North Korea fired at least one suspected ballistic missile early Sunday morning, Japan said, the latest in a series of such tests recently
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un is shown on a Tokyo news broadcast after an earlier missile test this past week.Updated Oct. 8, 2022 2:10 pm ET
TOKYO—. The Japanese coast guard warned ships to be alert and the Defense Ministry said it was investigating. Japanese public broadcaster NHK said two missiles were fired in quick succession and both fell outside of Japan’s exclusive economic zone. That suggests they were shorter-range launches than one on Tuesday thatPyongyang has launched nearly two dozen ballistic missiles this year, the most launches it has conducted in a single year.
The launches violate United Nations Security Council resolutions. But U.S.-led efforts to heap additional penalties on North Korea have been blocked by Russia and China, which advocate a relaxing of sanctions.
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