North Korea Fires Several Missiles Into Sea of Japan
Seoul said the launch came amid a flurry of North Korean weapons tests, with missiles believed to have flown less than 300 kilometers.
- On Wednesday, Nov 4, North Korea fired several missiles from the Sondok area toward the East Sea, with South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff detecting the launches early that morning.
- Pyongyang has increased weapons testing recently, including attack drones, a new precision-guided torpedo system, and intermediate-range hypersonic missiles, as the North hardens its stance toward South Korea and the United States.
- The missiles, believed to have flown less than 300 kilometers, may be Hwasong-11 tactical ballistic weapons. "It appears to be the Hwasong-11 Ra surface-to-surface tactical ballistic missile," Shin Jong-woo, secretary-general of the Seoul-based Korea Defense, told Yonhap News Agency.
- Kim Yo-jong, the sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, issued statements countering a United States investigation blaming the North for the theft of more than $6 billion in cryptocurrency from Binance.
- These launches coincide with United States midterm elections, viewed as a referendum on President Donald Trump. The JCS said it maintains "the capabilities and readiness to respond overwhelmingly to any provocations.
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Pyongyang has recently tested a number of weapons.
(Updates with details on the launch and context of dialogue with the US) Seoul, Nov 4 (EFE).- Pionyang launched several missiles into the Japan Sea this Wednesday after stating that he considers unnecessary a dialogue with Washington, amid the FBI's accusations of the historic theft of Binance, despite the interest of the US president, [...] The Entry Pionyang launches several missiles into the Japan Sea in the face of doubts about a dialogue wi…
North Korea fired several projectiles toward the Sea of Japan on November 4. The South Korean military confirmed the launches from Sondok. This is the fourth recent test, raising tensions on the Korean peninsula.
N. Korea fires multiple missiles toward East Sea: JCS
North Korea fired multiple missiles toward the East Sea on Wednesday, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said, just days after it fired nearly a dozen short-range ballistic missiles. The missiles were launched from the Sondok area in South Hamgyong Province early Wednesday, the JCS said, adding that further analysis of specifications was under way in coordination with the United States. "Our military is monitoring the North's various movements unde…
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