South Korea Gears Up for More Missile Tests from the North

North Korea is planning another intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test this Saturday. That's according to the South Korean government, whose president says he wants Chinese and Russian help to resolve the current crisis. Despite Moon Jae-in's comments, Seoul and Washington pushed ahead Thursday with the controversial rollout of a missile defense system—a move likely to further anger Beijing and Moscow.

Following an ICBM test that overflew Japan in August and the detonation of a hydrogen bomb last Sunday, all sides are scrambling to find a solution to the threat posed by Pyongyang. For South Korea, that means deployment of the US-supplied Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system, the final parts of which arrived at a base 482 km south of Seoul Thursday. Four missile interceptors were "temporarily" installed alongside two others in operation since May. Continue reading on VICE News.