North Korea launched another ballistic missile just five days after its previous test last week. Analysts suggest this is a provocative move against the upcoming U.S. presidential election.
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) announced on Tuesday that North Korea had fired an unidentified ballistic missile into the East Sea. Details of the missile’s specifications are currently under analysis.
North Korea claimed to have fired its new Hwasong-19 ICBM on October 31, which was the resumption after five days. Some speculated this action was a provocation against the U.S. presidential election, which was about six hours left at that time.
The U.S. presidential election will begin at midnight local time on Tuesday, with the first votes being cast in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire.
The University of Florida’s U.S. Elections Project reports that as of Sunday, over 75 million Americans had already cast their ballots in early voting, setting a new record for voter turnout.
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