South Korea says North Korea has fired several missiles toward its eastern waters
- North Korea fired several ballistic missiles from around the eastern city of Wonsan on a Thursday morning into the East Sea.
- The launch followed an increase in North Korea’s weapons testing amid rising tensions and coincided with joint U.S.-South Korean military exercises that Pyongyang called provocative.
- South Korea reported that the missiles, which flew up to 800 kilometers and splashed in the sea, were likely short-range and aimed at testing missile performance, possibly for export purposes.
- South Korea is sharing information about the launches with the United States and Japan, whose defense minister condemned the test and confirmed no missiles reached Japanese territory.
- The missile tests reinforce North Korea's continued missile advancement despite UN bans and suggest efforts to supply weapons to Russia amid its war in Ukraine.
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Seoul, Washington, Tokyo condemn North Korea's ballistic missile launch
Senior officials from South Korea, the United States and Japan jointly denounced North Korea's short-range ballistic missile launch on Thursday, agreeing to respond firmly to Pyongyang's provocations and threats through close trilateral collaboration. Deputy envoy-level officials on North Korean nuclear issues from the three countries made the joint commitment during a phone call held shortly after North Korea launched multiple ballistic missile…
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