North Korea Fires 2 Ballistic Missiles, South Korea Condemns Tensions

A woman walks past a TV broadcasting a news report on North Korea firing a ballistic missile off its east coast, in Seoul, South Korea, on Dec. 18, 2022. Heo Ran/Reuters

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles toward the sea off the Korean Peninsula’s east coast on Dec. 18, according to South Korea and Japan, prompting South Korea’s presidential office to “strongly condemned” Pyongyang for escalating tensions.

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said the two medium-range missiles flew about 500 kilometers (311 miles).