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North Korea fired another ballistic missile last night (29th).
It has fired three missiles in the past five days, and it seems to have been aimed at joint South Korea-US exercises and US Vice President Harris's visit to South Korea.
Reporter Kim Jung-woo reports.
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North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into the East Sea last night.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff said that North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles from the Suncheon area in South Pyongan Province to the East Sea from about 8:48 to 57 pm last night.
The missile had a flight range of about 350 km, an altitude of about 50 km, and a speed of about Mach 5.
The North Korean missile was launched from a mobile launch pad, and it is known that the missile was launched from a place normally used as a missile target.
Immediately after the missile launch, Chairman Kim Seung-gyeom of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shared the situation closely with the commander of the Combined Forces Command Lacamera through a joint meeting, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
North Korea's missile launch was the first day after two short-range missiles were fired from the Sunan area in Pyongyang two days ago.
North Korea also fired one short-range missile from the Taecheon area in Pyeongbuk on the 25th, which means that it has fired three missiles in five days.
North Korea's missile launch appears to be a protest against the South Korea-US joint naval exercise in the East Sea and the South Korea-US-Japan anti-submarine exercise starting today.
In addition, it is observed that it was aimed at the actions of US Vice President Harris, who visited South Korea to find the demilitarized zone.
In the DMZ, Vice President Harris also criticized North Korea for "a vicious dictatorship, an illegal weapons program, and human rights violations."