Seoul: NKorea Fires 2 More Missiles Amid US Drills
North Korea fired two short-range missiles into the sea Monday in the second such launch in less than a week, amid ongoing annual military exercises between Seoul and Washington, South Korean officials said.
The launches appear to be a continuation of North Korea’s protest of the drills it calls a preparation for an attack, and to test the country’s weapons systems. They followed South Korea’s announcement that North Korea last Thursday fired four short-range Scud missiles with a range of more than 200 kilometers (about 125 miles) into the North’s eastern waters.
North Korea routinely test-fires short-range missiles and outside analysts say the recent launches weren’t expected to raise tensions, as was the case last spring when North Korea repeatedly threatened to launch nuclear wars following its third nuclear test in February last year. Recently, North Korea has pushed for improved ties with South Korea and taken conciliatory gestures, including rare reunions of Korean War-divided families last month.
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