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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile Sunday toward its eastern seas, extending a provocative streak in weapons testing as a U.S. aircraft carrier visits South Korea for joint military exercises in response to the North\u2019s growing nuclear threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
South Korea\u2019s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missile launched from the western inland town of Taechon flew 600 kilometers (370 miles) cross-country on a maximum altitude of 60 kilometers (37 miles) before landing in waters off North Korea\u2019s eastern coast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
South Korea\u2019s presidential office said National Security Director Kim Sung-han called an emergency National Security Council meeting where members denounced the launch as a clear violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions and accused the North of raising tensions in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said the launch did not pose an \u201cimmediate threat to U.S. personnel or territory, or to our allies,\u201d but still highlighted the destabilizing impact of North Korea’s illicit nuclear weapons and missile programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The launch came as the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan and its strike group arrived in South Korea for the two countries\u2019 joint military exercises that aim to show their strength against growing North Korean threats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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