North Korea Launches Ballistic Missiles Amid Ongoing Tests

WHO:

CBS News - North Korea, South Korea's military, Japan's Defense Ministry, President Lee Jae Myung, Kim Jong Un, U.S.-led United Nations Command.

ABC News - South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.

WHAT:

[10:37 PM EDT] - CBS News - South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff reported that the missiles were fired from an area around Pyongyang, where North Korea has used its airport as a major launch site in recent years.

[10:37 PM EDT] - CBS News - South Korea flight-tested its first domestically developed hypersonic weapon on a Friday, designed to fly at least five times the speed of sound and evade missile defense systems.

[10:37 PM EDT] - CBS News - North Korea conducted an Oct. 3 test of a hypersonic intermediate-range missile designed to evade missile defenses in South Korea and Japan.

[10:37 PM EDT] - CBS News - North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles, with one missile flying over 900 km.

[10:37 PM EDT] - CBS News - North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters, adding to a recent streak of weapons demonstrations.

[10:37 PM EDT] - CBS News - South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff did not specify how many missiles were detected or how far they flew.

[10:37 PM EDT] - CBS News - Japan's Defense Ministry assessed that at least two missiles landed in waters outside Japan's exclusive economic zone.

[10:37 PM EDT] - CBS News - North Korea has conducted other missile tests and live-fire drills and commissioned a new warship.

CBS News - North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters.

ABC News - South Korea's military reported that North Korea fired at least one projectile, described as a suspected ballistic missile.

CBS News - The missiles were launched from an area around Pyongyang.

CBS News - Japan's Defense Ministry detected at least two missiles that landed outside Japan's exclusive economic zone.

CBS News - South Korea flight-tested its first domestically developed hypersonic weapon, designed to fly at least five times the speed of sound.

CBS News - North Korea conducted an Oct. 3 test of a hypersonic intermediate-range missile.

WHERE:

CBS News - The missiles were fired from an area around the North Korean capital of Pyongyang.

CBS News - The missiles landed in waters outside Japan's exclusive economic zone.

WHEN:

CBS News - The missile launch occurred on a Monday.

CBS News - South Korea flight-tested its hypersonic weapon on a Friday.

CBS News - North Korea conducted a hypersonic missile test on October 3.

WHY:

[10:37 PM EDT] - CBS News - Kim Jong Un has so far rebuffed Trump's calls to revive their diplomacy, demanding that Washington abandon its "hostile" policy toward Pyongyang and drop demands for North Korea's denuclearization as a precondition for talks.

[10:37 PM EDT] - CBS News - Kim Jong Un continues to flaunt his nuclear weapons program while rejecting U.S. and South Korean offers to resume long-stalled diplomacy.

[10:37 PM EDT] - CBS News - Kim Jong Un has halted all diplomacy and cooperation with South Korea and described the neighbor as a permanent enemy during a prolonged stalemate in larger nuclear negotiations with Washington.

CBS News - North Korea is ramping up weapons testing to expand its arsenal of nuclear-capable systems.

CBS News - Kim Jong Un has halted all diplomacy and cooperation with South Korea, describing it as a permanent enemy.

CBS News - North Korea rejected U.S. and South Korean offers to resume diplomacy, demanding the U.S. abandon its "hostile" policy.

HOW:

[10:37 PM EDT] - CBS News - The South's military and the U.S.-led United Nations Command concluded that land mine explosions were caused by devices planted by North Korea, which has denied responsibility and ridiculed the South's demands for an apology.

[10:37 PM EDT] - CBS News - Washington unilaterally decided to scale back a major military exercise with South Korea in August, with Trump citing his "very good relationship" with Kim.

CBS News - North Korea used its airport as a major launch site for missile tests.

CBS News - The South Korean military and U.S.-led United Nations Command concluded that land mine explosions were caused by devices planted by North Korea.

(UPDATED October 12, 2026 07:31 UTC)

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff reported that North Korea fired missiles from an area near Pyongyang, which has been a key launch site in recent years. In a related development, South Korea successfully flight-tested its first domestically developed hypersonic weapon, designed to fly at least five times the speed of sound and evade missile defense systems. Meanwhile, Kim Jong Un has dismissed Trump's calls for renewed diplomacy, insisting that Washington must abandon its "hostile" policy and drop denuclearization demands before any talks can take place.

(UPDATED October 12, 2026 05:13 UTC)

North Korea has launched multiple ballistic missiles, with one reportedly flying over 900 kilometers. This action comes as Kim Jong Un continues to showcase his nuclear weapons program while dismissing U.S. and South Korean attempts to restart long-stalled diplomatic talks. Additionally, the South's military and the U.S.-led United Nations Command have determined that land mine explosions were caused by devices planted by North Korea, a claim that North Korea has denied.

(UPDATED October 12, 2026 04:12 UTC)

North Korea has launched multiple ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters, continuing a series of recent weapons demonstrations. Japan's Defense Ministry reported that at least two of these missiles landed outside Japan's exclusive economic zone, while South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff did not disclose the exact number of missiles or their flight distances. This escalation comes as Kim Jong Un has halted all diplomacy with South Korea, labeling the nation a permanent enemy amid stalled nuclear negotiations with Washington, which recently scaled back a major military exercise with South Korea.

(UPDATED October 12, 2026 03:15 UTC)

North Korea has fired multiple ballistic missiles from the area around Pyongyang, with at least two of them landing in waters outside Japan's exclusive economic zone. In a related development, South Korea successfully flight-tested its first domestically developed hypersonic weapon, designed to travel at speeds exceeding five times the speed of sound. This escalation comes as Kim Jong Un has halted all diplomacy with South Korea, labeling it a permanent enemy and rejecting offers from the U.S. and South Korea to resume talks.