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North Korea launched ballistic missiles for the first time in 16 days. This appears to be a phản ứng to the series of sanctions imposed by the United States.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff announced on the 7th that "North Korea launched an unidentified ballistic missile into the East Sea."

This marks North Korea's seventh ballistic missile provocation this year, and the first in 16 days since February 22nd. It is the second such provocation since the inauguration of the Lee Jae-myung administration.

It is analyzed as a phản ứng to the recent consecutive sanctions imposed by the U.S. government against North Korea.

On the 4th (local time), the U.S. Treasury Department newly designated eight North Korean nationals and two North Korean institutions involved in money laundering of cybercrime proceeds by the North Korean regime as targets for sanctions.

Prior to this, the U.S. Department of State announced that it would pursue UN sanctions designation for seven third-country vessels involved in the export of North Korean coal and iron ore to China.

The military is analyzing the specifications of the ballistic missile launched by North Korea, including its model and range.

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