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North Korea shot another missile this morning. It's the fifth time this month and we're firing every weekend for four consecutive weeks. Trump was sent a letter saying he would stop firing after the ROK-US Combined Training. It also means protesting the US position to continue sanctions.
Today's first news, Kim Tae-hoon is a defense journalist.
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North Korea shot two projectiles this morning, estimated to be 6:45 and 7: 2 short-range ballistic missiles.
Five times this month, this is the 9th projectile launch.
The place was near Seondeok, South Hamgyong Province, flying over 380 km with a maximum speed of Mach 6.5.
The peak altitude analyzed by the ROK and US is 97 km.
Eight times this year, North Korean projectiles had a peak altitude of 25 to 60 km.
North Korea's high altitude launch method, which was used frequently in 2017, cannot be ruled out as a new weapon.
[Shin Jong-Woo / Korea Defense Security Forum Chief Analyst: If you fire at the maximum range, it may fall into the Japanese territorial sea, so it seems that the maximum range test was fired by raising the peak altitude.]
North Korea's projectile tests appear to be a rebellion against the United States, citing the strongest sanctions against North Korea in history, along with the need to test weapons developed before full-scale North American dialogue.
Our military decided to share projectile information today at the request of Japan.
The ROK-Japan Military Security Agreement is effective until November 22nd.
The Blue House held the NSC Standing Committee, expressing strong concern about North Korea's launching of the projectile after the US-Korea Combined Training, and urging them to cease military tensions.
(Image editing: Jinhwa Choi)
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2019-08-24T12:08:00.792Z
North Korea shot another missile this morning. It's the fifth time this month and we're firing every weekend for four consecutive weeks. Trump was sent a letter saying he would stop firing after the ROK-US Combined Training.
Source: sbskr