Pyongyang has now fired the Musudan a total of six times in 2016. The last four launches, all failures, cost Pyongyang $80 million, according to one South Korean estimate.
The missiles were launched from an area near the North Korean city of Wonsan on the country's eastern coast, South Korean news service Newsis reported.
The Musudan has a range of between 1,800 and 2,500 miles, and is capable of targeting Japan.
On Tuesday Tokyo had placed its forces on alert. The Japanese military was moving its naval launchers and anti-ballistic missile Patriot systems into position....
[upi.com]
22/6/16
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Japón, en alerta militar ante la amenaza de los misiles balísticos norcoreanos
US warns North Korea over latest missile test
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The US plans to raise the issue of new missile launches by North Korea in the UN Security Council, head of the press service of the US Department of State, John Kirby said on Tuesday...
ReplyDeleteAccording to him, the US intends to express its concern to the United Nations and to strengthen international determination to bring North Korea to responsibility for these provocative actions.
He said that Washington strongly condemns today's and other recent missile tests in North Korea.
From the point of view of the US administration, these actions violate UN Security Council resolutions that prohibit openly North Korean launches with the use of ballistic missile technology.
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