N. Korea launches ballistic missile from South Hwanghae: Yonhap

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N. Korea launches ballistic missile from South Hwanghae: Yonhap

Rodong missile launched over 1000 km across country into Sea of Japan

Chad O'Carroll August 2, 2016

N. Korea launches ballistic missile from South Hwanghae: Yonhap

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North Korea launched a ballistic missile from Ullyul County in South Hwanghae province at 07:50am, said South Korea's Joint Chief of Staffs on Wednesday morning, as reported by Yonhap news agency.

The missile was a Rodong intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) according to a South Korean government source, Yonhap reported in an update.

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Chad O'Carroll is the founder of NK News/NK Pro and related holding company Korea Risk Group. In addition to being the group's CEO, O'Carroll is a frequent writer and commentator about the Koreas, having written about the two nations since 2010. He has visited the DPRK multiple times, worked and lived in Washington, D.C. with a focus on peninsula issues, and lived in the ROK since 2016.

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