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North Korea fires a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan near South Korean territory.
2024-04-1

North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un, Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu and a Chinese delegation meet in Pyongyang to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the cessation of hostilities during the Korean War. Kim and Shoigu also attend an exhibition of North Korean ballistic missiles, which have been prohibited by multiple United Nations resolutions endorsed by China and Russia.
2023-07-27

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 says that it has tested a ballistic missile that entered the sea.
2022-02-27

Japan announces it will raise military spending (1.1%) for an eighth consecutive year to a record high as it invests in ballistic missile and air defence to counter a perceived threat from North Korea and China.
2019-12-20

South Korea claims that North Korea has fired a ballistic missile from a submarine.
2016-07-9

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

South Korea has successfully test fired two ballistic missiles that can hit all of North Korea.
2015-06-3