North Korea launches ballistic missile and other weapons over the sea in latest show of force

North Korea launched a close-range ballistic missile and other weapons toward the sea on Tuesday, South Korea’s military said, the latest in a series of weapons demonstrations by North Korea this year.

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea launched a close-range ballistic missile and other weapons toward the sea on Tuesday, South Korea’s military said, the latest in a series of weapons demonstrations by North Korea this year.

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The missile fired from Jongju, a city near the North’s west coast, flew about 50 miles, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said. North Korea launched other kinds of projectiles, it said, without elaborating.

South Korea’s military, under a solid alliance with the United States, maintains a readiness to repel any provocations by North Korea, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. South Korea’s military has bolstered a surveillance posture, it said.