North Korea test-fires ‘new’ air defence missiles, says state media amid tensions after firing at border

North Korea test-fires ‘new’ air defence missiles, says state media amid tensions after firing at border

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has supervised the test-firing of two new air defence missiles, state media said on Sunday, as tensions with South Korea flared following a border incident earlier in the week.

Missiles being launched in North Korea. North Korea has been steadily advancing its weapons programmes in defiance of international sanctions. File image/Reuters