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North Korea fires missiles in response to South Korea’s defense exercise

North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) off its east coast on Friday, South Korea’s military said

North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) off its east coast on Friday, South Korea’s Military said, while South Korean forces were wrapping up nearly two weeks of exercises aimed at deterring their northern neighbor.

The missile launches, at a time of growing fears that North Korea is preparing its first nuclear test since 2017, were the latest in a year in which North Korea has tested a record number of missiles, whether short-range missiles, intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), or others.

The SRBMs were fired from the Tongcheon area in the North’s Gangwon province, the South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said, four days after the neighbors exchanged warning shots off the west coast of the divided peninsula.

“Our military is maintaining full readiness posture,” the JCS said in a statement, adding that it had stepped up monitoring and security while coordinating closely with the United States.

The launches did not pose an immediate threat to the United States or its allies, the US military’s Indo-Pacific Command said in a statement.

However they “highlight the destabilising impact” of North Korea’s unlawful weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programmes, it added.

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