{
  "id": 6827372,
  "title": "N. Korea fires multiple ballistic missiles toward East Sea: JCS",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/n-korea-fires-multiple-ballistic-missiles-toward-east-sea-jcs",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T00:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/northkorea/20260912/n-korea-fires-multiple-ballistic-missiles-toward-east-sea-jcs"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles towards the East Sea on Saturday, according to South Korea's military. This occurred just one day after a trilateral military exercise involving South Korea, the United States, and Japan concluded. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) reported detecting the missile launches from the Wonsan area around 5:20 a.m., though no additional details were provided. The South Korean military has intensified its surveillance to detect any further launches and has maintained a state of full alert, sharing pertinent information with the U.S. and Japan. The latest launch follows the completion of the five-day Freedom Edge exercise on Friday in international waters off South Korea's southern island of Jeju. The drills proceeded despite a reduction in the annual combined Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) exercise between Seoul and Washington the previous month, following an order from U.S. President Donald Trump. In what may be seen as a diplomatic move, Trump had ordered the scaling back of joint military drills between South Korea and the U.S.",
  "summary": "North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Saturday, South Korea's military said, just a day after South Korea, the United States and Japan wrapped up their trilateral military exercise. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected multiple ballistic missiles launched from the Wonsan area at around 5:20 a.m., without providing further details. The South Korean…",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/n-korea-fires-multiple-ballistic-missiles-toward-east-sea-jcs-6829085",
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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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