In a rare accident, North Korea launches 4 missiles towards the West Sea
The South Korean military announced that North Korea launched four short-range ballistic missiles on Saturday into the Yellow Sea, according to South Korea's Yonhap News Agency.
And the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff announced today that it detected North Korea's launch of 4 short-range ballistic missiles in the Dongrim area of Pyongan Province towards the Yellow Sea, also known as the West Sea, in the period between this morning
It is extremely rare for the North to launch a ballistic missile from the northern region towards the West Sea instead of the East Sea, so the South Korean military is conducting an analysis on this development.
The agency stated that the missiles flew about 130 km at an altitude of 20 km at a maximum speed of Mach 5, and added that the South Korean and US intelligence authorities were conducting a detailed analysis to verify the details of the missiles.
She reported that our military is closely monitoring North Korea's movements amid strengthening the full readiness posture.
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