# Why has North Korea fired a missile ahead of US-South Korea drills?

https://mins.news/en/item/20201

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-12 13:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/12/why-has-north-korea-fired-a-missile-ahead-of-us-south-korea-drills?traffic_source=rss

> North Korea fired a missile before military drills involving the United States and South Korea. Pyongyang has repeatedly denounced the exercises, saying they amount to a “rehearsal for invasion”. The launch comes amid the North’s continued opposition to the joint military activity.

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