South Korea generated more electricity from nuclear reactors than from coal and natural gas for the first time during the opening half of 2024, and plans to add four more nuclear plants to its power fleet by 2038.

There are two Koreas, North and South. But there's also more than one South Korea, with the nation split into camps with polar opposite views on the danger posed by their nuclear-armed neighbor to the north.

North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast early Thursday, South Korea’s military said, days after leader Kim Jong Un vowed to bolster his nuclear weapons capabilities exponentially and prepare his troops for combat.