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NORTH KOREA MISSILES NEWS

North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward the east, Seoul says

October 22, 2025 6:48 am

A brief statement from South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missile was launched in an eastward direction but gave no further details such as how far the weapon flew.

North Korea says missile launch was nuclear response drill

April 23, 2024 10:56 pm

On Monday, South Korean and Japanese authorities reported the launch of what they suspected to be several short-range ballistic missiles by North Korea.

North Korea says it tested new solid-fuel intermediate-range missile with hypersonic warhead

April 03, 2024 5:31 am

The report by North Korean state media came a day after the South Korean and Japanese militaries detected the North launching the missile from an inland area around its capital toward its eastern sea.

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July 25, 2023 9:00 pm

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North Korea calls failed spy satellite launch 'the most serious' shortcoming

June 19, 2023 12:33 pm

The failed launch and North Korean efforts to modernise its weapons arsenal were discussed extensively at a three-day ruling party meeting that ended Sunday, with the presence of Kim Jong Un and other top officials.

North Korea fires ballistic missiles, warns of turning Pacific into 'firing range'

February 20, 2023 8:11 am

The launches come just two days after North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) into the sea off Japan's west coast

North Korea fires ballistic missile toward sea, Seoul says

October 28, 2022 10:04 am

The launch, the latest in a series of weapons tests by North Korea in recent weeks, came on the final day of South Korea’s annual 12-day “Hoguk” field exercises, which also involved an unspecified number of U.S. troops this year

North Korea fires another missile, flies warplanes near border

October 13, 2022 11:34 pm

It's the latest in a spate of missile launches by North Korea in recent weeks. North Korea said Thursday that leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test-launches of long-range cruise missiles that he said successfully demonstrated his military's expanding nuclear strike capabilities.

Seoul's reprisal blows up after North Korean missile success 

October 05, 2022 8:37 pm

The explosion and subsequent fire panicked and confused residents of the coastal city of Gangneung, who were already uneasy over the increasingly provocative weapons tests by rival North Korea.

US rolls out more sanctions after North Korea missile tests

March 12, 2022 12:00 pm

North Korea's neighbours detected two ballistic launches last week. North Korea later said it was testing cameras and other systems to be installed on a spy satellite but didn't disclose what missiles or rockets it used.

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