The KN-23 first flew in May. It can deliver a nuclear-weapon-sized payload to about 450 km — far enough to target most US forces in South Korea. https://t.co/MCi0hKOlZl

Not surprised. The US and ROK reactions to Kim's May KN23 tests pretty much indicated testing these kinds of systems was cost-free (despite constituting UNSCR violations).

Like those tests, politically, these likely have an internal and external signaling purpose: Kim's taking self-reliant national defense seriously and he's serious about his expectation that Moon and Trump cancel Dong Maeng 19-2.

At the time, South Korean and US officials played down the tests, but @mhanham told me "even though they can’t reach the U.S. mainland, it’s missiles like these that will start the war." https://t.co/Av4ECSWeBH

will surely increase tensions. We should not be shocked by this move and, in fact, we should have seen this coming.

An Iranian news outlet reports the funeral of an IRGC fighter who died in “a cowardly US-Israeli drone strike” in Iraq’s Amerli. The Iraqi militias blamed a fire. The Iraqi army said only that 2 Iraqi Turkmen died. What really happened? https://t.co/b5gmAmw8KH…

(URGENT) U.S. is aware of reports of short-range projectile launched from N. Korea: senior official https://t.co/SQC5sOUtzh

In midst of a serious crisis with Iran in Gulf, with UK-flagged tanker seized & threat of war looming, our new PM changes his @foreignoffice Secretary & @DefenceHQ Secretary who were leading UK response with @transportgovuk. Hope @DominicRaab & @BWallaceMP…

#NorthKorea is clearly upset that the U.S. and South Korea are conducting joint military exercises. Because of this, Pyongyang has refused to set a date for working-level talks with Washington, won’t accept food aid from Seoul and is now once again testing…

UPDATE: A spokesperson had just said they have determined the room we were in was deemed unsafe because there are too many people. we have moved outside

(LEAD) N. Korea fires 2 unidentified projectiles into East Sea: JCS https://t.co/RcJAPb2zJe

#BREAKING: #Turkish Navy cancelled its small military exercise around the Fatih drilling ship tomorrow which resulted cancellation of the #Israel Air Force's surveillance operation for monitoring the illegal activity of Turkish Armed Forces in Eastern #M…

Not sure how much longer this administration can afford to throw these ballistic missile tests into the 'not a big deal' pile. Pure, shameful ignorance on full display right here.

Cabinet meeting tomorrow morning

Not sure how much longer this administration can afford to throw these ballistic missile tests into the 'not a big deal' pile. Pure, shameful ignorance on full display right here.

North Korea Hints at More Nuclear Tests Unless U.S. Ends Troop Drills With South https://t.co/fZSpc0xgFH

#UPDATE: Iranian-backed Houthis announce ‘extensive’ attacks using Qasef-2K suicide drones against targets in King Khaled Aribase in southern Saudi Arabia, claim to target warplanes and ammo depots in the base. https://t.co/s7kVojP0SZ

"If you do not do it his way, we all die in a nuclear inferno' is an ingenious way of getting reelected. https://t.co/SY4roAUIBd

#US government is aware of reports of two short-range projectile launched from #NorthKorea — YONHAP

Refreshing to see an evening focused on PACOM instead of CENTCOM. https://t.co/YXufBH92H6

BREAKING: Trump Issues 3 Vetoes, overriding 2 Congress resolutions, and allowing Arms Sales to #Saudi Arabia and #UAE . Details soon @TheNationalUAE