North Korea fires four short-range ballistic missiles as US-ROK air drills end

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North Korea fires four short-range ballistic missiles as US-ROK air drills end

Latest launch comes as US B-1B strategic bombers join final day of Vigilant Storm exercises, according to ROK military

Jeongmin Kim | Shreyas Reddy November 5, 2022

North Korea fires four short-range ballistic missiles as US-ROK air drills end

A North Korean short-range ballistic missile launch | Image: KCNA (Oct. 10, 2022)

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. (Last updated at 7:08 p.m. KST with details about emergency UNSC meeting on Friday)

North Korea launched four short-range ballistic missiles into the Yellow Sea on Saturday morning, according to Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).

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