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On April 13, Breaking News | North Korea launched a ballistic missile, causing fear in Japan where residents were warned to take cover. The missile flew about 1,000 km and South Korea called it a "grave provocation". However, Japanese authorities retracted the alert for Hokkaido island when they determined that the missile would not fall nearby.
The United States "strongly condemned North Korea for its test of a long-range ballistic missile," the White House said in a statement. Japan's defence minister said the missile appeared to have been fired eastward at a high angle and it did not fall in Japanese territory. The projectile fell in the sea to the east of North Korea.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for strengthening war deterrence in a "more practical and offensive" manner to counter what North Korea called moves of aggression by the United States. While condemning the missile test, the United States renewed its offer to open talks.
North Korea has been working to build more solid-fuel missiles, which are easier to store and transport, and can be launched with almost no warning or preparation time. The missile was fired at 7:23 a.m. from near Pyongyang, and the South Korean military said it was on high alert and coordinating closely with the United States.
The launch came days after North Korea called for strengthening war deterrence in a "more practical and offensive" manner to counter what North Korea called moves of aggression by the United States.
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