North Korea launched “multiple unidentified ballistic missiles” toward the Yellow Sea on Monday afternoon, according to the South Korean military, hours after the U.S. and ROK kicked off large-scale springtime joint exercises. NK News Deputy Managing Editor Alannah Hill discusses the DPRK’s criticism of the U.S.-ROK Freedom Shield exercise as an “aggressive and confrontational war […]

North Korea launched “multiple unidentified ballistic missiles” toward the Yellow Sea on Monday afternoon, according to the South Korean military, hours after the U.S. and ROK kicked off large-scale springtime joint exercises. -

North Korea <a href="https://www.nknews.org/2025/03/north-korea-launches-multiple-ballistic-missiles-after-us-rok-drills-kick-off/">launched</a> “multiple unidentified ballistic missiles” toward the Yellow Sea on Monday afternoon, according to the South Korean military, hours after the U.S. and ROK kicked off large-scale springtime joint exercises.<br />
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NK News Deputy Managing Editor <a href="https://www.nknews.org/?s=alannah+hill&amp;sort=&amp;start=01-01-2000&amp;end=11-03-2025">Alannah Hill</a> discusses the DPRK’s <a href="https://kcnawatch.xyz/newstream/1741554655-961837761/%eb%af%b8%ea%b5%ad%ec%9d%b4-%eb%9e%8c%eb%b0%9c%ed%95%98%ea%b3%a0%ec%9e%88%eb%8a%94-%ec%99%84%eb%a0%a5%ed%96%89%ec%82%ac%eb%8a%94-%ea%b0%80%ec%a4%91%eb%90%9c-%ec%95%88%eb%b3%b4%ec%9c%84%ea%b8%b0">criticism</a> of the U.S.-ROK Freedom Shield exercise as an “aggressive and confrontational war rehearsal.” She also talks about the ROK air force <a href="https://www.nknews.org/2025/03/errant-bombs-fall-on-village-injure-7-during-us-rok-drills-against-north-korea/">mishap</a> that dropped bombs on a civilian area, Kim Jong Un’s <a href="https://www.nknews.org/2025/03/north-korea-releases-first-photos-of-new-nuclear-powered-missile-submarine/">inspection</a> of the country’s first nuclear-powered missile submarine and the <a href="https://www.nknews.org/2025/03/north-korea-closes-border-city-to-tourism-less-than-three-weeks-after-reopening/">closure</a> of Rason less than three weeks after its opening to non-Russian visitors.<br />
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