JAPAN ON ALERT: North Korea Fires 11th Ballistic Missile This Year Ahead Of US-South Korea Drills!

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North Korea launched a suspected ballistic missile off its eastern coast near Wonsan on Wednesday, marking its 11th missile test this year and the second in under a week, according to South Korean and Japanese defense officials. The projectile flew approximately 700 kilometers at an apogee of 90 kilometers before splashing down outside Japan's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the Sea of Japan. Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi strongly condemned the launch via embassy channels in Beijing as a violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions, while military analysts examine whether the test involved a hypersonic payload. The weapon demonstration comes directly ahead of the joint U.S.-South Korea Ulchi Freedom Shield military exercises scheduled for August 17, which Pyongyang routinely denounces as an invasion rehearsal. #northkorea #kimjongun #missilelaunch #ballisticmissile #japan #southkorea #breakingnews #worldnews #topnews #ctvnews #usnews #geopolitics In this Times Now W

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