North Korea launches unidentified projectile toward the sea, South Korea says
Summary
South Korea’s military said North Korea launched an unidentified projectile toward the sea from its east coast, but did not specify the weapon. The launch came amid a series of North Korean weapons tests and criticism of U.S. claims that North Korean hackers stole more than $6 billion from Binance.Key Facts
- South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff reported the launch but gave no details about the projectile.
- North Korea has recently tested weapons including a submarine-launched ballistic missile, hypersonic missiles, attack drones and cluster bombs.
- North Korea said it tested a new cluster warhead for strategic cruise missiles on Monday.
- The FBI attributed the Binance theft to North Korean hackers and a group known as TraderTraitor.
- North Korea denied involvement in the Binance hack and criticized the U.S. announcement as hostile.
- Kim Yo Jong said North Korea had no need to meet with people it considers unreliable and hostile.
- Tensions between the two Koreas have risen since mine blasts near their border wounded three South Korean soldiers in September.
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