North Korea launches another missile toward sea ahead of U.S.-South Korean military drills

North Korea on Wednesday performed its second ballistic missile test in less than a week, its neighbours said, a likely protest of the upcoming South Korea-U.S. military drills that North Korea views as an invasion rehearsal.

South Korea says North Korea has launched a ballistic missile toward the sea, the second such weapons testing activity by North Korea in less than a week

North Korea has conducted ⁠a series of tests this year, including short-range ballistic missiles, artillery rockets and other tactical weapons.

North Korea fired a ballistic missile off its east coast, its second launch in less than a week, as the US and South Korea prepare to begin their annual military drills.

U.S. officials put Asia first as a defense expert warns bases in South Korea, Japan and Guam remain exposed to missile and drone attacks now.

A North Korean flag flutters at the propaganda village of Gijungdong in North Korea, in this picture taken near the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarised zone in South Korea on Jul 19, 2022. (File photo: Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji) 12 Aug 2026 06:32AM SEOUL: North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Wednesday (Au

North Korea fired a ballistic missile, South Korean military says  Reuters

Japan's Defense Ministry says North Korea has launched a possible ballistic missile toward the sea.

Mold, asbestos and crumbling walls are only some of the issues plaguing the U.S. military's Pacific bases, a government watchdog found.

US military bases in South Korea, Japan and other countries in the Pacific are "highly vulnerable" to North Korean and Chinese missile and drone attacks, a US expert has said, calling for efforts to strengthen air and missile defenses. Seth Jones, president of the Defense and Security Department at the Center for Strat