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North Korea Confirms Missile Tests as Kim Visits Munitions Site

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North Korea has been ramping up its testing activity in recent months, including six rounds of weapons launches so far in 2022.

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  1. S. Korean officials say North Korea tested cruise missiles

    Headline from The Columbian ·

  2. North Korea Carries Out Sixth Missile Test This Month

    Headline from Forbes ·

  3. Newest

    North Korea Confirms Missile Tests as Kim Visits Munitions Site

    Headline from Military.com ·

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  1. The Columbian

    S. Korean officials say North Korea tested cruise missiles (opens The Columbian)

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    SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Tuesday test-fired two suspected cruise missiles in its fifth round of weapons launches this month, South Korean military officials said, as it displays its militar

  2. Military.com

    South Korean Officials Say North Korea Tested Cruise Missiles (opens Military.com)

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    North Korea test-fired two suspected cruise missiles in its fifth round of weapons launches this month, South Korean military officials said.

  3. Fox News

    North Korea tested cruise missiles, South Korean officials say (opens Fox News)

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    North Korea on Tuesday test-fired two suspected cruise missiles in its fifth round of weapons launches this month, South Korean military officials said, as it displays its military might amid pandemic-related difficulties and a prolonged freeze in nuclear negotiations with the United States.

  4. The Week

  5. Forbes

    North Korea Carries Out Sixth Missile Test This Month (opens Forbes)

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    North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles from its eastern coast on Thursday, according to South Korean military officials.

  6. France 24

    North Korea fires 'projectile' in sixth test of 2022 (opens France 24)

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    North Korea fired an "unidentified projectile" early Thursday, Seoul said, its sixth apparent weapons test this year as the nuclear-armed country flexes its military muscles and ignores Washington's…

  7. The Diplomat

    North Korea Conducts Its Sixth Round of Missile Tests This Month (opens The Diplomat)

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    Is North Korea trying to draw attention from the U.S. by testing missiles?

  8. CNN

    North Korea conducts what could be its 6th missile test this month, South Korea says (opens CNN)

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    North Korea fired an unidentified projectile or projectiles into waters off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula on Thursday in what, if confirmed, could be its sixth missile test this month, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said.

  9. CBS News

    North Korea launches 2 more suspected missiles in 6th test this month (opens CBS News)

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    Experts say North Korea's unusually fast pace in testing activity underscores an intent to pressure the Biden administration over long-stalled negotiations.

  10. NBC News

    North Korea confirms latest weapons tests as Kim visits ‘important’ munitions factory (opens NBC News)

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    North Korea tested an upgraded long-range cruise missile and a warhead of a tactical guided missile this week, as leader Kim Jong Un visited a munitions factory, state media said.

  11. The Guardian

    North Korea confirms barrage of missile tests as Kim Jong-un visits arms factory (opens The Guardian)

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    Pyongyang’s regime has carried out six tests in January ‘confirming the power of conventional warhead’

  12. France 24

    North Korea confirms missile tests as Kim inspects 'important' munitions factory (opens France 24)

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    North Korea test-fired two different weapons systems this week, state media said Friday, part of a record-breaking streak of launches, as leader Kim Jong Un inspected an "important" munitions factory…

  13. Military.com

    North Korea Confirms Missile Tests as Kim Visits Munitions Site (opens Military.com)

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    North Korea has been ramping up its testing activity in recent months, including six rounds of weapons launches so far in 2022.

  14. MyNorthwest

    N. Korea confirms missile tests as Kim visits munitions site (opens MyNorthwest)

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    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea said Friday its two latest rounds of weapons tests this week were successful while vowing to bolster its nuclear

  15. The National Interest

    North Korea Carries Out Another Round of Missile Tests (opens The National Interest)

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    The missile tests come on the heels of Kim Jong-un's recent threat to resume nuclear testing.

  16. Al Jazeera

    North Korea confirms latest tests as Kim visits weapons factory (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Pyongyang says two tactical guided missiles struck its targets marking its sixth such launch in January.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.