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North Korea shot two short-range projectiles from Wonsan on the East Sea today.

It was a three-month launch, and Kim Tae-hoon, a defense expert, pointed out.

<Reporter> Today, at 12:37, two projectiles soared 20 seconds apart near Wonsan, North Korea.

At a maximum altitude of 35 km, it flew 240 km northeast and fell on the East Sea.

The first projectile of the year, it's been three months since the last big gun on November 28.

Our military detected ballistic missiles with ballistic early warning radar and aegis and analyzed them as short-range ballistic missiles.

The launch was also announced today as an extension of joint strike drills on North Korea's Ansan-gun coast three days ago. Following joint strike drills, Kim Jong-un will be present today.

Today's projectile's altitude and flight distance are similar to the large-caliber maneuvering artillery introduced last July and August.

[Korea Chosun TV (Last August): Altitude Suppression, Leveling Performance and Orbital Anomaly, Target Accuracy, ]

On July 31st, I shot two shots every 21 minutes, 33 minutes on August 2, and 20 seconds today.

[Shin Jong-Woo / Senior Analyst, Korea Defense Security Forum: (Today's launch) seems to be a series of test launches to increase the ability of the simultaneous launching of new weapons by North Korea.]

Despite the fact that the US and South Korea have virtually canceled allied exercises, North Korea has reaffirmed its prominent frontal breakthrough late last year, boosting its strength in short-range missiles at Changsha Jeongpo. The military believes it is also aimed at refining the atmosphere inside North Korea, which has been messed with Corona 19.

(Image editing: Lee Seung-yeol)