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Mar 15, 2023, 5 tweets

#BREAKING North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile Thursday, Seoul said, its third launch this week

#UPDATE North Korea has fired an intercontinental ballistic missile, Seoul says, as South Korea's president heads to Tokyo to boost ties.

"Our military detected one long-range ballistic missile fired from around the Sunan area in Pyongyang," the Joint Chiefs of Staff says

North Korea fired a "long-range ballistic missile" Thursday, Seoul says.

The launch comes as South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol heads to Tokyo for a summit to boost ties in the face of Pyongyang's growing aggression

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VIDEO: South Korea-US forces hold joint military drills as part of the ongoing Freedom Shield exercise, which started on Monday and is set to run for 10 days.

North Korea has fired a number of ballistic missiles this week as the military drills kicked off

Asian regional military balance.

#AFPGraphics compares the military assets of selected Asian regional military powers, according to the latest data from the International Institute for Strategic Studies

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