South Korea successfully test-fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile Wednesday, becoming only the seventh country in the world with the advanced technology and raising the prospect of a regional arms race.
"It's extraordinary timing that you have not one but two Koreas testing ballistic missiles on the same day," Yonsei University professor John Delury told AFP. With the successful tests, South Korea now has "sufficient deterrence to respond to North Korea's provocations at any time", Moon said, adding that his country should continue increasing its weapons programs to "overwhelm North Korea's asymmetric power".
Earlier in the day, the North fired "two short-range ballistic missiles" from South Pyongan province into the sea off its east coast, Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said.It was Pyongyang's second firing in less than a week, after KCNA reported it had test-fired a new long-range cruise missile over the weekend.
The United Nations also expressed alarm over the tests and called for dialogue, saying it was "concerned by the latest developments that we've seen," according to UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric.Analysts said the timing of Pyongyang's launch, which took place shortly after China's foreign minister held talks in Seoul, was an unmistakable signal to Beijing. China is North's key ally and main partner for trade and aid.
The impoverished North says it needs its nuclear arsenal to deter a US invasion, and its weapons programs have made rapid progress under Kim.
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