North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the sea on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, marking its second weapons test in less than a week. The missile, launched from the Wonsan area on the country’s eastern coast, traveled roughly 700 kilometers before falling into the waters off Japan’s coastline. The launch adds fresh urgency to long-running questions about North Korea’s missile range and the size of its nuclear stockpile. Background: Decades of Missile and Nuclear Development North Korea’s weapons program did not appear overnight. The country began pursuing ballistic missile technology…
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