North Korea test-fired cruise missile, says South Korea’s military

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North Korea launched multiple cruise missiles toward the sea on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, three days after the North carried out what it called a simulated nuclear attack on South Korea. The launches are the North's fourth round of weapons tests since the U.S. and South Korean militaries last week began large-scale military drills that the North views as an invasion rehearsal.

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The 11-day U.S.-South Korean military drills are to end on Thursday. But North Korea is expected to continue its testing activities as the United States reportedly plans to send an aircraft carrier in coming days for another round of joint drills with South Korea.

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected "several" cruise missile launches made from the North's northeastern coastal town of Hamhung. It said the missiles flew into the North's eastern waters and that South Korean and U.S. intelligence authorities were analyzing further details.

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