{"id":9103,"date":"2026-01-04T00:09:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T00:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=9103"},"modified":"2026-01-04T00:09:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T00:09:47","slug":"north-korea-has-fired-ballistic-missile-towards-the-sea-of-japan-north-korea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=9103","title":{"rendered":"North Korea \u2018has fired ballistic missile towards the Sea of Japan\u2019 | North Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"

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North Korea has fired a ballistic missile towards the sea off its east coast, according to South Korea\u2019s military leaders.<\/p>\n

The South Korean joint chiefs of staff said: \u201cThe North has launched an unidentified ballistic missile toward the East Sea,\u201d referring to the body of water also known as the Sea of Japan.<\/p>\n

Japan\u2019s defence ministry also said it had detected a suspected ballistic missile launch.<\/p>\n

The leader of North Korea<\/a>, Kim Jong-un, called for more than double the production of tactical guided weapons on his latest visit to a munitions factory, state media reported on Sunday.<\/p>\n

<\/svg><\/span>A long-range surface-to-air missile is test-fired near the Sea of Japan on 24 December 2025.<\/span> Photograph: KCNA\/Reuters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In recent weeks, Kim has made a series of visits to factories that build weapons, as well as to a nuclear-powered submarine, and has overseen missile tests ahead of next year\u2019s Ninth Party Congress of the Workers\u2019 Party, convened to set out major policy goals.<\/p>\n

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North Korea staged a ballistic missile test in November, after the US president, Donald Trump, approved South Korea\u2019s plan to build a nuclear-powered submarine.<\/p>\n

Pyongyang has significantly stepped up missile testing in recent years.<\/p>\n

Analysts said this drive is aimed at improving precision strike capabilities, challenging the United States as well as South Korea and testing weapons before potentially exporting them to Russia.<\/p>\n

Reuters and Agence France-Presse contributed to this report<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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