South Korea says at least eight missiles were fired from Pyongyang and flew between 110 km-600 km at altitudes between 25 km to 90 km
North Korea fired eight short-range ballistic missiles towards the sea off its east coast on Sunday, likely its largest single test, a day after South Korea and the United States ended joint military drills.
The NSC meeting concluded that the missile launch was North Korea’s “test and challenge” of the security readiness of South Korea’s new administration, which took office last month, the president’s office said in a news release. Michael Duitsman, with the U.S.-based James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies , said it appeared to be the largest single test ever by North Korea. A large number of missiles also suggests a military drill or show of force, rather than a test of new technology.
Last week, the United States called for more U.N. sanctions on North Korea over its ballistic missile launches, but China and Russia vetoed the suggestion, publicly splitting the U.N. Security Council on North Korea for the first time since it started punishing it in 2006, when North Korea conducted its first nuclear test.
The South Korea-U.S. bilateral exercises involved an American aircraft carrier for the first time in more than four years.
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