{"id":72132,"date":"2023-03-09T20:16:23","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T20:16:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/03\/09\/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-toward-sea-seoul-says\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:22:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:22:29","slug":"north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-toward-sea-seoul-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/flashpoints\/2023\/03\/09\/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-toward-sea-seoul-says\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea fires ballistic missile toward sea, Seoul says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SEOUL, South Korea \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2023\/02\/21\/fears-questions-about-north-koreas-growing-nuclear-arsenal\/\" target=\"_blank\">North Korea<\/a> on Thursday fired a short-range ballistic missile toward waters off its western coast, South Korea\u2019s military said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The launch came as the United States and South Korea <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2023\/03\/05\/us-south-korea-announce-largest-field-exercises-in-5-years\/\" target=\"_blank\">prepare to hold their biggest combined military training exercises in years next week<\/a> to counter the threat of North Korea\u2019s nuclear arsenal, which leader Kim Jong Un has aggressively expanded in recent years despite his country\u2019s deepening economic isolation and pandemic-related difficulties.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2023\/03\/05\/us-south-korea-announce-largest-field-exercises-in-5-years\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23062354872903.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US, South Korea announce largest field exercises in five years<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The 11-day Freedom Shield is part of an annual combined training with troops from South Korea and the United States which is scheduled this month.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The South\u2019s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missile was fired at around 6:20 p.m. from an area near the western coastal city of Nampo. There were no immediate assessments of how far it flew or where it landed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Joint Chiefs of Staff said later Thursday it was examining the possibility that North Korea may have launched several ballistic missiles from the area, not just one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The South Korean military strengthened its surveillance of North Korean activities while maintaining \u201cfull readiness\u201d in close coordination with its ally, the U.S., the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. 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\u2019s nuclear weapons and missile program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The launch came after Kim\u2019s powerful sister warned Tuesday that her country is ready to take \u201cquick, overwhelming action\u201d against the United States and South Korea as the allies expand their military training to cope with a growing North Korean nuclear threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coming off a record year in missile testing, North Korea has conducted more weapons demonstrations to 2023 including test launches of an intercontinental ballistic missile, short-range missiles and a purported long-range cruise missile system in recent weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Experts say North Korea with its escalated testing activity and threats is trying to claim an ability to conduct nuclear strikes in South Korea and the U.S. mainland. Kim, who sees his nuclear arsenal as his strongest guarantee of survival, is trying to force the United States into accepting the North as a nuclear power and wants to negotiate badly needed economic concessions from a position of strength, analysts say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Diplomacy between the U.S. and North Korea has stalled since 2019 because of disagreements over an easing of crippling U.S.-led sanctions against the North in exchange for steps by the North to wind down its nuclear weapons and missile programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week, the South Korean and U.S. militaries announced they will conduct computer-simulated command post training on March 13-23 and will resume their largest springtime field exercises, which were last held in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The United States has also recently sent advanced warplanes, including the B-1B and B-52 long-range bombers, to train with South Korean aircraft in a show of strength, triggering protests from North Korea, which describes the allies\u2019 joint drills as invasion rehearsals.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2023\/01\/31\/us-to-increase-weapons-deployment-to-counter-north-korea\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"179\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23031272574445.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US to increase weapons deployment to counter North Korea<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the U.S. will increase its deployment of advanced weapons such as fighter jets and bombers to the Korean Peninsula.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The allies had canceled or scaled back some of their regular drills since 2018 to support now-dormant diplomacy with North Korea and guard against the COVID-19 pandemic. But they have been restoring their exercises after North Korea test-fired dozens of missiles last year and threatened to use its nuclear weapons in potential conflicts with its rivals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">North Korea\u2019s growing nuclear arsenal and provocations have raised the urgency for South Korea and Japan to strengthen their defense postures in conjunction with their alliances with the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While expanding joint drills with the U.S., South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol\u2019s government is also seeking stronger assurances that the United States will swiftly and decisively use its nuclear capabilities to protect Seoul in the event of a North Korean nuclear attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Japan has made a major break from its self-defense-only post-World War II principle, adopting a new national security strategy in December that includes the goals of acquiring preemptive strike capabilities and cruise missiles to counter growing threats from North Korea, China and Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Their shared urgency over security is also pushing South Korea and Japan closer together following years of disputes stemming from Japan\u2019s colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula before the end of World War II.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier Thursday, the South Korean and Japanese governments said Yoon will travel to Tokyo to meet with Kishida next week. The summit plan was announced days after the Yoon government announced a domestically contentious plan to use local funds to compensate Koreans enslaved by Japanese companies before the end of World War II. The plan was praised by U.S. President Joe Biden as a major step toward resolving the strained relationship between Seoul and Tokyo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Washington has been pressing South Korea and Japan to repair their relations as it seeks stronger trilateral security cooperation to cope with the growing regional challenges. Yoon is also planning to travel to Washington next week for a meeting with Biden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is likely only the beginning of a series of provocative tests by North Korea,\u201d said Leif-Eric Easley, a professor at Ewha University in Seoul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">North Korea \u201cis poised to respond aggressively to major U.S.-South Korea defense exercises, as well as to President Yoon\u2019s upcoming summits with Prime Minister Kishida and President Biden. The Kim regime may order missile firings of longer ranges, attempt a spy satellite launch, demonstrate a solid-fuel engine and perhaps even conduct a nuclear test.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In her statement on Tuesday, Kim Yo Jong, Kim Jong Un\u2019s sister and one of his top foreign policy officials, said North Korea is keeping a close eye on \u201cthe U.S. forces and the South Korean puppet military\u201d and is prepared to take \u201cappropriate, quick and overwhelming action at any time according to our judgment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In previous statements, Kim Yo Jong threatened to turn the Pacific into North Korea\u2019s firing range and repeatedly implied that the North might test-fire an ICBM toward those waters on a ballistic trajectory, which would be seen as one of its most provocative weapons demonstrations yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All of North Korea\u2019s ICBM tests since 2017 have been conducted 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