This comes as the North Koreans insulted South Korean efforts for peace.
While the world is focused on the US-Iran ceasefire and the four-year-old war between Russia and Ukraine, from East Asia, the leader Donald J. Trump once called ‘Rocket Man’ doesn’t let anyone forget just how big a powder-keg the Korean peninsula is.
For the second time in two days, North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles into the sea.
This comes mere hours after a senior North Korean official insulted South Korea’s hopes for warmer relations.
[Emergency alert]
North Korea has launched a suspected ballistic missile. More updates to follow.
— PM’s Office of Japan (@JPN_PMO) April 8, 2026
Kim Jong Un keeps the danger alive in the world’s minds
Associated Press reported:
“South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said several missiles lifted off from North Korea’s eastern coastal Wonsan area on Wednesday morning and flew about 240 kilometers (150 miles) each in a direction toward the North’s eastern waters.
It said an additional North Korean ballistic missile fired later Wednesday traveled more than 700 kilometers off the North’s east coast. Japan’s Defense Ministry said it assesses that the missile fell in waters outside the country’s exclusive economic zone.”
North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles, extending a series of tests that have strained hopes in Seoul for easing tensions. Read more: https://t.co/EAsKvJTpMN pic.twitter.com/LEAYbCEg0n
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 8, 2026
“The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said in a statement that the North Korean launches had not posed any immediate threat to U.S. personnel or territory, or to allies.
The back-to-back launches came after North Korea made it clear that it has no intentions of improving ties with South Korea, whose liberal government has steadfastly expressed its hopes to restore long-dormant dialogue.”
Just as the U.S agreed a ceasefire with Iran, Kim Jong-Un hit launch on his latest batch of missile tests just to remind everyone he’s still here.
They traveled roughly 240 km from North Korea towards Japan before splashing into the East Sea, marking the country’s fifth… https://t.co/3TCXDtaXdN pic.twitter.com/OjGd6sH2FU
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 8, 2026
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