North Korea test-fires missile as tensions grow over border mine blasts
- On Saturday, North Korea launched a ballistic missile from the Wonsan area toward the East Sea, which flew more than 700 kilometers, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff.
- Tensions escalated following a September 21 landmine blast in the Demilitarized Zone that injured three South Korean soldiers, after which Pyongyang rejected responsibility and called South Korea "despicable."
- Kim Yo Jong, sister of leader Kim Jong Un, claimed the intermediate-range strategic missile used artificial intelligence and a "wave-like trajectory mode" to evade tracking, stating "there is no way to avoid this attack."
- Emergency security meetings convened in Seoul, while the South Korean military increased surveillance and readiness alongside the United States and Japan to monitor for potential additional tests.
- Since designating South Korea his "principal enemy" in 2024, leader Kim Jong Un has accelerated border fortification efforts, part of a broader trend of increased live-fire exercises and missile tests this year.
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North Korea says its intermediate-range missile range has now reached 1,000 kilometers, surpassing estimates by Japan and South Korea.
North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has attended a rocket test, and the projectile is said to have flown 1,000 kilometres.
Kim Yo Jong says North Korea tests missile
North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said in a statement on Saturday that her country had tested an intermediate-range strategic missile. The South Korean military said earlier on Saturday that North Korea fired a ballistic missile which flew more than 700 kilometers (435 miles) toward the sea off its east coast. Kim Yo Jong, who is a director of North Korea's ruling party, said a drill of a "strategic weapon" wa…
North Korea Says It Conducted Intermediate-Range Strategic Missile Drill
North Korea fired an intermediate-range missile in a test overseen by leader Kim Jong Un, state media KCNA reported on Sunday. KCNA said the missile was launched on Saturday from eastern North Korea and hit a target 1,000 km (621 miles) in the sea off the country's east coast. It said the drill was intended to train troops operating a hypersonic strategic weapon system and to assess the reliability, efficiency and mobility of the country's war deterrent.
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