US EditionNorth Korea launches ballistic missiles into sea between Korean Peninsula and Japan
- On Tuesday, North Korea launched suspected ballistic missiles toward the sea, neighbors reported amid rising animosities ahead of a major political meeting.
- Tuesday's launch came after North Korea threatened retaliation over what it called South Korean surveillance drone flights, which South Korea's government denied and began probing for civilian involvement, while analysts said the accusations aim to increase anti-South Korea sentiments ahead of the party congress.
- Japan's Prime Minister's Office and Defense Ministry said North Korea fired possible ballistic missiles, while South Korea's Defense Ministry detected the launch of at least one unidentified projectile off North Korea's east coast; neither country immediately provided details such as how far the weapons traveled.
- Analysts said North Korea aims to demonstrate weapons-development progress ahead of the party congress, citing earlier this month hypersonic missile flights and December tests of long-range strategic cruise and new anti-air missiles.
- Kim observed the launches and stressed the need to bolster the country's nuclear war deterrent, while the North could enshrine Kim Jong Un's 'two-state' system in the Workers' Party congress.
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The North Korean Army has launched a number of short-range ballistic missiles this Tuesday...
Seoul, South Korea. North Korea launched at least two ballistic missiles into the Japan Sea this Tuesday, authorities from South Korea and Japan reported, in a new episode of tension on the Korean peninsula that coincides with a reinforcement of U.S. political and military support for Seoul.The Japanese Coast Guard, citing the Ministry of Defense, confirmed the detection of two ballistic missiles fired by Pionyang. According to the Jiji Press ag…
North Korea launches ballistic missiles into sea between Korean Peninsula, Japan
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