North Korea launches missile into sea amid US-South Korea drills

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North Korea launches missile into sea amid US-South Korea drills
By Hyung-Jin Kim, AP
Mar 19, 09:56 AM
In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, U.S. Air Force B-1B bombers, center, fly in formation with South Korea's Air Force F-35A fighter jets and U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jets, bottom left, over the South Korea Peninsula during a joint air drill in South Korea, Sunday, March 19, 2023.
In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, U.S. Air Force B-1B bombers, center, fly in formation with South Korea's Air Force F-35A fighter jets and U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jets, bottom left, over the South Korea Peninsula during a joint air drill in South Korea, Sunday, March 19, 2023. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP)

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile toward the sea on Sunday, its neighbors said, ramping up testing activities in response to ongoing U.S.-South Korean military drills that it views as an invasion rehearsal.

The North’s continuation of missile tests showed its determination not to back down despite the U.S.-South Korea exercises, which are the biggest of their kind in years. But many experts say the tests are also part of North Korea’s bigger objective to expand its weapons arsenal, win global recognition as a nuclear state and get international sanctions lifted.

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