North Korea carrying out new weapons demonstrations: South Korea
North Korea fired at least one short-range ballistic missile and other weapons into the Yellow Sea this week, according to the South Korean military.
TL;DR
- North Korea fired at least one short-range ballistic missile and other weapons into the Yellow Sea.
- This was North Korea's eighth ballistic missile launch this year.
- Tensions have persisted in the region due to the division of the Korean Peninsula and North Korea's nuclear weapons.
- South Korea and the U.S. share a military pact to protect South Korea.
- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stated that relations with the U.S. depend on America's attitude.
- This launch was North Korea's first weapons exercise since April 19.