North Korea fires ballistic missile in South Sea while threatening U.S.
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Intercontinental ballistic missile.Relations between the U.S. and North Korea have been rocky as North Korea accused the U.S. of repeated “illegal intrusions” into the country’s airspace on Monday.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is in Lithuania for a NATO summit, called an emergency meeting Wednesday morning to address the missile launch, per CNN. His office said he would call for “strong international solidarity” at the summit.
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U.S. officials called the claims “just accusations” and urged North Korea to refrain from “escalatory actions,” per AP. South Korea said on Monday that the incident involved “normal flight by the Korea-U.S. alliance over open waters.”
According to AP, North Korea has conducted nearly 100 missile launches since the start of 2022.
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