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| North Korea launches ballistic missile into sea – S. Korea | |
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| North Korea has launched what appears to be a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported, citing the defense ministry. | North Korea has launched what appears to be a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported, citing the defense ministry. |
| The projectile was launched at about 7:50am local time (around midnight GMT) according to South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, Bloomberg reported. | |
| The launch from the western region into the sea off the country’s east coast is the latest in a series of ballistic missile tests by the North in recent months. During the previous test, carried out last month, the North fired three ballistic missiles into the sea. | The launch from the western region into the sea off the country’s east coast is the latest in a series of ballistic missile tests by the North in recent months. During the previous test, carried out last month, the North fired three ballistic missiles into the sea. |
| The rockets fired on July 19 had a range of up to 600 kilometers (360 miles), and were presumed to have been Scud-types projectiles which have enough range to reach all of South Korea. | |
| The recent tests, which violate UN Security Council resolutions, are believed to be the North’s way of retaliating against a US decision to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system to South Korea. | The recent tests, which violate UN Security Council resolutions, are believed to be the North’s way of retaliating against a US decision to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system to South Korea. |
| READ MORE: South Korea should think twice before deploying US THAADs – Chinese FM | |
| The launch comes following the publication of Japan’s Defense White Paper which said that North Korea’s nuclear program poses a direct threat to Japan. The report claimed that most likely the North has mastered long-range ballistic missile technology capable of reaching more than 6,200 miles and has nuclear warheads that weigh under a ton. Such technology does not only make Japan vulnerable to a potential attack, but also the US mainland and any of its partners in South East Asia. |