People see a news report about previous rocket launches a few days ago.
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Seoul North Korea has continued the recent series of missile tests. According to the South Korean military, the ballistic missile flew towards the Sea of Japan (Korean: East Sea) on Tuesday (local time), the South Korean news agency Yonhap reported. Further details were not initially announced. Most recently, North Korea had tested two ballistic missiles on Saturday – that was the fourth missile launch in a week.
UN resolutions prohibit North Korea from testing ballistic missiles of any range, which, depending on the design, can also carry a nuclear warhead. Experts see North Korea’s recent rocket tests as a reaction to the recently held naval maneuvers by South Korean and US forces. The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan also took part in the four-day naval exercises. It was the first deployment of a US aircraft carrier to South Korea in almost four years.
North Korea regularly accuses the United States of preparing an attack through its military maneuvers with South Korea – which both countries deny. Tensions in the region have risen sharply following a series of nuclear-capable missile tests by North Korea this year. The country is also reportedly preparing to launch a submarine ballistic missile and possibly its first nuclear test since 2017.
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