KOREA: North Korea fired a ballistic missile toward the sea to the east of the Korean Peninsula in the early hours of Sunday (January 1), Yonhap news agency reported, citing the South Korean military.
North Korea also fired three ballistic missiles toward the sea east of the Korean Peninsula on Saturday, the South Korean military said. according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The launches were the latest in an unprecedented number of missile tests conducted by North Korea this year, as Pyongyang presses on with weapons development amid speculation it could test a nuclear weapon for a seventh time.
The three short-range ballistic missiles were fired from North Hwanghae Province, south of the capital Pyongyang, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
“North Korea’s ballistic missile(s) launch is a grave provocation that undermines peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula as well as the international community,” South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said, condemning it as a clear violation of the U.N. Security Council resolution and urging it to stop immediately.
The launches came a day after South Korea’s Defence Ministry announced it had successfully conducted a test flight of a solid-propellant space launch vehicle.
- INDIA TODAY
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