North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile from Wonsan Toward East Sea
North Korea launched a ballistic missile from the Wonsan area at approximately 6:00 AM local time, traveling over 700 kilometers before falling into the East Sea. The launch occurred just days before the scheduled "Ulchi Freedom Shield" joint military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff and Japanese authorities condemned the action as a destabilizing move, noting it follows a month of heightened regional tensions following a previous Chinese long-range missile test.
Date: August 12, 2026
Location: Kangwon, North Korea
Conflict: Korean Peninsula Tensions
Category: missile
Severity: HIGH
Source: Taipei Times