North Korea fires several missiles towards the Sea of Japan
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on L’essentiel
North Korea fired several ballistic missiles from the Pyongyang region towards the Sea of Japan, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said. The launches came days after Seoul tested its first domestically produced hypersonic glide vehicle, AFP reports.
North Korea fired several ballistic missiles towards the Sea of Japan on Monday morning from the Pyongyang region, according to the South Korean military cited by L’essentiel.
The launches came a few days after South Korea tested its first hypersonic missile system, amid technological escalation between the two countries. South Korea’s test of a hypersonic weapon reached Mach 5.
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