{"id":78169,"date":"2023-08-30T18:39:33","date_gmt":"2023-08-30T18:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/08\/30\/north-korea-launches-ballistic-missiles-toward-the-sea\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:51:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:51:43","slug":"north-korea-launches-ballistic-missiles-toward-the-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/flashpoints\/2023\/08\/30\/north-korea-launches-ballistic-missiles-toward-the-sea\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea launches ballistic missiles toward the sea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SEOUL, South Korea \u2014 North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters on Wednesday, South Korea\u2019s military said, hours after the U.S. flew at least one long-range bomber to the Korean Peninsula in a show of force against the North.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

South Korea\u2019s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that the missiles were launched late Wednesday evening from North Korea\u2019s capital region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It said South Korea\u2019s military boosted its surveillance posture and maintained its readiness in close coordination with the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Japan\u2019s Defense Ministry also announced that North Korea fired at least one suspected ballistic missile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Earlier Wednesday, the United States flew a B-1B bomber to the Korean Peninsula as part of field exercises with South Korea. The field training is being held on the sidelines of an ongoing annual U.S.-South Korean computer-simulated command post exercise called \u201cUlchi Freedom Shield\u201d that began Aug. 21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

North Korea views U.S.-South Korean military drills as an invasion rehearsal.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\t