North Korea increases ballistic missile tests

Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Jenny Town, senior fellow at the Stimson Center and director of its 38 North Program, about the recent uptick in North Korea’s ballistic missile tests.

North Korea has been conducting regular missile tests as part of its weapons development programme. Hypersonic as well as short-range, intermediate-range and long-range ballistic missiles have all been tested since the start of the year.

It’s Hwasong-15 missile is believed to have a range of 13,000km, putting all of the continental US in its sights.