N.Korea fires ballistic missile, South Korea says

North Korea fires more missiles as US carrier is sent to Sea of Japan

North Korea fired two more ballistic missiles into the ocean on Thursday as the Pentagon deployed a U.S. aircraft carrier to the region. The short-range ballistic missiles landed in North Korea’s eastern waters, according to The Associated Press, with the first missile flying more than 200 miles and the second nearly 500 miles. Pyongyang also…

US dispatches aircraft carrier to waters off South Korea as tensions rise over North’s missile launches

NORTH KOREA FIRES MISSILES IN PROTEST: For the second time in a week, and the sixth time in less than two weeks, North Korea has fired ballistic missiles into the sea in what Pyongyang called a “just counteraction” in protest of the resumption of joint U.S.-South Korean major military exercises that were halted during the Trump administration.

North Korea Launches More Missiles As U.S. Redeploys Carrier

The launches suggest North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is determined to continue with weapons tests aimed at boosting his nuclear arsenal.

Tension escalates as North Korea fires two more short-range missiles

Just two days after launching an intermediate-range missile that triggered alarms in Japan, North Korea fired two more short-range ballistic missiles into the Pacific Ocean Thursday.

North Korea flies warplanes near South Korea after missile launches

North Korea flew 12 warplanes near its border with South Korea on Thursday, prompting the South to scramble 30 military aircraft in response.

North Korea launches more missiles as US redeploys carrier

By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNGSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters Thursday after the United States redeployed an aircraft carrier near the Korean Peninsula in response to Pyongyang’s previous launch of a nuclear-capable missile over Japan.The latest missile launches suggest North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is determined to continue with weapons tests aimed at boosting hi…