{"id":8448,"date":"2020-03-04T05:30:06","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T05:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=8448"},"modified":"2020-03-04T05:30:07","modified_gmt":"2020-03-04T05:30:07","slug":"north-korea-launches-two-short-range-ballistic-missiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/north-korea-launches-two-short-range-ballistic-missiles\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea Launches Two Short-Range Ballistic Missiles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles into\nthe Sea of Japan. The launches are Pyongyang\u2019s first in 2020, coming after a\nthree month break in missile testing that endured from late-November 2019. The\ntwo ballistic missiles were fired from near Wonsan, a city on North Korea\u2019s\neast coast favored by leader Kim Jong Un for missile launches. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/current-affairs-quiz-2019-daily-gk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>North Korean state media has openly described COVID-19 as a\nmajor concern to the country, but Kim Jong Un\u2019s decision to push ahead with\nmilitary exercises including ballistic missile launches may signal a desire to\nset Pyongyang\u2019s military practices apart from that of South Korea and the\nUnited States.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan. The launches are Pyongyang\u2019s first in 2020, coming after a three month break in missile testing that endured from late-November 2019. 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