Tensions on the Korean Peninsula - TASS

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North Korea warns of retaliatory measures in case of border provocations — agency

North Korea fires several missiles, Seoul says

North Korea ready to use force if faced with South Korean military invasion — MFA

Seoul says North Korean missile flew 700 km — Yonhap

North Korea rejects military sovereignty talks with South — Kim Yo-Jong

The department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea slammed Seoul’s proposal to hold talks on establishing a military demarcation line as "an illusion unworthy of a response and unilateral whining"

North Korea to boost tactical counterattack capabilities near border with South Korea

Head of a department of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea Kim Yo-Jong also warned that if fire is opened on North Korean military personnel, border units will deliver an "immediate and merciless retaliatory strike"

South Korea to be target for retaliation if its role in US military strategy grows — KCNA

Kang Chol Su, department director at North Korea’s Institute of Enemy State Studies, said the Republic of Korea had emerged as a "decisive center for collective defense" in line with US strategic interests

North Korea says US prepares to use WMDs against it

The North Korean Defense Ministry noted that scenarios for responding to the use of weapons of mass destruction were being practiced during the joint US-South Korea Freedom Shield exercises

North Korea launches projectile toward Sea of Japan — media

Yonhap reported the launch, citing the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Republic of Korea

US security assistance to South Korea no longer free — Kim Jong Un’s sister

Kim Yo Jong pointed to US President Donald Trump’s decision to scale back the Ulchi Freedom Shield joint exercises taking place in South Korea

North Korea launches approximately 10 missiles toward Sea of Japan — South Korean military

The Joint Chiefs of Staff stated that they "maintain vigilance for additional launches"

North Korean missile falls outside Japan’s exclusive economic zone in Sea of Japan

No damage to vessels has been reported

South Korea ranks as the world's fifth-strongest military power — president

Lee Jae Myung stated that the capabilities of the country's defense industry were considered the fourth-best in the world

Trump orders to scale down military drills with Seoul due to Pyongyang

The US leader noted that South Korea sends a hostile signal to North Korea