SEOUL Tensions on the Korean Peninsula are spiraling ever higher as Pyongyang continues its drive to develop nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of striking the U.S. mainland.
The most recent sign of escalation came on Aug. 29, when North Korea fired a missile that flew over Japan and landed in the Pacific Ocean off the northern island of Hokkaido. The last time a North Korean projectile flew over Japan was in February 2016. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the latest incident represented "a serious and grave threat of an unprecedented level."
