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Korean government has expressed deep concern over North Korea's launch of a ballistic missile in a year.
Defense reporter Kim Tae-hoon analyzed what kind of ballistic missile North Korea launched yesterday (the 25th), and the recent movement of North Korea, starting with a warning speech after the inauguration of the US Biden government, and leading to the missile launch.
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projectile that North Korea fired yesterday at 7:6 am and 7:25 am in the east sea from Hamju, South Hamgyong Province, is a short-range ballistic missile.
The flight distance was analyzed to be 450 km, and the maximum altitude was 60 km.
In terms of flight distance and highest altitude, it is close to the North Korean version of Ataekims and the North Korean version of Iskander.
North Korea's launch of a ballistic missile has been a year since the launch of Wonsan's'ultra-large bomber' on March 29 last year, and is the first since the launch of the Biden administration in January.
It is unclear whether Kim Jong-un was at the launch site, the joint chief explained.
North Korea, which had been quiet for a while before and after the US presidential election, began to move on the 16th, a day before the US Secretary of State and Defense Secretary visited Korea.
North Korea's Kim Yeo-jeong said not to make things to sleep. On the 21st, he launched a cruise missile.
Yesterday, we took a step further by shooting a ballistic missile that violated the resolution of the UN Security Council.
Further actions with higher water levels are expected.
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Blue House NSC standing committee to seohun national security implementation presiding They expressed deep concern about the launch of a missile while holding an emergency meeting and reviewing the US policy toward North Korea.