WEB DESK – North Korea has test-fired two more tactical guided missiles.
North Korean state news agency said leader Kim Jong Un inspected an ammunition factory today after the test which is sixth during this month.
The increase in tests comes after Kim Jong Un re-avowed last month his commitment to military modernization.
It is among the most missiles ever launched by North Korea in a month, analysts said, as Pyongyang has kicked off 2022 by displaying a dizzying array of new and operational weapons.
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said it had detected the launch of what it presumed were two ballistic missiles about 8 a.m. local time from near Hamhung, on the east coast of North Korea. They travelled for about 190km to a maximum altitude of 20km, JCS added.
The suspected missiles appeared to have landed outside of Japan’s exclusive economic zone, Japanese Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi told reporters.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the government was still gathering details on the launches, but that any tests of ballistic missiles are “deeply regrettable” and violate United Nations Security Council resolutions.
