Why it matters
The launches add to security concerns for U.S. ally South Korea and may complicate prospects for talks involving the United States. No change to U.S. military posture is reported.
SECURITY & DEFENSE • KOREAN PENINSULA
North Korea fires ballistic missiles into the sea, South Korea says
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North Korea fired around a dozen short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast, according to South Korea’s defense ministry. The launches come amid worsening tensions over a landmine blast that injured three South Korean soldiers.
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