North Korea launches ICBM provocation following SRBM...Possibility of ``Hwasong-18'' = South Korean report

On the 18th, North Korea launched a ballistic missile believed to be an ICBM (intercontinental ballistic missile). The United States and South Korea held a ``Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG)'' meeting last week and announced that they are planning to engage in joint exercises with North Korea in August next year.