The report by the Rand Corporation said that Australia, Japan, the Philippines, South Korea and Thailand are all reluctant to deploy such weaponry

Report comes amid signs North Korea could resume nuclear testing and after Kim broke a self-imposed moratorium on intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) testing

Pakistan demands joint probe, saying grave nature of incident raises questions regarding security protocols and technical safeguards

The escalation in North Korea tensions comes as South Korea on Wednesday elected a new conservative president

Islamabad's military spokesman said the armed forces were not sure of the nature of the object, which crashed near the eastern Pakistani city of Mian Channu

This is the third reported North Korean test of a hypersonic gliding missile to date, following one in September 2021 and one last week