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North Korea today launched a long-range ballistic missile and two short-range ballistic missiles, which appear to be ICBMs, into the East Sea today.
According to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, North Korea launched a missile, believed to be a long-range ballistic missile, into the East Sea from the Sunan area of Pyongyang at around 7:40 am today, and at 8:39 am. From the Gaecheon area in southern Pyongan province to the East Sea, North Korea launched two missiles believed to be short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea. Every shot was fired.
The long-range ballistic missile soared to a maximum altitude of about 1,920 km and flew about 760 km with a maximum speed of about Mach 15.
Two short-range ballistic missiles were detected with a flight distance of about 330 km, an altitude of about 70 km and a speed of about Mach 5, and the detailed specifications were accurately analyzed by South Korean and US intelligence agencies. .
It is known that the long-range ballistic missile is most likely the Hwasong 17 ICBM, as the propulsion and warhead were separate as the stage was separate.
There have been reports from Japan that the long-range ballistic missile had passed through the Japanese archipelago, but it is known that it did not subsequently pass over Japan.
In a first analysis by the Japanese authorities, the missile was lost in the air while flying for about 750 km at a maximum altitude of 2,000 km, increasing the possibility of failure.
Kim Seung-gyeom, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, held a joint meeting with Combined Forces Commander Paul Lacamera shortly after North Korea launched a ballistic missile to closely share the situation and confirmed that the Combined defense position would be further strengthened in the face of any threat or provocation from North Korea.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff said: “North Korea’s subsequent launch of ballistic missiles is a serious provocation that damages the peace and stability of the Korean Peninsula as well as the international community, and is a clear violation of Council resolutions. of UN security “.
“Our military will maintain a firm stance of readiness to respond overwhelmingly to any provocation from North Korea, closely monitoring and monitoring related trends in close coordination between the ROK and the United States in preparation for further North Korean provocations,” i joint chiefs of staff said.
