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North Korea launches 2 missiles toward sea after U.S.-South Korea drills

2022-10-09 09:53:31       source:Politico

October 8, 2022


SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters on Sunday, the latest in its barrage of weapons tests in recent days, after the North warned against the U.S. redeployment of an aircraft carrier for a new round of drills with South Korean warships.


South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement it detected the two missiles launched between 1:48 a.m. and 1:58 a.m. on Sunday from the North’s eastern coastal city of Munchon.


It said South Korea’s military has boosted its surveillance posture and maintains a readiness in close coordination with the United States.


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