US EditionNorth Korea Test-Fires Ballistic Missiles Ahead of Trump’s Asia Trip, Says South Korea
- South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile eastward into the East Sea on Wednesday, days before the Asia‑Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Gyeongju next week.
- Following a military parade this month, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un displayed a new intercontinental ballistic missile and oversaw a September solid-fuel engine test, suggesting a full ICBM test could follow.
- At around 8:10 am local, radar showed launches from Junghwa in North Hwanghae Province, and South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the projectiles flew about 220 miles while assessing their path near Japan's exclusive economic zone.
- Seoul said it has shared information with the United States and Japan, bolstered surveillance, and remains ready to repel provocations based on its alliance with the United States.
- Observers warned the Hwasong‑20 ICBM could carry multiple warheads and be test‑launched in coming months, as experts earlier said such tests might coincide with high‑level summits.
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North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile on Wednesday, according to the South Korean Army. The first missile test in more than five months occurs just a week before Donald Trump travels to South Korea to attend an economic forum.Read more]]>
South Korea reports a new missile test by North Korea.
The reported test takes place a few days before President Trump will visit South Korea for a regional summit.
Just a week after U.S. President Donald Trump's arrival in South Korea, the very airtight North Korea has launched several short-range ballistic missiles in the direction of the Sea of Japan. This Wednesday's gesture has been interpreted as a direct challenge to Washington and Seoul in the midst of reconfiguration of the regional diplomatic board, and comes in the midst of growing speculation about a possible reunion between Trump and North Kore…
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