New North Korean missile tests and Kim orders intensification of war preparations. On Friday, North Korea conducted new missile tests, the fourth in a matter of days, while the country's leader, Kim Jong Un, ordered the naval forces to "intensify war preparations" The South Korean army said that the North's neighbor launched several cruise missiles off its western coast, explaining that the launch took place at two in the morning UTC, but did not provide further details.
This is the fourth time that Pyongyang has conducted such experiments in just over a week.