North Korea fires barrage of missiles toward the sea after dismissing overture from Trump

North Korea launched about 10 short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Thursday, South Korea’s military said, a day after North Korea shrugged off a US decision to scale back military drills with South Korea in an apparent bid to resume diplomacy. The Joint Chiefs of Staff said the launches happened from North Korea’s capital region around 5 p.m.
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North Korea launched about 10 short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Thursday, South Korea’s military said, a day after North Korea shrugged off a US decision to scale back military drills with South Korea in an apparent bid to resume diplomacy. The Joint Chiefs of Staff said the launches happened from North Korea’s capital region around 5 p.m. The military said the missiles were launched toward North Korea’s eastern waters. The military said South Korea has bolstered its surveillance posture and was closely coordinating information on the launches with the US and Japan.
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- North Korea launched about 10 short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Thursday, South Korea’s military said, a day after North Korea shrugged off a US decision to scale back military drills with South Korea in an apparent bid to resume diplomacy. The Joint Chiefs of Staff said the launches happened from North Korea’s capital region around 5 p.m.
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