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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)