North Korea Fires Short-Range Projectiles Into Sea
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — North Korea fired three short-range projectiles into the sea Thursday in an apparent show of force ahead of an expected visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to South Korea.
The projectiles were launched from the North’s eastern port of Wonsan and flew 190 kilometers (115 miles) into the Sea of Japan (East Sea), the South’s defense ministry said.
“We are looking into exactly what type of projectiles were fired,” a ministry spokesman told AFP, adding they could be missiles or rockets.
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North Korea Hails Test of 'Breakthrough' Guided Missile
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un observed the test-firing of a newly developed, high-precision tactical guided missile, the North’s official KCNA news agency said Friday, hailing a “breakthrough” in the country’s defensive capabilities.
The agency said the test of the new weapon, which was developed under Kim’s personal guidance, was wholly successful.
North Korea is not known to have a tactical guided missile capability, but analysis of a recent propaganda film suggested it may have acquired a variant of a Russian cruise missile, the KH-35.
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