North Korea fires missile barrage toward sea as tensions with South rise

Seoul North Korea launched a barrage of ballistic missiles toward the sea on Thursday (October 29, 2026), South Korea's military said, days after the North threatened to resume front-line propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts and deploy new weapons along the rivals' tense border. The launches also followed leader Kim Jong Un's surprise weekend visit to China, the North's main ally and economic pipeline, to push for greater cooperation. North Korea says it tested new torpedo system with AI capabilities North Korea says it tested new torpedo system with AI capabilities North Korea has been ramping up weapons demonstrations in recent weeks, including conducting its first underwater-launched missile tests in nearly three years North Korea says it tested new torpedo system with AI capabilities storyline 1 South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected about 10 short-range ballistic missiles fired from the North's eastern costal town of Wonsan.