North Korea fires short-range missile, condemns U.S. for raising tensions


SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) -North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile on Sunday, as it condemned U.S.-led military shows of force including the arrival of a submarine in South Korea as tantamount to "a preview of a nuclear war".

The missile was launched towards the sea off North Korea's east coast and flew about 570 km (350 miles) before falling in the ocean, according to the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).

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