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Missile attackhigh severityNorth Korea fires ballistic missile into Sea of Japan
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North Korea launched a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan on August 12, 2026, amid joint military exercises between South Korea and the US.
- Type
- Missile attack
- Location
- Sea of Japan, Japan (34.500°, 135.000°)
- Region
- Asia-Pacific
- Severity
- high
- Reported origin
- Pyongyang, North Korea (attributed by the source, not an observed launch site)
- Reported by
- Le Monde International
This page was generated automatically by War Map Live from a public news report published by Le Monde International. Coordinates and severity are estimates. Some outlets are state-controlled. This is an aggregation of news coverage, not independently verified intelligence — read the original report before relying on it.
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