North Korea has conducted a new test of nuclear-capable missiles, launching them over the sea off the west coast of the Korean Peninsula, state media reported. The missiles traveled a distance of 1,587 kilometers in an oval trajectory,

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited Kim Il Sung University of Politics on the 80th anniversary of its founding, stressing that "arms without ideology are little short of ironware," according to North's state media on Tuesday.

Military tensions in the Korean Peninsula continue to escalate as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the country’s nuclear forces to remain on full alert. The directive follows a recent test launch of strategic cruise missiles,