North Korea on Friday fired two short-range ballistic missiles in its third weapons launch this month, officials in South Korea said, as the US imposed fresh sanctions against Kim Jong-Un's regime.
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missiles were fired 11 minutes apart from an inland area in western North Pyongan province, where North Korea is known to operate key missile bases and has frequently conducted test launches in recent years. North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said the drill was aimed at “checking and judging the proficiency in the action procedures” of the missile, adding the two guided missiles hit a set target in the East Sea.
The country had tested two hypersonic missiles on January 5 and then again on January 11 after it tested a hypersonic missile for the first time last year.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken while talking about the new year missile tests had said Kim was likely "trying to get attention".
Following this, North Korea issued a statement berating the Biden administration for imposing fresh sanctions over its previous missile tests and warned of stronger and more explicit action if Washington maintains its “confrontational stance.”
The latest missile launch comes amid renewed tensions in the Korean peninsula with North Korea refusing to come to the negotiating table with the US.
The talks between Kim and former president Trump had collapsed in 2019, although the Biden administration has expressed its willingness for talks however it has not been reciprocated by Kim's regime.
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missiles were fired 11 minutes apart from an inland area in western North Pyongan province, where North Korea is known to operate key missile bases and has frequently conducted test launches in recent years. North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said the drill was aimed at “checking and judging the proficiency in the action procedures” of the missile, adding the two guided missiles hit a set target in the East Sea.
The country had tested two hypersonic missiles on January 5 and then again on January 11 after it tested a hypersonic missile for the first time last year.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken while talking about the new year missile tests had said Kim was likely "trying to get attention".
Following this, North Korea issued a statement berating the Biden administration for imposing fresh sanctions over its previous missile tests and warned of stronger and more explicit action if Washington maintains its “confrontational stance.”
The latest missile launch comes amid renewed tensions in the Korean peninsula with North Korea refusing to come to the negotiating table with the US.
The talks between Kim and former president Trump had collapsed in 2019, although the Biden administration has expressed its willingness for talks however it has not been reciprocated by Kim's regime.
