N. Korea fires two short-range ballistic missiles towards East Sea on Wednesday
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The South Korean military is sharing more of their findings about the North's missile launch this morning.
For more, we connect to our Kim Ji-yeon at Seoul's defense ministry.
Ji-yeon, give us the latest.
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles Wednesday morning, local time, from the eastern city of Wonsan at around 5:06 and 5:27 AM. That's around 13 kilometers away from where the military had initially said they were launched, the Hodo peninsula.
It said the one or both of them are presumed to have flown in a northeasterly direction... some 250 kilometers, reaching an altitude of around 30 kilometers.
You have to keep in mind that the preliminary data are subject to change upon further investigation by the military.
It says it's currently working with the U.S. to verify the missiles further... and that it's monitoring the situation while maintaining a defense posture in case of additional launches.
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the North firing yet another round of missiles. just six days after the last one.... does not help alleviate tensions on the Korean peninsula... and urged the North to halt such actions.
That's all I have for now about today's firings... a briefing about the missiles is to be held in less than 30 minutes from now... I'll give you more updates throughout the day.
The military confirmed last week that the two missiles last Thursday that both flew some 600 kilometers were both similiar to Russia's Iskander-class ballistic missile system... which is known to be able to move away from its original trajectory to change its target or avoid being shot down.
But the military also said it's capable of intercepting them with the existing Patriot anti-missile system.
How do you think the South Korean presidential office will respond?
An official from the presidential office of Cheong Wa Dae confirmed... that President Moon Jae-in was briefed right after this morning's launch... and that he's closely monitoring the situation.
Whether the top office will open a National Security Council meeting is to be finalized later today.
Concerning last week's launch, the NSC has said those two projectiles were new type of short-range ballistic missile,... which could indicate that North Korea has violated United Nations Security Council resolutions that prohibit the North from such testing... and could prompt the international community to impose additional sanctions.
The top office is reportedly paying attention to the timing of the recent firings... which come at a time when Pyeongyang and Washington are preparing for the resumption of working-level talks on denuclearization.
The Trump administration had brushed aside concerns raised by the launches last week and said it hoped the next round of working-level talks will resume soon.
But it remains to be seen how Cheong Wa Dae will respond to today's firings and how this will affect inter-Korean relations.
Although the Blue Hous
For more, we connect to our Kim Ji-yeon at Seoul's defense ministry.
Ji-yeon, give us the latest.
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles Wednesday morning, local time, from the eastern city of Wonsan at around 5:06 and 5:27 AM. That's around 13 kilometers away from where the military had initially said they were launched, the Hodo peninsula.
It said the one or both of them are presumed to have flown in a northeasterly direction... some 250 kilometers, reaching an altitude of around 30 kilometers.
You have to keep in mind that the preliminary data are subject to change upon further investigation by the military.
It says it's currently working with the U.S. to verify the missiles further... and that it's monitoring the situation while maintaining a defense posture in case of additional launches.
South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the North firing yet another round of missiles. just six days after the last one.... does not help alleviate tensions on the Korean peninsula... and urged the North to halt such actions.
That's all I have for now about today's firings... a briefing about the missiles is to be held in less than 30 minutes from now... I'll give you more updates throughout the day.
The military confirmed last week that the two missiles last Thursday that both flew some 600 kilometers were both similiar to Russia's Iskander-class ballistic missile system... which is known to be able to move away from its original trajectory to change its target or avoid being shot down.
But the military also said it's capable of intercepting them with the existing Patriot anti-missile system.
How do you think the South Korean presidential office will respond?
An official from the presidential office of Cheong Wa Dae confirmed... that President Moon Jae-in was briefed right after this morning's launch... and that he's closely monitoring the situation.
Whether the top office will open a National Security Council meeting is to be finalized later today.
Concerning last week's launch, the NSC has said those two projectiles were new type of short-range ballistic missile,... which could indicate that North Korea has violated United Nations Security Council resolutions that prohibit the North from such testing... and could prompt the international community to impose additional sanctions.
The top office is reportedly paying attention to the timing of the recent firings... which come at a time when Pyeongyang and Washington are preparing for the resumption of working-level talks on denuclearization.
The Trump administration had brushed aside concerns raised by the launches last week and said it hoped the next round of working-level talks will resume soon.
But it remains to be seen how Cheong Wa Dae will respond to today's firings and how this will affect inter-Korean relations.
Although the Blue Hous