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Uniindia: Seoul, Nov 2 (UNI) North and South Korea fired a number of missiles into waters near each other''s coasts in a marked escalation of hostilities on Wednesday.

Two—state is where most people are concerned. there's been international condemnation of north korea after it fired a record number of missiles into waters near south korea. seoul responded, in a major escalation in military tension between the two. pyongyang fired a total of 23 missiles, including one which landed less than 60 kilometres from the city of sokcho, crossing the de facto maritime border for the first time since the peninsula's division in 1945. the demarcation line marks the rough midway—point in the sea between the two koreas. the north has never accepted the boundary. hours...

The missile launches come after the U.S. and South Korea began one of their largest combined military air drills.

South Korea fired high-precision air-to-ground missiles in response to North Korea's latest "provocation."

As you can see, a North Korean missile that flew toward Ulleungdo landed in the sea near Sokcho, Gangwon Province. On the surface, it is said that it is because we and the United States trained together, but North Korea expert reporter Ahn Jung-sik pointed out what is behind the North's heightened level of provocation.