North Korea fires long-range ballistic missile into East Sea: ROK military



News North Korea fires long-range ballistic missile into East Sea: ROK military Seoul condemns fourth missile launch in a week and warns DPRK will ‘pay a price’ for ‘provocations’ amid US-ROK drills Shreyas Reddy March 16, 2023 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON A North Korean missile launch \| Image: KCNA North Korea has fired an unidentified long-range ballistic missile toward the East Sea (Sea of Japan), its fourth launch event in about a week, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) announced Thursday morning. The military said the missile was fired at a lofted angle from Pyongyang’s Sunan area and flew around 620 miles (1,000 km) before landing in the sea, without providing an estimate of maximum altitude. North Korea has conducted other intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) tests from Sunan, most recently a Hwasong-15 ICBM launch last month. North Korea has fired an unidentified long-range ballistic missile toward the East Sea (Sea of Japan), its fourth launch event in about a week, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) announced Thursday morning. The military said the missile was fired at a lofted angle from Pyongyang’s Sunan area and flew around 620 miles (1,000 km) before landing in the sea, without providing an estimate of maximum altitude. North Korea has conducted other intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) tests from Sunan, most recently a Hwasong-15 ICBM launch last month. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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North Korea fires long-range ballistic missile into East Sea: ROK military

Seoul condemns fourth missile launch in a week and warns DPRK will ‘pay a price’ for ‘provocations’ amid US-ROK drills

Shreyas Reddy March 16, 2023

North Korea fires long-range ballistic missile into East Sea: ROK military

A North Korean missile launch | Image: KCNA

North Korea has fired an unidentified long-range ballistic missile toward the East Sea (Sea of Japan), its fourth launch event in about a week, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) announced Thursday morning.

The military said the missile was fired at a lofted angle from Pyongyang’s Sunan area and flew around 620 miles (1,000 km) before landing in the sea, without providing an estimate of maximum altitude. North Korea has conducted other intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) tests from Sunan, most recently a Hwasong-15 ICBM launch last month.

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