The ballistic missile was fired into waters off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula by North Korea.

Seoul:

North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile Thursday within the newest of a flurry of launches amid acute regional rigidity, the South Korean army stated, in keeping with the Yonhap information company.

The unspecified projectile was fired into waters off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula, the company stated, quoting the Joint Chiefs of Workers, which it stated gave no particulars.

Washington and Seoul have ramped up defence cooperation within the face of rising army and nuclear threats from the North, which has performed a sequence of more and more provocative banned weapons assessments in current months.

The brand new present of power got here hours earlier than the leaders of South Korea and Japan have been to satisfy in Tokyo, with Pyongyang’s missile and nuclear applications amongst gadgets on their agenda, and as South Korea and the USA proceed with joint army workouts. North Korea says such maneuvers are a costume rehearsal for invasion.

On Tuesday North Korea fired two quick vary ballistic missiles in its first launch because the maneuvers — the most important in 5 years — started, in keeping with the South Korean army.

And on Sunday Pyongyang fired two strategic cruise missiles from a submarine in obvious protest over the US-South Korea workouts.

Often called Freedom Protect, the drills began Monday and run for 10 days.

In a uncommon transfer, Seoul’s army this month revealed the 2 allies’ particular forces have been staging army workouts dubbed “Teak Knife” — which contain simulating precision strikes on key services in North Korea — forward of Freedom Protect.

The Freedom Protect workouts concentrate on the “altering safety atmosphere” attributable to North Korea’s redoubled aggression, the allies have stated.

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