North Korea fired a long-range ballistic missile on Wednesday, after threatening to punish the U.S. military for its reconnaissance activities in the region. The missile was in the air for a record 74 minutes.
SEOUL — North Korea fired a long-range missile on Wednesday, after warning about “resolute” consequences for the U.S. military’s reconnaissance activities in the region.
The launch took place just as Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, was finishing a trilateral meeting with his South Korean and Japanese counterparts in Hawaii, Reuters reported.Wednesday’s launch comes after Pyongyang accused the United States of repeatedly flying spy planes into its airspace.
Earlier this week, North Korea’s Defense Ministry accused Washington of stoking tensions by planning to send a nuclear submarine to South Korea for the first time since 1981.
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