According to the South Korean military, North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles towards the open sea. The missiles were shot down this morning (local time) in the east of the country, said the General Staff in South Korea. The rockets were launched at an interval of just under 20 minutes from Hamju on the east coast and flew 450 kilometers.
Previously, the top command center had spoken of initially unidentified projectiles. UN resolutions prohibit North Korea, isolated because of its nuclear weapons program, from testing ballistic missiles, which, depending on their design, can also carry a nuclear warhead.
According to the American and South Korean governments, North Korea only tested two short-range missiles at the weekend. US President Joe Biden described this as „everything as usual“. The US is still open to a dialogue with the government in Pyongyang. Guided missile tests are not subject to sanctions against the isolated country. Unlike ballistic missiles, cruise missiles have their own permanent propulsion system.
