Tensions on the Korean Peninsula - TASS

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

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

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

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

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

North Korea can deliver ‘death' blow in case of external threat — Foreign Ministry

First Deputy Foreign Minister Jang Kum-chol called South Korean nuclear submarine program "a serious challenge" to the security and maritime sovereignty of North Korea

South Korea calls on North Korea to cease missile launches

The presidential administration stated that the actions of Pyongyang "are a provocation that violates UN Security Council resolutions"

Missile launched by North Korea was short-range — Seoul

The launch took place from an area near the city of Wonsan

Seoul says North Korea launches unidentified projectile toward Sea of Japan — agency

The South Korean military is analyzing the range and other flight data

North Korea conducts launch of suspected ballistic missile — media

Japan’s public broadcaster, citing sources in the Defense Ministry, reported that the missile fell outside the country’s exclusive economic zone

North Korea to take further measures regarding Japan — official

Kim Yo Jong accused Tokyo of speeding up the country’s transformation into "a military state," pointing to the recent test launch of a Tomahawk cruise missile from a Japanese destroyer, Japan’s joint drills with the United States, the deployment of long-range weapons and the development of offensive weapons

KCNA says US military headquarters in Japan turns into ‘war command’

According to the agency, the purpose of the reform is to ensure joint actions of the US and Japan’s armies in the event of war and to expand the capabilities of US troops to conduct independent operations in the region

West's statements about DPRK's denuclearization are attack on constitution — official

Kim Yo Jong stated that the issue of denuclearization is "an irreversibly finalized agenda" for Pyongyang, and its repeated discussion only demonstrates Western countries' lack of understanding of the reality

Kim Jong Un oversaw tests of new missile systems — agency

According to the agency, particular attention was paid to the new tactical cruise missile, which will be adopted by long-range artillery brigades in the southern border region