North Korea fires what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles, hours after criticising a US push for new sanctions over the previous launches as a provocation and warning of a “strong reaction”
Pyongyang fired two missiles just hours after criticising a US push for new sanctions over the previous launches as a"provocation" and warning of a strong reaction.North Korea has fired at least two ballistic missiles, its third test in two weeks, just hours after criticising a US push for new sanctions over the previous launches.
Japan's coast guard said it had detected "the launch from North Korea of what appears to be a ballistic missile or missiles at 14h55". Despite biting international sanctions over its nuclear weapons programme, Pyongyang tested what it said were hypersonic missiles on January 5 and January 11.
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