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North Korea fires two ballistic missiles into East Sea, says South
Also: S. Korea conducts major missile test after N Korean launches (Associated Press)
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Source: BBC
North Korea fires two ballistic missiles into East Sea, says South
15 September 2021
North Korea has fired two ballistic missiles off its east coast, South Korea's military has confirmed.
Japan also reported an object was fired, and that it may have been a ballistic missile.
Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has called the launch "outrageous" saying it threatened peace and security in the region.
It is the second weapons test North Korea has carried out this week, with the first being a cruise missile.
It is not clear exactly where the ballistic missiles were destined for or their flight range, but South Korea's Joint Chief of Staff said its military was maintaining "a full readiness posture in close cooperation with the US".
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15 September 2021
North Korea has fired two ballistic missiles off its east coast, South Korea's military has confirmed.
Japan also reported an object was fired, and that it may have been a ballistic missile.
Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has called the launch "outrageous" saying it threatened peace and security in the region.
It is the second weapons test North Korea has carried out this week, with the first being a cruise missile.
It is not clear exactly where the ballistic missiles were destined for or their flight range, but South Korea's Joint Chief of Staff said its military was maintaining "a full readiness posture in close cooperation with the US".
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-58554326
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Source: Associated Press
S. Korea conducts major missile test after N Korean launches
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG
September 15, 2021
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says it has carried out its first underwater-launched missile test, hours after rival North Korea fired two ballistic missiles toward the sea.
President Moon Jae-in’s office said in a statement that Moon observed the test of a domestically built submarine-launched ballistic missile on Wednesday afternoon.
It says the missile fired from a 3,000-ton-class submarine flew a previously set distance before hitting a designated target.
The announcement followed two North Korean ballistic missile launches detected by South Korea earlier Wednesday.
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By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG
September 15, 2021
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says it has carried out its first underwater-launched missile test, hours after rival North Korea fired two ballistic missiles toward the sea.
President Moon Jae-in’s office said in a statement that Moon observed the test of a domestically built submarine-launched ballistic missile on Wednesday afternoon.
It says the missile fired from a 3,000-ton-class submarine flew a previously set distance before hitting a designated target.
The announcement followed two North Korean ballistic missile launches detected by South Korea earlier Wednesday.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/seoul-south-korea-north-korea-pyongyang-1bf74218556e36697983cf6669ec9166