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North Korea Fires Seven Short-Range Ballistic Missiles Toward Sea of Japan

Nov 4, 2024, 11:44 PM

North Korea has launched multiple ballistic missiles, including at least seven short-range missiles, towards the Sea of Japan. The missiles, launched early Tuesday morning, had a flight altitude of about 100 kilometers and a range of approximately 400 kilometers. This action comes amid heightened tensions as the U.N. criticizes North Korea's missile tests and the country boasts about having the world's strongest missile. The launch also coincides with the beginning of U.S. voting in a hotly contested presidential election. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff and Japan's government confirmed the missile launches into the East Sea.