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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) \u2014 North Korea<\/span> launched a ballistic missile toward the sea on Wednesday, its neighbors said, the second such weapons testing activity<\/span> in less than a week.<\/p>\n

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The series of launch events were likely a protest of the upcoming Korea-U.S. military drills that North Korea views as an invasion rehearsal.<\/p>\n

South Korea\u2019s Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected the launch from North Korea\u2019s eastern coastal Wonsan area in a direction of the North\u2019s eastern waters around 6 a.m.<\/p>\n

South Korea\u2019s military said it boosted its surveillance posture and that Seoul was closely exchanging information on the launch with Washington and Tokyo.<\/p>\n

Japan\u2019s Defense Ministry said it also spotted a suspected ballistic missile launch from North Korea. It said it didn\u2019t detect the weapon reaching Japan\u2019s exclusive economic zone, suggesting it was believed to have fallen further away from the Japanese coast.<\/p>\n

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The latest launch came two days after South Korea and the United States announced they will kick off their annual large-scale military drills<\/span> next week to beef up readiness against North Korean threats.<\/p>\n

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The Ulchi Freedom Shield training is to start on Monday, Aug. 17, for an 11-day run. Its scale will be similar to previous years with 18,000 South Korean soldiers taking part, according to South Korea\u2019s military. <\/p>\n

North Korea has previously responded to the training and other major South Korea-U.S. military exercises<\/span> with provocative weapons tests and harsh rhetoric. North Korea calls such drills a practice to attack the country and forces it to bolster its nuclear arsenal, though the U.S. and South Korea have repeatedly said their training is defensive in nature. <\/p>\n

On Aug. 6, South Korea, the U.S. and Japan detected the launch of a short-range ballistic missile from North Korea in what was the North\u2019s first ballistic weapons testing activity since late June. North Korea didn\u2019t confirm the reported launch, though it usually releases details of weapons tests a day later.<\/p>\n

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North Korea has been engaging in a run of weapons tests since its leader Kim Jong Un\u2019s high-stakes diplomacy<\/span> with U.S. President Donald Trump fell apart in 2019 due to disputes over international economic sanctions on North Korea.<\/p>\n

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Associated Press writer Mari Yamaguchi in Tokyo contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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