North Korea says it fired two ‘tactical nuclear’ rockets into East Sea

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North Korea says it fired two ‘tactical nuclear’ rockets into East Sea

State media calls launches a response to US-ROK air drills, while Kim Yo Jong says allies will ‘pay’ for their actions

Shreyas Reddy February 20, 2023

North Korea says it fired two ‘tactical nuclear’ rockets into East Sea

North Korea fires a rocket on Feb. 20, 2023 | Image: KCTV, edited by NK News

This is a developing story. Please check back for further updates. (Last updated at 12:50 p.m. KST on Feb. 20, 2023 with additional quotes from Kim Yo Jong and ROK military’s response.)

North Korea fired two “tactical nuclear” rockets toward the East Sea (Sea of Japan) on Monday morning in response to U.S.-ROK aerial drills held the previous day, state media has announced.

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Shreyas Reddy

Shreyas Reddy is a correspondent at NK News, based in Seoul. He previously worked as a researcher at BBC Monitoring, where his work focused on news and key people and organizations from the Korean Peninsula, Japan, Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Follow him on Twitter @shreyas_k_reddy.

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