North Korea's ICBM Launch Aimed to Strike Fear and Warn Enemies.

North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile to "strike fear into the enemies" as South Korea and Japan agreed to work closely on regional security with the United States and staged military exercises around the region. With four missile displays in about a week, North Korea has ratcheted up its tit-for-tat response to ongoing U.S.-South Korean military drills that are the biggest of their kind in years. The Biden administration wants better South Korea-Japan ties as it pushes to strengthen its alliance network in Asia to counter the North Korean nuclear threat and China's rising influence.