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14 Mar

North Korea fires ballistic missiles as South Korea, US conduct joint drills

Seoul, March 14 (IANS) North Korea fired about 10 ballistic missiles toward the East Sea Saturday, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said, in an apparent muscle-flexing as South Korea and the United States were conducting their key springtime military exercise. The JCS said it detected the missiles launched from the Sunan area in the North at around 1:20 p.m. It marked the North's third ballistic missile launch this year. The missiles flew about 350 kilometres, the JCS said, adding that further analysis is underway, reports Yonhap news agency. "Under a robust South Korea-US combined defence posture, our military is…

17 May

North Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea: JCS

Seoul, May 17, North Korea fired several short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Friday, the South Korean military said, a day after South Korea and the United States staged combined aerial drills involving advanced stealth jets. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected what are presumed to be short-range missiles fired off the eastern coastal city of Wonsan at 3:10 p.m. toward the East Sea, Yonhap news agency reported. "The North Korean missiles flew about 300 kilometres and landed in the East Sea," the JCS said. The South Korean military denounced the latest missile launch as…

05 Jan

Kim Jong-un inspects factory producing launchers for ballistic missiles

Seoul, Jan 5, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited a factory producing mobile launchers for intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), stressing the need to strengthen the country's nuclear deterrence for a "military showdown", state media reported on Friday. During the visit, Kim ordered measures to expand the capacity to produce major transporter erector launchers (TELs), stressing that the factory plays an important role in bolstering the country's defense capabilities, according to the North's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). It did not however, specify the date of his visit. "Given the prevailing grave situation that requires the country to be more…

25 Jul

N.Korea fires two ballistic missiles

Seoul, July 25, North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into the East Sea, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said on Tuesday. "Our military detected two ballistic missiles North Korea fired from areas near Pyongyang into the East Sea at 11.55 p.m. on Monday and at midnight of Tuesday," it said. Both missiles flew about 400 km before falling into the sea, Yonhap News Agency quoted the JCS as saying. The military is still analysing the North's latest missile launch to determine the exact type of the missiles fired, according to the JCS. The North's latest missile launch comes…

19 Jul

N.Korea fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles

Seoul, July 19, North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea on Wednesday, after the arrival of an American nuclear ballistic missile submarine here and the inaugural session of a new South Korea-US security dialogue, Seoul's military said. The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the launches from the Sunan area in Pyongyang between 3.30 a.m. and 3.46 a.m., and they flew some 550 km before splashing into the sea, reports Yonhap News Agency. The JCS condemned the launches as "acts of significant provocation" that harms peace not only on the Korean Peninsula but also…

20 Feb

N.Korea fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles

Seoul, Feb 20 (IANS) North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) toward the East Sea on Monday, a day after South Korea and the US staged joint air drills, involving B-1B bombers. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said it detected the launch from the Sukchon area in South Pyongan Province between 7 a.m. and 7:11 a.m., and that the missiles flew some 390 km and 340 km, respectively, reports Yonhap News Agency. Hours after the launch, Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that the artillery unit of the Korean People's Army fired two shots from the…