North Korea fires short-range ballistic missile: South Korea military

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SEOUL: North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Saturday (May 7), South Korean military said, three days before the inauguration of South Korean president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol, who has vowed t

South Korean military said that North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile believed to be an submarine-launched ballistic missile into the sea off its east coast around 2pm local time on Saturday from around Sinpo, where North Korea keeps submarines as well as equipment for test-firing SLBMs.

Japanese public broadcaster NHK said the projectile landed outside of Japan's exclusive economic zone, citing government sources., South Korea and Japan said, after Pyongyang vowed to develop its nuclear forces"at the fastest possible speed". "Instead of accepting invitations to dialogue, the Kim regime appears to be preparing a tactical nuclear warhead test. The timing will depend most on when the underground tunnels and modified device technology are ready," said Leif-Eric Easley, a professor at Ewha University in Seoul.

 

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