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December 13, 2024

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North Korea launches ballistic missile: South Korean JCS

DPRK launches first missile since South Korean President Moon Jae-in's inauguration

Update 1: North Korea launched an unidentified ballistic missile near Kusong at North Pyongan Province at 05.27 KST (16.27 EST on Saturday),” South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) told media.

The JCS said the ballistic missile traveled around 700km, but the U.S. and the South are in the process of analyzing additional information.

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