North Korea launches unidentified projectile toward the sea, South Korea says
State media said the air-defense test verified new guidance and tracking systems as North Korea carried out its fourth weapons launch in a week.
- On Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026, North Korea fired several missiles toward the East Sea from the Sondok area, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff, marking the country's fourth launch in the last week.
- The launch followed statements from Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who rejected dialogue with Washington and dismissed FBI accusations that North Korean hackers stole more than $6 billion from Binance.
- State media Korean Central News Agency reported the Missile Administration tested a newly designed air-defense missile system and conducted a cruise missile strike drill against a virtual airport target on Wednesday.
- The U.S. Pacific Command confirmed it was "aware" of the launches, stating the event poses no immediate threat to U.S. personnel or territory, while the South Korean military remains on alert.
- Experts, including Lee Choon-geun of the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, suggest Pyongyang's frequent testing indicates it is nearing mass production of weapons systems and expanding naval capabilities.
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The North Korean authorities have framed both activities in the country's military modernization programs, whose stated purpose is "to place combat systems at a high technical level" and to strengthen "reliability in combat of strategic weapon"
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The North Korean authorities have framed both activities in the country's military modernization programmes.
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North Korea confirmed this Thursday that it tested a new anti-aircraft missile system on the eve, the same day that it considered it unnecessary to dialogue with Washington following the FBI's accusations of the historic Binance robbery, which cooled the expectations of a meeting between the leaders of both countries.
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