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North Korea launched two more short-range ballistic missiles in two days.
In the afternoon there was also a flight in protest formation.
After North Korea’s provocation of a medium-range ballistic missile two days ago, the US aircraft carrier, which had left, returned to the Korean peninsula.
In particular, it is interesting to note that this missile was launched from Pyongyang.
Correspondent Hong Eui-pyo.
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Two short-range ballistic missiles were launched from the Samseok area in Pyongyang, North Korea, into the East Sea from 6:01 am to 20 minutes today.
The first missile flew 350 kilometers at an altitude of 80 kilometers, and the next missile flew 800 kilometers at an altitude of 60 kilometers and was detected by military authorities.
It is believed that after launching a medium-range ballistic missile through the Japanese archipelago two days ago, this time it fired a mixture of several short-range missiles.
It is possible that the KN-25, which North Korea claims is a “super large multiple rocket launcher”, and the KN-23, which is called the “North Korean version of Iskander”, were launched, and the distance is observed to be been adjusted by adjusting the weight of the head.
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“(North Korea) is now the so-called mixed fire, ‘Anytime, anywhere, anywhere’, that’s what it is. That’s why it’s hard for us to answer now …”
North Korea has made it clear that this short-range ballistic missile launch is a protest against the return of the US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to the waters of the Korean peninsula.
North Korea’s foreign ministry said today in an official statement: “We are closely monitoring the fact that the United States is creating a threat to the stability of the situation by recalling aircraft carriers again.”
The Pyongyang Samseok area, where the missile was launched, is under the jurisdiction of the Pyongyang Defense Command, known as the location of the North Korean Army bunker.
In the midst of this, military authorities said that around 2pm today, four North Korean bombers and eight fighters made a protest flight south of the special surveillance line.
The military said this North Korean flight was unusual and responded immediately by mobilizing some 30 South Korean military fighters.
This is MBC News Hong Eui-pyo.
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