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South conducts missile interception drills in reaction to North's recent launches

South Korea conducted live-fire missile interception drills Wednesday in a show of its air defense capabilities, a day after North Korea fired ballistic missiles into the East Sea, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.

2024-11-06

South Korea to hold live-fire missile drills in response to North's recent launches

South Korea plans to hold live-fire missile drills, involving Hyunmoo-II surface-to-surface missiles and the Cheongung surface-to-air missile defense system, this week in response to North Korea's recent ballistic missile launches.

2024-11-05

North Korea fires short-range missiles into East Sea just ahead of U.S. election

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Tuesday, hours before polls open for the U.S. presidential election.

2024-11-05

North Korea launches short-range ballistic missiles hours before U.S. election

North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Tuesday, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said, several hours ahead of the U.S. presidential election.

2024-11-05

North Korea launches ICBM that sets flight time record

North Korea launched an intercontinental ballistic missile on Thursday that flew for a regime record of 86 minutes, invoking condemnations from South Korea and the United States.

2024-10-31

Top office says 3,000 North Korean soldiers at Kursk front line

The presidential office said Wednesday that over 3,000 North Korean soldiers dispatched to Russia have reached the front line in Kursk.

2024-10-30

North Korea's Kim makes first public visit to ICBM base amid Ukraine deployment, U.S. election

This marks the first time North Korean media has publicly revealed the interior of its strategic missile bases, a move which analysts believe is an attempt to assert North Korea's presence ahead of the upcoming U.S. election.

2024-10-23

South Korea to reveal missile carrying massive warhead at military parade amid tensions with North

South Korea will showcase its so-called Hyunmoo-5 missile, capable of delivering powerful retaliatory strikes against North Korea, during the 76th Armed Forces Day parade in central Seoul on Tuesday, according to multiple military sources on Sunday.

2024-09-29

South Korea's top envoy in Washington warns of serious provocations by North ahead of U.S. election

South Korea's top envoy to Washington on Tuesday warned that North Korea has historically committed serious provocations during U.S. government transitions.

2024-09-25

North Korea fires multiple short-range ballistic missiles: JCS

North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles (SRBM) in a northeastern direction on Wednesday morning, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.

2024-09-18