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North Korea fires ballistic missile toward sea

Headline from The Columbian, from the development of Oct 2, 2026

Newest development Oct 3, 2026 · 4 reportsN. Korea test-fires missile as tensions rise

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the sea east of the Korean Peninsula on Saturday, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported, citing Seoul’s military.

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    North Korea fires ballistic missile toward sea

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    N. Korea test-fires missile as tensions rise

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  1. Independent Journal Review

    North Korea reportedly fires projectile into eastern waters (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    North Korea fired at least one unidentified projectile toward the Sea of Japan, with South Korean officials still assessing its type and trajectory. The launch came amid heightened inter-Korean tensions over land mines that injured South Korean soldiers and Pyongyang’s rejection of Seoul’s demand fo…

  2. WTOP Washington DC

    South Korea’s military says North Korea has fired a projectile toward the sea (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military says North Korea has fired a projectile toward the sea.

  3. Deutsche Welle

    North Korea fires projectile toward sea, Seoul military says (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    North Korea fired an unidentified projectile toward the sea off its east coast, the South Korean military has said.

  4. Deutsche Welle

    North Korea fires ballistic missile into sea, Seoul says (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the sea off its east coast, the South Korean military has said.

  5. ABC News

    South Korea’s military says North Korea fired projectile toward its eastern waters (opens ABC News)

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    South Korea’s military says North Korea has fired at least one projectile toward its eastern waters

  6. Al Jazeera

    North Korea fires ballistic missile towards the sea, South Korea says (opens Al Jazeera)

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    A ballistic missile is fired from the North Korean port city of Wonsan, South Korea's military says.

  7. Philadelphia Inquirer

    North Korea test-fires ballistic missile as tensions grow over border mine blasts (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    North Korea has fired a ballistic missile toward the sea

  8. Bloomberg

    North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Toward East Coast, JCS Says (opens Bloomberg)

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    North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward its east coast on Saturday, South Korea’s defense ministry said, adding tension to already fraught ties between the neighbors over landmine blasts near the border last month.

  9. New York Post

    North Korea test-fires missiles amid tensions over blasts across the border (opens New York Post)

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    North Korea fired a ballistic missile from Wonsan on Saturday amid tensions over border land mine blasts that injured three South Korean soldiers.

  10. WFMZ Allentown

    North Korea fires ballistic missile after Seoul's apology demand (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    North Korea fired a ballistic missile, Seoul's military said Saturday, days after demanding an apology for a blast that wounded three South Korean soldiers in the DMZ that it blames on the North.

  11. France 24

    North Korea launches ballistic missile as tensions with Seoul grow over border mine blasts (opens France 24)

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    North Korea launched a ballistic missile Saturday morning from the Wonsan area on its east coast into the Sea of Japan, according to Seoul's military. The launch comes amid renewed tensions between North Korea and South Korea, with the latter demanding an apology for a blast that wounded three South…

  12. The Guardian

    North Korea launches ballistic missile after Seoul demands apology over wounded soldiers (opens The Guardian)

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    Pyongyang fires towards sea a day after Kim Jong-un sister denounces South Korea for claiming North’s mines wounded South’s soldiers in DMZ North Korea fired a ballistic missile towards the sea on Saturday, South Korea and Japan said, ⁠a day ​after it rejected Seoul’s accusation of its mines woundin…

  13. Independent Journal Review

    North Korea claims AI-assisted missile test evaded defenses (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    North Korea said Kim Jong Un oversaw a test of an intermediate-range missile with AI-assisted, low-altitude maneuvering that it claimed could evade South Korean and Japanese defenses; Seoul detected the launch and reported it traveled more than 700 kilometers.

  14. Military.com

    North Korea Says It Test-Fired an Intermediate-Range Missile as Tensions Grow Over Mine Blasts (opens Military.com)

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    The launch came a day after Kim Yo Jong ridiculed South Korean demands for the North to apologize over the Sept. 21 land mine blasts.

  15. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    N. Korea test-fires missile as tensions rise (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea said Saturday it test-fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile that it claimed has maneuverable flight capabilities designed to evade missile defenses in South Korea and Japan.

  16. The Columbian

    North Korea fires ballistic missile toward sea (opens The Columbian)

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    SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the sea east of the Korean Peninsula on Saturday, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported, citing Seoul’s military.

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