North Korea Launches 2 Projectiles Toward Sea as Seoul Condemns Banned Missile Test
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Updated · POLITICO · Sep 20
North Korea Launches 2 Projectiles Toward Sea as Seoul Condemns Banned Missile Test
3 articles · Updated · POLITICO · Sep 20
Summary
South Korea said North Korea fired a ballistic missile and another projectile toward the sea on Sunday, prompting an emergency National Security Council meeting in Seoul.
Japan's Defense Ministry also detected a suspected North Korean missile, saying it did not land in Japanese territorial waters.
The launch followed a recent string of North Korean weapons tests, including about 10 short-range ballistic missiles fired after U.S.-South Korean drills.
Kim Yo Jong had dismissed President Donald Trump's scaling back of last month's joint exercise, saying the drills remained provocative, and on Friday denounced the U.S.-led Pacific Vanguard maritime exercise.
Pyongyang has framed the tests as a response to what it calls U.S.-led war rehearsals, while Seoul says the launches violate U.N. Security Council resolutions and deepen regional tensions.