North Korea's latest belligerence is aimed at next U.S. president

Kim Jong Un hopes to keep South Korea away from any negotiations with Washington

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Left: Ukraine has released a video purportedly showing North Korean soldiers at a military facility in Russia; North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, inspects a missile launch site at an undisclosed location within North Korea. (Source photos by KCNA/Kyodo)

HIROSHI MINEGISHI, Nikkei senior staff writer

TOKYO -- North Korea carried out yet another belligerent act by launching an intercontinental ballistic missile on Oct. 31, which flew higher and farther than any missile the country had previously tested. This was followed by the launch of several short-range missiles on Tuesday.

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