North Korea Fires Several Short Range Ballistic Missiles Toward The Sea Of Japan
The South Korean military says they are currently analyzing the launch. The last ballistic missile launch by North Korea was on July 1st of this year.
SEOUL - The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) has reported that North Korea has fired several short-range ballistic missiles (SRBMs) toward the East Sea (also known as the Sea of Japan), according to South Korean news agency Yonhap.
The South Korean military says they are currently analyzing the launch. The last ballistic missile launch by North Korea was on July 1st of this year.
Additionally, South Korea's environment ministry was cited by the country's media as saying, "North Korea appears to have discharged a considerable amount of water from the upstream of its dam near the inter-Korean border".
South Korean news agency Yonyap reported, "Satellite imagery taken at 3 p.m. showed the downstream of the Imjin River had significantly broadened in width, according to the ministry".
The Japanese Prime Minister’s office has confirmed multiple missile launches by North Korea: “North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles toward the northeast from near the west coast of North Korea at around 7:00 today.
The details are currently being analyzed in close cooperation between Japan, the United States, and South Korea, but it is estimated that it fell in the Sea of Japan east of the Korean Peninsula, outside Japan's EEZ.”