The launch happened hours after South Korean and U.S. troops kicked off their large annual combined drills, which the North views as an invasion rehearsal.
South Korean and U.S. militaries halted all live-fire exercises across South Korea after South Korean jets mistakenly released bombs on a civilian area.
Exemption loopholes in military conscription requirements were taken to heart — and midsection — when one man intentionally put on more than 44 pounds.
