{
  "id": 13835958,
  "title": "N. Korea fires unidentified projectile toward East Sea: JCS",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/n-korea-fires-unidentified-projectile-toward-east-sea-jcs-13835958",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T01:02:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/northkorea/20261012/n-korea-fires-unidentified-projectile-toward-east-sea-jcs"
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  "summary": "South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff reported on Monday that North Korea fired an unidentified projectile toward the East Sea. While the military confirmed it detected the launch, it did not elaborate on the nature of the projectile. KBS World Radio reported that the military has begun analyzing the projectile's data and range.\n\nThis event follows a ballistic missile launch from the Wonsan area toward the East Sea on October 3. According to The Korea Times, North Korean state media reported that Kim Jong-un oversaw that previous launch of an intermediate-range strategic missile to train troops operating a hypersonic strategic weapon system.",
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(URGENT) N. Korea fires unidentified projectile toward East Sea: JCS",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/urgent-n-korea-fires-unidentified-projectile-toward-east-sea-jcs",
        "published": "2026-10-12T00:23:51.000Z"
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        "outlet": "KBS World Radio",
        "title": "JCS: N. Korea Fires Unidentified Projectile toward East Sea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/jcs-n-korea-fires-unidentified-projectile-toward-east-sea",
        "published": "2026-10-12T00:27:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "South Korea’s military says North Korea fired a projectile toward the sea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/south-koreas-military-says-north-korea-fired-a-projectile-toward-the",
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "N. Korea fires unidentified projectile toward East Sea: JCS",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/n-korea-fires-unidentified-projectile-toward-east-sea-jcs",
        "published": "2026-10-12T00:42:03.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "North Korea fires unidentified projectile into Sea of Japan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/north-korea-fires-unidentified-projectile-into-sea-of-japan",
        "published": "2026-10-12T01:07:44.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
        "title": "South Korea’s Military Says North Korea Fired a Projectile toward the Sea",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/south-koreas-military-says-north-korea-fired-a-projectile-toward-the-13842450",
        "published": "2026-10-12T01:16:42.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "South Korea hails success of its first Arctic shipping trial",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/south-korea-hails-success-of-its-first-arctic-shipping-trial",
        "published": "2026-10-12T01:53:02.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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