North Korea has for the fifth time this year tested ballistic rockets off the west coast of the country, according to the Defense Management in South Korea. -Our military discovered several unidentified ballistic missiles fired from the Hwanghae province against the Yellow Sea around. 13:50 Local time, says Joint Chiefs of Staff, according to AFP news agency. According to Seoul’s defense leadership, the rockets were launched from Hwanghae Province in North Korea, but it is not known what type it was about or how far they went. The reports of Monday’s rocket test came a few hours after the South Korean defense began its annual military exercise in collaboration with US forces. North Korea considers the joint military exercises between South Korea and the United States to be invasion exercises. This year’s exercise is scheduled to last for eleven days and is referred to by the Pyongyang government as 1 “dangerous and provocative”. The exercise also increases the risk of armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula, it says.
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