SEOUL – North Korea fired two ballistic missiles toward the sea in defiance of United Nations (UN) resolutions, the second weapons test in several days that experts said shows it’s pressing ahead with its arms build-up plans while nuclear diplomacy with the United States (US) remains stalled.
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said that the missiles, launched from central North Korea, flew about 800 kilometers on an apogee of 60 kilometers before landing in the waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan.
The US Indo-Pacific Command stated that the launches, while highlighting the destabilizing impact of North Korea’s illicit weapons program, didn’t pose an immediate threat to “US personal or territory, or to our allies.”
Japan’s coast guard said no ships or aircraft reported damage from the missiles.(AP)
