North Korea fires short-range ballistic missile toward East Sea, Seoul says



News North Korea fires short-range ballistic missile toward East Sea, Seoul says South Korea calls test ‘grave provocation’ and vows closer cooperation with US as aircraft carrier arrives on peninsula Colin Zwirko \| Jeongmin Kim September 25, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON An image of a missile test released via DPRK state media in Sept. 2019 \| Image: KCNA North Korea launched one short-range ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Sunday morning, according to the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). It’s Pyongyang’s first known missile test since mid-August, when it launched cruise missiles from the west coast, and comes just days after the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan arrived in South Korea’s southern port city of Busan in what observers have called a show of force against the North. North Korea launched one short-range ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Sunday morning, according to the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). It’s Pyongyang’s first known missile test since mid-August, when it launched cruise missiles from the west coast, and comes just days after the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan arrived in South Korea’s southern port city of Busan in what observers have called a show of force against the North. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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North Korea fires short-range ballistic missile toward East Sea, Seoul says

South Korea calls test ‘grave provocation’ and vows closer cooperation with US as aircraft carrier arrives on peninsula

Colin Zwirko | Jeongmin Kim September 25, 2022

North Korea fires short-range ballistic missile toward East Sea, Seoul says

An image of a missile test released via DPRK state media in Sept. 2019 | Image: KCNA

North Korea launched one short-range ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Sunday morning, according to the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).

It’s Pyongyang’s first known missile test since mid-August, when it launched cruise missiles from the west coast, and comes just days after the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan arrived in South Korea’s southern port city of Busan in what observers have called a show of force against the North.

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