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North Korea fires 23 ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan and Yellow Sea, one of which crossed the Northern Limit Line (NLL), the de facto maritime boundary between North and South Korea, for the first time. Air raid sirens were activated on the South Korean island of Ulleungdo and South Korean fighter jets fired three air-to-surface missiles across the NLL in response to the missile launches.
2022-11-2

South Korea and the Japan Coast Guard both accuse North Korea of firing a ballistic missile from Sunan-guyok into the Sea of Japan.
2022-05-4

The South Korean military says that North Korea launched a suspected ballistic missile from Pyongyang International Airport, which exploded prematurely in mid-air.
2022-03-16

North Korea fires two short-range ballistic missiles into the ocean, the latest in an unprecedented flurry of launches. Both South Korea and Japan condemn the launching.
2020-03-29

The People's Republic of China urges North Korea to abide by a United Nations Security Council resolution that bans the North from conducting ballistic missile tests, two days after Pyongyang claimed it conducted a test from a submarine.
2016-04-25

North Korea deploys one or two intermediate-range ballistic missiles on its east coast, possibly preparing for launch on or around Friday, the anniversary of the birth of the country's founder Kim Il-sung, according to South Korea's Yonhap news agency.
2016-04-14

South Korea has determined North Korea is capable of mounting a nuclear warhead on its medium-range Rodong-1 ballistic missile, which could reach all of South Korea and most of Japan, according to a senior government official.
2016-04-5

North Korea fires another ballistic missile off its east coast, according to South Korean officials. This occurred while world leaders are attending the annual Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, D.C., where North Korea is on the agenda for discussion. [https:--www.theguardian.com-world-2016-apr-01-north-korea-missile-leaders-us-nuclear-security ("The Guardian")] [http:--english.yonhapnews.co.kr-news-2016-04-01-0200000000AEN20160401006900315.html?input=www.tweeter.com (Yonhap)]date=August 2019
2016-04-1

South Korea's defense ministry says it doubts North Korea has the ability to launch a nuclear-armed ballistic missile as claimed in a report by the United States Defense Intelligence Agency.
2013-04-12

North Korea successfully launches a long-range Unha rocket to put its first satellite into space, the aim of what critics say is a disguised ballistic missile test. The United Nations condemns the action.
2012-12-12