North Korea Fires Missile After Threatening ‘Fiercer’ Step
Voice of America News reports: “North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile toward its eastern waters Thursday, hours after the North threatened to launch ‘fiercer’ military responses to the U.S. bolstering its security commitment to […]
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Voice of America News reports: “North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile toward its eastern waters Thursday, hours after the North threatened to launch ‘fiercer’ military responses to the U.S. bolstering its security commitment to its allies South Korea and Japan.
The missile fired from the North’s eastern coastal Wonsan area at 10:48 a.m. landed in the waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan, according to its neighbors. After detecting the launch, South Korean, U.S. and Japanese militaries quickly condemned the launch that they say threatens stability in the region.
It was North Korea’s first ballistic missile firing in eight days and the latest in its barrage of tests in recent months. North Korea previously said some of the tests were simulations of nuclear attacks on South Korean and U.S. targets. Many experts say North Korea would eventually want to enhance its nuclear capability to wrest bigger concessions from its rivals…”
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