Pyongyang’s latest test launches come just a day after both North and South Korea fired missiles across the de facto maritime border between the two countries.
Kyodo News, residents in Japan initially received an alert to seek shelter as the ICBM was expected to fly over the Japanese mainland but this was later changed after the missile landed in waters to the west of the country.
Thursday’s launch follows a series of other similar tests by Pyongyang in recent days and it could be leading up to a nuclear test, the Associated PressThe launch prompted the U.S. and South Korea to extend their joint exercises beyond the original Friday end —a move that is almost certain to infuriate North Korea's leadership.
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