North Korea launched what South Korea suspects to be a short-range ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Friday, prompting an emergency meeting in the presidential office. This marks the second such launch since October. The Joint Chiefs of Staff detected the missile without further details.
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) announced that North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile toward the East Sea just past noon on Friday. It is suspected to be a short-range ballistic missile, marking the second such launch since October 22. On that date, North Korea had fired short-range ballistic missiles northeastward ahead of South Korea's hosting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit and U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to the country.
The presidential Office of National Security (ONS) stated that it held an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss North Korea's latest launch, presumed to be a short-range ballistic missile. The JCS confirmed the detection of the launch but provided no further details.
This firing occurs amid heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula. North Korea's missile tests have raised international concerns and underscored the need for strengthened security cooperation between South Korea and the United States. However, specific details on the missile's trajectory or performance are under analysis.