North Korea carrying out new weapons demonstrations, South Korea warns

Published May 26, 2026 10:59am ET | Updated May 26, 2026 10:59am ET



North Korea fired at least one short-range ballistic missile and other weapons into the Yellow Sea this week, according to the South Korean military.

The missile flew about 50 miles toward the body of water that separates the Korean Peninsula and China, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Tuesday. It was North Korea’s eighth ballistic missile launch this year, South Korean media reported.

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