N. Korea fires ballistic missile toward East Sea
Korea HeraldJUL 2023
This launch is unacceptable. To maintain peace and security across the Korean Peninsula and beyond, Pyongyang must stop its provocative and destabilizing acts. North Korea must also promptly resume disarmament talks instead of cooperating with Russia by providing weapons and soldiers.
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There's an 18% chance that North and South Korea will be at war before Jan. 1, 2050, according to WPR and the Meteaculus prediction community.