{"id":14836,"date":"2026-08-21T06:53:59","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T06:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=14836"},"modified":"2026-08-21T06:53:59","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T06:53:59","slug":"north-korea-fires-10-missiles-amid-us-scaling-back-military-drills-with-the-south","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=14836","title":{"rendered":"North Korea fires 10 missiles amid US scaling back military drills with the South"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133392238,imgsize-97700,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/133392238.jpg\" alt=\"North Korea fires 10 missiles amid US scaling back military drills with the South\" title=\"The missiles were reportedly launched from the region of Pyongyang at around 5 pm, prompting the South Korean military to tighten its surveillance (Photo: AP).\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"The missiles were reportedly launched from the region of Pyongyang at around 5 pm, prompting the South Korean military to tighten its surveillance (Photo: AP).\">The missiles were reportedly launched from the region of Pyongyang at around 5 pm, prompting the South Korean military to tighten its surveillance (Photo: AP).<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/north-korea\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North Korea<\/a> launched 10 short-range ballistic missiles towards its eastern waters on Thursday, a day after it dismissed US President Donald Trump\u2019s efforts to resume diplomacy, when he ordered to scale back of military drills with South Korea<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The missiles were reportedly launched from the region of Pyongyang at around 5 pm, prompting the South Korean military to tighten its surveillance.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>The joint chiefs of staff said the military was closely coordinating information regarding the launches with the US and Japan. Earlier, the Japanese prime minister\u2019s office had reported detecting a suspected missile launch.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>Following the launches, the national security council held an emergency meeting, then issued a statement urging North Korea to halt the launches, which are banned under UN security council resolutions, the Guardian reported.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3><b>Trump\u2019s effort to mend relations with North Korea<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, the South Korean and US militaries said they were scaling back their 11-day Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises by six days, and would now conclude on Friday. Seoul said the &#8220;period and scale&#8221; adjustments were made due to a &#8220;proposal of the US side&#8221;.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Trump had reportedly ordered the Pentagon to \u201csubstantially reduce\u201d the exercises just before they began on Monday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Explaining his reasons for the decision, the US president cited what he said was a good relationship with North Korea\u2019s leader, Kim Jong-un, and South Korea\u2019s refusal to support him over the war against Iran.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Kim Yo-jong, the influential sister of the North Korean leader, dismissed Trump\u2019s overture on Wednesday, saying it was not worthy of comment.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>\u201cThe provocative, aggressive nature of the drills won\u2019t change even though their duration and size were reduced,\u201d she said. \u201cIf the US calculates that it can propagate its recent measure as one of so-called good faith, they will not get the desired answer.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>She also pointed to a series of other military drills conducted by the US and South Korea earlier this year, as well as South Korea\u2019s push to introduce nuclear-powered submarines.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>However, according to AP, Kim Yo-jong refrained from the typically harsh rhetoric used by North Korea, saying that relations between her brother and Trump were \u201cstill excellent\u201d.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>She also referred to Kim Jong-un\u2019s previous comments that he still had \u201cgood memories\u201d of Trump.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/rest-of-world\/north-korea-fires-10-missiles-amid-us-scaling-back-military-drills-with-the-south\/articleshow\/133392238.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The missiles were reportedly launched from the region of Pyongyang at around 5 pm, prompting the South Korean military to tighten its surveillance (Photo: AP). 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