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North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile

Published : Monday, 17 January, 2022 at 4:36 PM  Count : 1012

North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile

North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile


North Korea has fired two suspected ballistic missiles, South Korea's military said Monday, in what would be the nuclear-armed country's fourth weapons test this month.

As talks with the United States remain stalled, Pyongyang looks set on military modernisation, testing hypersonic missiles twice this month and firing train-borne missiles Friday in response to new sanctions.
South Korea's military detected two suspected "short-range ballistic missiles fired eastward from the Sunan airport in Pyongyang", Seoul's Joint Chiefs of Staff said Monday.

Japan's coastguard also detected the launch of "a possible ballistic missile", a spokesman told AFP.

Since North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un vowed to continue building up the country's defence capabilities at a key meeting of the ruling party last month, Pyongyang has embarked on a string of new tests.

It said it had successfully tested a hypersonic gliding missile on January 5 and January 11.

Kim, who personally oversaw the second launch, then called for the development of more "strategic military muscle" after the test.






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