OAN’s Abril Elfi
3:13 PM – Sunday, December 17, 2023
North Korea has launched a missile into the East Sea and has reportedly blamed the United States for the increase in military tension on the Korean Peninsula.
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According to South Korea, North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile into the sea on Sunday, potentially as a protest against recent moves by Seoul and Washington to strengthen their nuclear deterrent against North Korean threats.
The missile was fired at approximately 10:38 p.m. from a location close to Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, and traveled 354 miles before splashing down in the sea, according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff of South Korea.
The South Korean military announced that it was providing the launch data to the U.S. and Japan for…
