Why has North Korea fired a missile ahead of US-South Korea drills?
- North Korea has fired a ballistic missile into waters off its east coast, just days before the United States and South Korea begin annual military drills known as the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises in the region.
- The launch at 6am on Wednesday (21:00 GMT) was the second reported North Korean missile test in less than a week amid tensions over Pyongyang’s growing military ties with Russia and concerns about its expanding weapons programme.
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- North Korea has fired a ballistic missile into waters off its east coast, just days before the United States and South Korea begin annual military drills known as the Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises in the region.
- The launch at 6am on Wednesday (21:00 GMT) was the second reported North Korean missile test in less than a week amid tensions over Pyongyang’s growing military ties with Russia and concerns about its expanding weapons programme.
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Sources: Al Jazeera