North Korea's Ballistic Provocation

North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters on Monday morning. The launch follows the completion of trilateral drills by South Korea, the US, and Japan, which the North calls provocative. This marks North Korea's first weapons test in five days, following a previous launch of a developmental multiwarhead missile.

On Monday morning, North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward its eastern waters, South Korea's military reported. The specifics of the launch, such as the missile's range, remain undisclosed by the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

This missile launch follows closely on the heels of new multidomain trilateral drills conducted by South Korea, the United States, and Japan, which concluded two days prior. North Korea criticized these exercises as provocative actions. During the drills, assets like a US aircraft carrier, destroyers, fighter jets, and helicopters engaged in various defense operations.

This recent launch is North Korea's first in five days, succeeding a claimed successful test of a multiwarhead missile last Wednesday. South Korea, however, refuted the North's success claims, labeling them a cover-up for a failed test. Meanwhile, North Korea has also been sending balloons carrying trash toward South Korea as a retaliatory measure against South Korean activists' own leaflet campaigns.

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