North Korea fired two ballistic missiles early on Sunday, officials in Seoul and Tokyo said, the seventh such launch since Sept. 25. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterThe tests simulated striking military command facilities, main ports, and airports in the South, KCNA added. The naval forces of South Korea, Japan and the United States also conducted joint drills before that. South Korean and U.S. officials say there are signs North Korea could soon detonate a new nuclear device in underground tunnels at its Punggye-ri Nuclear Test site, which was officially shuttered in 2018. NEW MISSILE, UNDERWATER SILOSOn Oct. 4, the North test-fired a ballistic missile farther than ever before, flying what it said was a new intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) missile over Japan for the first time since 2017.

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