North Korea launched two ballistic missiles on Sunday, days after Pyongyang announced a successful test of a solid-fuel engine aimed at developing a new weapons system.
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said it had detected two ballistic missiles fired from the Tongchang-ri area in the northwestern province of North Pyongan into the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan.
The missiles were detected between 11:13 a.m. (02:13 a.m. in Lisbon) and 12:05 p.m. (03:05 a.m.).
“Our military has stepped up surveillance while closely cooperating with the United States in full readiness,” according to a statement from the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The launch came three days after the Kim Jong-un regime conducted a test of a new high-pressure solid-fuel engine for new long-range missiles, in a year that saw it conduct a record number of missile tests. .
This development could allow Pyongyang to develop an arsenal of ICBMs that are more mobile, harder to detect and capable of reaching the Americas.
In recent months, North Korea has tested several nuclear-capable ballistic missiles, including last month the Hwasong-17, an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) designed to carry multiple warheads.
The United States and South Korea warned months ago that North Korea could be preparing a seventh nuclear test and the first in five years.
Source: TSF
