North Korea's latest rocket launches are a symbolic display of disapproval of military cooperation between South Korea, the U.S., and other allies in Asia.

North Korea fired multiple unidentified ballistic missiles off its west coast on Monday, South Korea's military said, as the United States and South Korea kicked off annual joint military drills.

North Korea has issued a sharp rebuke over the major military exercise being carried out by the U.S. and its South Korean ally, labeling the training a "war rehearsal." Newsweek reached out to the Pentagon and the South Korean embassy in the U.

North Korea condemned an ongoing U.S.-South Korea joint military exercise Wednesday, saying another incident like Seoul's recent accidental bombing of its own village near the DMZ could lead to "a new armed conflict.

The US and South Korea paused their live-fire drills after the incident but the Freedom Edge 25 drills will continue through March 20 as per schedule