North Korea fired short-range ballistic missiles early Sunday, a day after the United States and South Korea completed joint military exercises. The South Korean military said a total of eight ballistic missiles had been fired somewhere near Pyongyang’s main airport on East Coast waters between 9:08 a.m. and 9:43 a.m. local time. The launch came after the Biden administration called for more sanctions against Pyongyang last week, just hours after the US special envoy to North Korea visited Seoul to meet with his South Korean and Japanese counterparts. US Special Representative Sung Kim was in the country to discuss contingency plans, as US intelligence officials say they see evidence that Pyongyang is preparing to conduct a nuclear test, the first of 2017.
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