South Korea’s military says North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the North’s eastern waters.
North Korean leader leader Kim Jong Un attends the 12th Meeting of the Political Bureau of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, in Pyongyang, North Korea, in this photo released on Dec. 31, 2022, by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency.North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the North's eastern waters Saturday morning, South Korea's military said.
It's the latest in a barrage of weapons tests by North Korea this year. Some experts say North Korea is seeking to modernize its arsenal and increase its leverage in future dealings with the United States. On Monday, South Korea’s military fired warning shots and launched fighter jets and helicopters, after detecting what it called five North Korean drones that violated the South’s airspace. South Korea also flew three drones across the border in response, Defense Minister Lee Jong-Sup told lawmakers Wednesday.
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