North Korea conducts second ballistic missile test in less than a week

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North Korea conducted its second ballistic missile test within a week, signaling opposition to upcoming US-South Korea military drills. The tests heighten regional security tensions as Pyongyang views the exercises as hostile acts.

North Korea fired a ballistic missile Wednesday, its second test in less than a week, as Seoul and Washington prepare to begin annual military drills next week. The launches appear to signal Pyongyang’s opposition to the exercises, which it views as a rehearsal for an invasion.