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was belatedly revealed that North Korea fired two cruise missiles on the morning of Sunday.

This North Korean missile launch has been in 11 months and is the first time since the inauguration of the US Biden government.

Also, it is controversial that it is known not as an announcement by our military, but by the US media.



This is Kim Tae-hoon, a reporter specializing in defense.



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Military authorities said today (24th) that North Korea launched two cruise missiles into the West Sea in the morning of the 21st.



It is known that it flew a short distance from the hot spring area of ​​Pyeongannam-do to the west sea at a time difference.



A military official explained, "Under close cooperation between the United States and the ROK, we have detected the launch of a North Korean missile in real time, and are currently analyzing specific specifications."



North Korea's missile launch has been 11 months since April 14 last year, and it is the first time since the inauguration of the US Biden administration.



Our military usually announced that when North Korea fires a missile, whether on cruise or ballistic, on the same day, but this time it has not been disclosed.



Regarding this, a military official said, "This is a process by which Korea and the United States analyze the intention of launching, and not all information is disclosed."



The ROK-US government believes the launch is not a violation of the UN Security Council resolution.



This is because the resolution of the Security Council only prohibits the launch of ballistic missiles by North Korea, and the launch of cruise missiles is not a target.



However, it is interpreted as an armed demonstration that delivers some kind of message in a way that North Korea does not violate the resolution of the Security Council, as the launch point is immediately after a speech by Labor Vice President Kim Yeo-jeong and the First Minister of Foreign Affairs Choi Sun-hee, the end of the ROK-US joint training, and the meeting of the ROK-US diplomatic and defense ministers. It's possible.