28 February 2014

Editorial: North Korea Launches Four Short-Range Missiles


By Ankit Panda

The missile launch follows a naval provocation earlier this week.

Following a naval incursion earlier this week, North Korea continued to provoke the South with the launch of four short-range missiles into the East Sea. The South Korean Defense Ministry confirmed that the launches took place at around 5:42 p.m. Thursday, from the Gitdaeryeong hills on the North’s southeastern coast. An initial Yonhap News report suggested that the missiles were short-range Scud ballistic missiles. The missiles are believed to possess a range of around 200 kilometers. 

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