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South Korea Military Closely Monitoring for New North Korea Missile Launch

South Korea Military Closely Monitoring for New North Korea Missile Launch
A U.S. Air Force U-2 spy plane flies in this undated file photo. USAF/Getty Images
Jasper Fakkert
Jasper Fakkert
Editor-in-Chief, U.S. Editions
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South Korean and U.S. military officials have been closely monitoring North Korea following a threat by the regime to conduct a new ballistic missile test.

Analysts believed such a test could take place on Tuesday—which could be Monday in the U.S. due to the time difference—marking the founding of North Korea’s communist Worker’s Party.

Jasper Fakkert
Jasper Fakkert
Editor-in-Chief, U.S. Editions
Jasper Fakkert is the editor-in-chief of the U.S. editions of The Epoch Times. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Communication Science and a Master's degree in Journalism. With more than a decade of experience at The Epoch Times, Fakkert has played a key role in expanding the publication’s reach, ensuring readers are provided with independent and insightful news coverage.
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