North Korea conducts 2nd missile test in less than a week

North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile Tuesday morning, the Japanese and South Korean governments said, with the second missile launch in less than a week coming after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged late last year to strengthen the nation's defenses.South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the projectile flew at least 700 kilometers at an altitude of about 60 km at 10 times the speed of sound and appears to be an advanced version of a ballistic missile Pyongyang launched last Wednesday.The JCS said the latest projectile was fired from the vicinity of the northern province …READ FULL ARTICLE