North Korea Tests Fires Likely Short-Range Ballistic Missile

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North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Monday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said, the first such launches since it warned of “a new strategic weapon” early this year.

The projectiles were fired from areas near its eastern coastal city of Wonsan towards the northeast at 12:37 p.m. within a 20-second interval, the JCS said, adding that both flew around 240 kilometers, reaching a maximum altitude of around 35 km.

“South Korean and the U.S. intelligence authorities are analyzing their type. We found some similarities in features between what it fired today and those launched last year,” a JCS officer told reporters. 

The latest ones appear to have been fired from transporter erector launcher (TEL) vehicles, he added.

Yonhap

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