A news program reporting about North Korea's missile launch with file image, is seen at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul on 17 August 2022. In the latest incident, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff did not immediately say what type of missile it was or how far it flew.North Korea fired an unidentified ballistic missile into the East Sea, South Korea's military said, just days after a nuclear-powered US aircraft carrier arrived ahead of joint drills.
The launch, part of a record-breaking blitz of weapons tests this year by the North, also comes after reports indicated that Pyongyang could be preparing to fire a submarine-launched ballistic missile.Japan's coast guard also confirmed a possible ballistic missile launch, citing information from Tokyo's defence ministry, and warned ships to be aware.
Japan's public broadcaster NHK said the object appeared to have fallen outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone. South Korea's hawkish President Yoon Suk-yeol, who took office in May, has vowed to beef up joint military exercises with the United States, after years of failed diplomacy with North Korea under his predecessor.South Korean military officials report North Korea has fired two short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan.Washington is Seoul's key security ally and stations about 28,500 troops in South Korea to protect it from the North.
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