launch on Thursday, the North’s first ICBM test in a month and third weapons test this week, also comes as South Korean and US troops continue joint military exercises that Pyongyang sees as a rehearsal to invade. South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol says North will pay a price for launch on eve of Tokyo summitNorth Korea has test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in a display of military might, just hours before the leaders of South Korea and Japan were to meet at a Tokyo summit that was expected to be overshadowed by Kim Jong-un’s nuclear threats.The
Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/16/north-korea-launches-missile-ahead-of-south-korea-japan-summit
The third missile test this week comes as leaders of Japan and South Korea prepare to hold their first summit in years.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/16/north-korea-test-launches-icbm-as-south-korea-and-japan-leaders-set-to-meet
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