North Korea Continues War Drills, Launches Most Powerful Missile in Years

People watch a TV showing a file image of North Korea's missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, on Jan. 30, 2022. Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo

North Korea ramped up its recent bevy of weapons tests on Jan. 30, firing what analysts say is the most powerful missile the isolated regime has tested in five years.

Pyongyang’s seventh launch of January 2022 traveled 1,242 miles upward and landed in the ocean about 500 miles away, according to officials of the Japanese and South Korean governments. No damage or injuries were reported.