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N. Korea fires 2 unidentified projectiles toward the East Sea

2019-09-10 194 Dailymotion

北 발사체 '내륙횡단'…정밀도•유도기능•비행성능 과시<br /><br />North Korea, after a silent few weeks,... fired yet another round of projectiles early this morning.<br />While the South Korean military is still analysing the projectiles,... their flight path appears to show that Pyeongyang is increasingly confident about its weapons capabilities.<br />Lee Ji-won tells us why.<br />The Joint Chiefs of Staff announced Tuesday morning that North Korea fired two short-range projectiles earlier in the day... toward the East Sea... from an inland site in Pyeongannam-do Province.<br />The first one was fired at around 6-53 AM, followed by another one about 20 minutes later.<br />One is reported to have flown roughly 330 kilometers the other, some distance less than that and they are reported to have reached an altitude of 50 to 60 kilometers.<br />The type of projectile is still unidentified, but the South Korean military says it's analyzing the projectiles together with the U.S..<br />While maintaining a readiness posture, the JCS criticized the North for raising tensions on the Peninsula, and again urged the North to cease such acts.<br />Soon after the news,... South Korea's National Security Council convened an emergency meeting led by the nation's security chief, Chung Eui-yong.<br />According to the Blue House, the Council expressed grave concerns over North Korea's continued missile launches over the past several weeks.<br />It's been 17 days since the North fired two projectiles from what it claimed was a newly developed multiple rocket launcher.<br />And this is the regime's 10th streak of tests this year.<br />But it's only the second time the missiles have flown over land.<br />Experts say, firing missiles over densely populated areas shows that the North is confident in its missiles' accuracy and flying ability.<br />Observers also point out that they flew at a lower altitude than earlier missiles from the multiple rocket launcher, hinting that they might be harder for South Korea's air and missile defense to shoot down.<br />Meanwhile, with Seoul and Tokyo getting closer to the end of their military information sharing pact, Japan has not yet requested for information on Tuesday's launch.<br />Lee Ji-won, Arirang News.<br />

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