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Monday's test was North Korea's fourth launch in under two weeks. By contrast, it took the North 10 months to conduct that many ballistic missile tests last year.

North Korea says it conducted a test-firing of “tactical guided missiles” in its fourth round of missile launches this month. The announcement Tuesday came a day after South Korea’s military detected the North launching two ballistic missiles into the sea.

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The tests of the fast and maneuverable class of weapons that purport to be able to evade missile defense systems, has garnered the attention of the White House, which responded with new sanctions.

South Korea says North Korea fired at least one projectile in its third weapons launch this month, hours after the North warned of stronger action if the U.S. continues its "confrontational stance."

The launch corresponded with an unexplained order by the FAA to ground some flights on the U.S. West Coast.

The potential upgrade at a U.S. air defense base, within range of missiles in North Korea and China, has residents concerned as Seoul walks a delicate balancing act between the rival powers.

North Korea claimed Thursday to have conducted the second successful test flight of a hypersonic missile. Wednesday's launch was the North's first known weapons test in about two months.

Plans to upgrade U.S. missile defenses in South Korea have residents worried, and could complicate relations between South Korea and its neighbors.

A person who crossed the border from South Korea into North Korea on New Year's Day was likely a defector who had made the trip in the other direction in late 2020, the military said Monday.