North Korea's short-range ballistic missile launched on July 26


The military has analyzed that the launch vehicle launched by North Korea on the second day of the US - ROK alliance exercise is a short - range ballistic missile similar to the one recently fired by North Korea.

Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Republic of Korea (ROK) said on May 6, "Our military captured two projectiles, which are estimated to be short-range ballistic missiles launched at 5:24 am today at 5:36 am,

In addition, the short-range missile was launched at an altitude of about 37 km, a flying distance of about 450 km and a maximum speed of 6.9 mph.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff said, "The ROK intelligence agency is evaluating the short-range missile as having similar flight characteristics as the short-range ballistic missile that launched on July 25, and the exact specification is under close analysis."

Earlier, North Korea launched two short-range launch vehicles from the Hodo Peninsula in South Hamkyung Province on May 25, the Karma Peninsula in Wonsan on March 31, and the Yeongheung region in South Hamkyung Province on the same day.

Military authorities see these projectiles as a new kind of short-range ballistic missile.

North Korea announced the launch of a new tactical guided weapon on May 25, saying it was a "shooting demonstration of power" and that it was a test shoot for a "new large-diameter manipulated radiant shooter" on the 31st and last two days of last month.

But the military says the launch speed of the projectile is 6.9 Mach, similar to ballistic missiles, and is too fast to be seen as a radiator.

Unlike the recent shooting that fired right into the East Sea from eastern North Korea, the launch fired across the Inland Sea from the west of North Korea to the East Sea.

Experts point out that when North Korea experimented with launching new weapons in the past, it was safe for the first time to worry about civilian damage and then fired inland if performance was confirmed.

Kim Dong-yeop, a professor at the Kyungnam University Far East Institute of Problems, said, "North Korea is confident that its stability is somewhat stable due to its successful launch. It is possible that North Korea conducted additional tests through the inland area. Pattern. "

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