Coverage dated August 4, 2024

North Korea claims it’s sending 250 new missile launchers toward the South Korean border

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By Mike Valerio, Yoonjung Seo and Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korea claims it is sending 250 new tactical ballistic missile launchers toward its border with South Korea, in the latest bellicose declaration by leader Kim Jong Un against its neighbor.

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Reports & sources

11 articles, oldest first.

  1. Latin Times

    North Korea Deploys 250 Missile Launchers To Southern Border: KCNA (opens Latin Times)

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    The olive green mobile launchers were displayed during a special "transferring" ceremony in the capital Pyongyang on Sunday, the official Korean Central News Agency reported.

  2. KTVZ Bend

    North Korea claims it’s sending 250 new missile launchers toward the South Korean border (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Mike Valerio, Yoonjung Seo and Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korea claims it is sending 250 new tactical ballistic missile launchers toward its border with South Korea, in the latest bellicose declaration by leader Kim Jong Un against its neighbor.

  3. Deutsche Welle

    North Korea moves 250 missile launchers to southern border – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Pyongyang staged a celebration to mark the deployment of the launchers. North Korea claims stationing more nuclear capable weapons on the border is a necessary deterrent to the US and South Korea.

  4. Al Jazeera

    North Korea’s Kim Jong Un oversees transfer of missile launchers to border (opens Al Jazeera)

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    North Korea has been expanding its short-range weaponry designed to overwhelm missile defences in South Korea.

  5. Military.com

    North Korean Leader Marks the Delivery of 250 Nuclear-Capable Missile Launchers to Frontline Units (opens Military.com)

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    North Korea marked the delivery of 250 nuclear-capable missile launchers to frontline military units as leader Kim Jong Un said his country should prepare for prolonged confrontation with the United States.

  6. Newsweek

    North Korea deploys hundreds of missile launchers near southern border (opens Newsweek)

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    Already tense relations on the Korean Peninsula have deteriorated as North Korea pushes forward with missile testing and nuclear weapons development programs.

  7. WHDH Boston

    North Korea claims it’s sending 250 new missile launchers toward the South Korean border - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korea claims it is sending 250 new tactical ballistic missile launchers toward its border with South Korea, in the latest bellicose

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