the possibility of throwing well founded forecasts off - track.

Premiums on South Korean foreign exchange stabilisation bonds, a key barometer of sovereign risk, jumped to an 18 - month high this week as tensions between Pyongyang and Washington rose following ballistic missile tests by North Korea.

For the week, West Texas Intermediate crude rose to $ 54.10 per barrel from $ 53.10 on increased tensions between the United States and Iran following an Iranian missile test.

North Korea tested an intercontinental ballistic missile last week which landed in the Sea of Japan, raising concerns that more parts of the U.S. could be at risk of an attack.

The missile test earlier this week marked a major advancement for North Korea.

The trading week started quite favorably for the yen since it gapped higher against everything except the safe - haven Swissy, thanks to news over the weekend that North Korea successfully tested a hydrogen bomb and was planning another missile test, which naturally caused risk aversion to really ramp up.

Bitcoin prices remained stable overnight during the Asian trading session, after the cryptocurrency saw one of the biggest jumps in weeks, as investors appears to have been spooked by the latest North Korea missile test and turn to bitcoin.