Pyongyang tests another missile within one week and ahead of US-South Korean military drills

A ballistic missile fired from the North’s eastern coastal Wonsan area around 6am flew more than 700 kilometres, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said. Seoul condemned the test and warned it remains ready to repel any provocation in cooperation with the US.

U.S. officials put Asia first as a defense expert warns bases in South Korea, Japan and Guam remain exposed to missile and drone attacks now.

Mold, asbestos and crumbling walls are only some of the issues plaguing the U.S. military's Pacific bases, a government watchdog found.

US military bases in South Korea, Japan and other countries in the Pacific are "highly vulnerable" to North Korean and Chinese missile and drone attacks, a US expert has said, calling for efforts to strengthen air and missile defenses. Seth Jones, president of the Defense and Security Department at the Center for Strat