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North Korea fires ballistic missile ahead of major US-South Korea military drills
Japan said the launch was the second in a week and came before major South Korea-U.S. drills, with the missile believed to have fallen into the sea.
- On Wednesday, North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile toward the sea, according to Japan's Defense Ministry, marking the second such weapons launch in less than a week.
- The launch occurred two days after South Korea and the United States announced annual large-scale military drills, which North Korea has historically responded to with provocative weapons tests.
- Japan's military alerted ships in the Sea of Japan, or East Sea, at 6:03 a.m. KST about the launch, with the missile believed to have already fallen by 6:12 a.m.
- Yonhap, citing South Korea's military, reported an unidentified projectile fired off North Korea's east coast, though North Korea did not confirm the launch despite typically releasing details one day later.
- Last week, South Korea, the United States, and Japan detected an SRBM launch—the first ballistic weapons testing from the North since late June—as military exercises approach next week.
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A new launch of a missile by North Korea raises tension in Asia and occurs just before the joint US/South Korea military exercises.
North Korea, according to the South Korean military, has fired an unidentified missile towards the sea.
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Tiroler Tageszeitung OnlineFor the eleventh time this year, North Korea is firing a ballistic missile. The latest launch is at a particularly delicate time.
·Frankfurt, Germany
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In July China tested a ballistic missile from a submarine. Now North Korea follows with a take-off from the mainland. Dozens of states criticize the unannounced tests and warn against serious misjudgements.
·Hamburg, Germany
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