North Korea Fired Missiles After US Military Exercises with South Korea

FOX NEWS - North Korea fired off short-range missiles over the weekend after it denounced the U.S. for moving forward with joint military exercises with South Korea, Fox News has confirmed.

It’s likely the first launch of short-range missiles since October 2019.

None of the missiles fired were the new long-range ballistic missiles paraded on Oct. 10, the anniversary of the founding of North Korea’s communist party, officials told Fox News. The short-range missiles did not contain nuclear warheads. Pentagon officials who watch North Korea took note of the launch but were not alarmed.

The launch came just a short time after Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had visited Seoul.

The Washington Post was first to report the launch.

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