Kim Jong Un’s government has significantly escalated its missile testing program this year.
People at a railway station in Seoul on May 7 watching a news broadcast showing file footage of a North Korean missile test. Photo: Jung Yeon-Je/AFP via Getty Images
North Korea launched a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan on Saturday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said, according toThe launch marks North Korea's 14th missile launch of 2022, coming just days after it tested another ballistic missile earlier this week.U.S.
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