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North Korea test fires a ballistic missile across the Sea of Japan.

Historical image related to North Korea test fires a ballistic missile across the Sea of Japan. from February 11, 2017

North Korea

Country in East Asia

North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu (Amnok) and Tumen rivers, and South Korea to the south at the…
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Pukguksong-2

North Korean medium-range ballistic missile

The Pukguksong-2 is a North Korean medium-range or intermediate-range ballistic missile that had the first successful test flight on 12 February 2017.
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Sea of Japan

Marginal sea between Japan, Russia and Korea

The Sea of Japan (see below for other names) is the marginal sea between the Japanese archipelago, Sakhalin, the Korean Peninsula, and the mainland of the Russian Far East. The Japanese archipelago separates the sea from the Pacific Ocean. Like the Mediterranean Sea, it has…
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February 11

Day of the year

February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 323 days remain until the end of the year.
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