North Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles Ahead of Year-End Meeting
- South Korea detects two, short-range ballistic missiles
- Launch comes after US, South Korea hold joint air drills
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North Korea fired two suspected short-range ballistic missiles Friday ahead of a major political meeting to set policy for the new year, after ratcheting up tensions with a record number of launches in 2022.
The suspected ballistic missiles were fired at around 4:32 p.m. from an area near Pyongyang’s main international airport toward waters off North Korea’s east coast, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said. They traveled a distance of about 250 kilometers (155 miles) and 350 km respectively before falling into the sea, it said.