North Korea launches second missile this week amid US and South Korean drills
foxnews.comNorth Korea fired an unspecified ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Thursday morning local time, just two days after Pyongyang sent an intermediate-range ballistic missile flying over Japan, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
About 40 missiles have been launched by North Korea this year, including six in the past two weeks, but Tuesday's test marked the first time in five years that the country has sent a missile over Japan.
The U.S. and South Korea staged joint drills on Wednesday in response, with the USS Ronald Reagan moving into waters east of South Korea.
A TV screen showing a news program reporting about North Korea's missile launch with a file image is seen at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) One of South Korea's ballistic missiles, a Hyumoo-2, caught fire and crashed shortly after taking off on Wednesday, prompting criticism from local politicians in the coastal Gangneung area.
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