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North Korea fires new ballistic missile – Tensions rise with South Korea

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The Pyongyang regime has spoken of “strong military countermeasures”

THE North Korea launched today, Thursday, a ballistic missile towards the East Seaas announced by South Korea’s National Defense General Staff with the country apparently escalating tension.

The Pyongyang regime spoke of “strong military countermeasures” after artillery fire from South Korea, according to the North’s KCNA news agency.

Pyongyang announced this week that its recent missile tests were registered in high schools for the use of “tactical nuclear” weapons, they were simulating a nuclear strike on South Korea.

North Korean fighter jets were intercepted after flying close to the border

At the same time, the diplomatic thermometer with South Korea is rising. Earlier it became known to Seoul that South Korean fighters intercepted about 10 North Korean military aircraft which flew near the border of the two countries. This episode, the second in a week involving fighter jets, comes at a time of escalating tension on the Korean peninsula.

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