N Korea at crossroads

North Korea shoots for leadership vacuum with new missile test

Pyongyang may see America as spread too thin in Ukraine crisis

YOSUKE ONCHI, Nikkei staff writer
February 28, 2022 09:39 JST

SEOUL -- North Korea's latest missile launch comes as the world focuses on Ukraine and South Korea heads into a March presidential election, suggesting that Pyongyang spots a leadership vacuum in East Asia.

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