Why North Korea just fired rockets during US-South Korea military drills
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North Korea launched rockets during U.S.-South Korea military exercises while Kim Jong Un watched with his daughter.
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North Korea launched multiple rockets toward a target 360 kilometers away while leader Kim Jong Un observed alongside his daughter. The rocket test coincided with ongoing joint US-South Korea military exercises in the region. The launch escalates tensions as both sides conduct competing military demonstrations. The timing appears deliberately provocative, coming as the US and South Korea hold their regular joint drills that North Korea routinely condemns as rehearsals for invasion.
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