North Korea presses ahead with missile test amid tensions
North Korea launched a ballistic missile into the sea off the Korean Peninsula on Sunday.
North Korea fired what appeared to be a ballistic missile into the ocean east of the Korean Peninsula on Sunday. Japan's and South Korea's defence ministries confirmed the launch.
Japan's public broadcaster said it fell outside Japan's economic zone. The test follows a UN nuclear watchdog ruling against North Korea's nuclear program.
Pyongyang rejected that ruling a day earlier. Last week North Korea condemned a US-led naval drill.
The drill involved South Korea and Japan near Guam. Kim Yo Jong is the sister of leader Kim Jong Un.
She blamed military drills for rising tensions on the peninsula. She said North Korea would keep building its nuclear weapons.
- Sunday
- Launch date
- August 29 to September 10
- Naval drill dates
- Near Guam
- Drill location
- US, South Korea, Japan
- Drill participants
Why it mattersNorth Korea's weapons tests are escalating amid US military activity in the region, signalling the regime's determination to advance its nuclear capability.
AustraliaGrowing regional military tension involving North Korea affects Australia's strategic security and reinforces its alignment with US and allied naval operations in the Indo-Pacific.
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