North Korea's Kim sends missile over Japan amid Putin nuclear threats

North Korea launched a missile over Japan as the world nervously watches nuclear threats from Russian President Vladimir Putin as his military retreats in Ukraine.

With the world anxiously watching mounting nuclear threats from Moscow, another pariah on the world stage has just reminded everyone that it too has the means to cause mass destruction.

North Korea launched a ballistic missile over Japan and into the sea Tuesday. It flew further than any previous test by the North, prompting cellphone alerts for Japanese residents to evacuate to shelters and halting commuter-packed trains in the country's north until it was clear the missile had passed.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken condemned what he said was a "reckless and dangerous" move that posed "an unacceptable threat to the Japanese public." In recent days U.S. officials have also been forced to respond to threats from Russian President Vladimir Putin and growing concern that he may follow up with action as his military is forced to retreat in Ukraine while unease grows at home.

So should we be worried about the double nuclear threat from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the Kremlin?

It's often just as difficult to gauge the opaque intentions of Kim as those of Putin. But some experts see a link here.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/north-korea-kim-missile-japan-putin-nuclear-threats-rcna50597

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