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North Korea Fires Multiple Missiles From Sondok Region in Fourth Launch Within a Month
Read this in the Market Flux appNorth Korea launched multiple missiles from the Sondok area toward the East Sea on November 4, 2026, according to South Korea's defense ministry, marking the country's fourth weapons launch in roughly a month. The launch was initially detected as an unidentified projectile around 00:53 UTC, with South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff confirming the firing without elaborating. Within two hours, the defense ministry identified the launches as multiple missiles originating from the Sondok region.
South Korea and the United States said they were examining the details of the missiles. The launch follows a firing of approximately a dozen short-range ballistic missiles from the Wonsan area on October 29, 2026, underscoring an accelerating pace of weapons testing by Pyongyang.
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- FinancialjuiceNorth Korea launches unidentified projectile toward sea off east coast: South Korea defence ministry
- FirstSquawkNorth Korea launches an unidentified projectile toward the sea off its east coast, according to South Korea's Defence Ministry.
- RedboxWireNorth Korea launches an unidentified projectile toward the sea off its east coast, according to South Korea's Defence Ministry.
- PiQMarketsNorth Korea urged US to drop hostile policy, citing Trump midterm vote North Korea urged the United States on November 4, 2026, to abandon what it called a hostile policy toward Pyongyang, saying the demand was a precondition for any talks. The statement landed as President Donald Trump faced the midterm elections, which the report described as a referendum on his second term.
- APSouth Korea said North Korea has launched an unidentified projectile toward the sea.
- ReutersNorth Korea fires multiple missiles in fourth weapons launch in a month, Seoul says