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13 March

N. Korea Fires ‘Unidentified Ballistic Missile’, Seoul Says

North Korea fired a ballistic missile, Seoul said, Pyongyang's second launch in three days and the first since South Korea and the US began joint military drills.

12 March

Asia Pacific

US Marines load the high-speed transport vessel USNS Guam (T-HST 1) at Naha Military Port, Okinawa, Japan, March 3, 2023 ahead of exercise Freedom Shield 23 in South Korea

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US, South Korea Kick off Largest Drills in Five Years

South Korea and the US kicked off their largest joint military exercises in five years after nuclear-armed Pyongyang warned such drills could be seen as a "declaration of war."

10 March

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

North Korea’s Kim Orders Intensified ‘Real War’ Drills

Kim Jong Un ordered North Korea's military to intensify drills for a "real war," state media reported.

8 March

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

N. Korea ‘Probably’ Will Carry Out New Nuclear Test: US

North Korea's Kim Jong-un "probably" will test a nuclear device again in his drive to build a nuclear arsenal that he sees as "the ultimate guarantor" of his rule, a US intelligence report said.

6 March

Asia Pacific

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North Korea Accuses US of ‘Intentionally’ Aggravating Relations

North Korea's foreign ministry accused the US of "intentionally" ramping up tensions by flying in joint military drills with South Korea.

6 March

Asia Pacific

North Korea test firing a submarine-launched ballistic missile in October 2019

Joe Saballa

S. Korea Unveils ‘Kill Web’ Concept to Kill Enemy Missiles Before Launch

South Korea has introduced a new defense concept to address missile and nuclear threats from adversaries, particularly North Korea.

Feb- 2023 -

27 February

Asia Pacific

USS Cape St. George launches a Tomahawk cruise missile

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Japan to Buy 400 Tomahawk Missiles From US: PM Kishida

Japan will purchase 400 Tomahawk missiles from the United States, PM Kishida said, as his government beefs up the country's defenses.

24 February

Americas

North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency released this image on Jan. 28, showing what North Korea says was a long-range cruise missile test

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North Korea Fires More Missiles After US-South Korea Nuclear Drill

North Korea said it had fired cruise missiles and claimed that the US-South Korean military drills "can be regarded as a declaration of war."

19 February

Asia Pacific

North Korea Intercontinental ballistic missile

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N. Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles, Warns on Turning Pacific Into ‘Firing Range’

North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles, Seoul said, Pyongyang's second launch in 48 hours as Kim Jong-un's powerful sister warned of turning the Pacific into a "firing range."

13 February

Americas