What Happened
Pyongyang Responds To Trilateral Military Exercise With Ballistic Launches
North Korea has launched multiple short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea, a day after the US, South Korea, and Japan concluded their trilateral military drill. The launches, which flew about 155 miles each, were detected by South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff and prompted a statement from the country’s presidential national security council urging North Korea to halt its ballistic missile firings. The US Pacific Command said the launch didn’t pose an immediate threat to US territory or allies. The move comes as North Korea continues to expand its nuclear arsenal and deepen ties with Russia and China, according to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.