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North Korea Launches Ballistic Missiles into Sea Between Korean Peninsula and Japan

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North Korea launched short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters, according to its neighbors, as the North heightens animosities with rival South Korea ahead of a major political meeting.

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  1. NBC News

    North Korea launches suspected ballistic missiles toward the sea, neighbors say (opens NBC News)

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    North Korea launched suspected ballistic missiles toward the sea on Tuesday in apparent weapons tests, according to its neighbors, as the North heightens animosities with rival South Korea ahead of a major political meeting.

  2. Military.com

    North Korea Launches Ballistic Missiles into Sea Between Korean Peninsula and Japan (opens Military.com)

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    North Korea launched short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters, according to its neighbors, as the North heightens animosities with rival South Korea ahead of a major political meeting.

  3. Military.com

    North Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles as US Signals Defense Shift (opens Military.com)

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    It would be Pyongyang’s second ballistic missile launch of the year and comes after North Korea accused the South earlier this month of having violated its airspace with drones.

  4. Al Jazeera

    North Korea fires suspected ballistic missiles into sea, S Korea, Japan say (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The launches are the second this month after Pyongyang says it tested hypersonic missiles three weeks ago.

  5. Fox News

    North Korea launches short-range ballistic missiles into sea, show of force ahead of political meetings (opens Fox News)

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    North Korea reportedly fired several short-range ballistic missiles toward its waters ahead of the ruling party's first congress in five years.

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