North Korea launched a long-range ballistic missile towards its eastern waters, just two days after threatening "shocking" consequences in response to what it called provocative US reconnaissance activity near its territory. South Korea's military detected the missile launch and maintained readiness in coordination with the US. The missile was expected to land at sea outside of Japan's exclusive economic zone. North Korea's long-range missile program targets the mainland US, but experts believe they still have technological obstacles to overcome. The launch followed accusations by North Korea that the US flew a military plane to spy on them.

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