18 December 2022 at 03:33 South Korea: North Korea has launched ballistic missiles South Korean authorities claim on the night of Sunday that North Korea has fired two “unidentified” ballistic missiles from the east coast of the country, reports the Reuters news agency. – North Korea has fired an unidentified ballistic missile into the East Sea, the South Korean defense says. The Defense Chief of Staff says that the rockets, or missiles, were fired from the Tongchang-ri area in Pyongan province in North Korea. They should have been launched at 11.13 and 12.05 local time. – Our armed forces have strengthened monitoring and vigilance at the same time as we cooperate closely with the US and maintain a full state of readiness, they further state. This comes just days after North Korea announced that it had conducted a successful test of an engine for a new weapons system. According to the Reuters news agency, the new weapons system enables North Korea to launch ballistic missiles with shorter preparation time. The test of the new system is said to have taken place on Thursday, with the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un, supervising. In recent months, North Korea has carried out a number of rocket and artillery launches. (NTB)
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