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North Korea just launched a ballistic missile?

The Korean military today announced the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) North Korea just launched an unidentified ballistic missile toward waters east of the Korean peninsula, Yonhap reported.

The South Korean military did not provide details when making the information. The Japan Coast Guard also said that North Korea had just launched what appeared to be a ballistic missile, according to Reuters. There is no word yet on North Korea’s response.

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Korean people follow news about North Korean missiles at a train station in Seoul on May 4

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If confirmed, this would be North Korea’s 18th missile launch so far this year, according to Yonhap. Most recently, on May 25, North Korea launched what is believed to be an intercontinental ballistic missile and two short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea between the Korean peninsula and Japan.

South Korea’s National Intelligence Service then reported to the MPs that the May 25 launch was the first time under the leadership of the Republic of Korea. Kim Jong-unNorth Korea launched two ballistic missiles at the same time. The test launch is also said to be intended to send a message to the US, when the President Joe Biden on the way back to Washington DC after visiting Korea and Japan.

Also on May 25, Deputy Director of South Korea’s National Security Office Kim Tae-hyo told reporters that North Korea had tested a nuclear-triggered device in preparation for its seventh nuclear test. The last time North Korea tested a nuclear weapon was in September 2017.

On June 4, the US special envoy for North Korea Sung Kim had a meeting with his counterparts Korea and Japan in Seoul to prepare for “all contingencies” amid signs North Korea is preparing to conduct a nuclear test, according to Reuters.

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