North Korea launches short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea



News North Korea launches short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea Missile test comes same day Pyongyang announces first COVID-19 outbreak in the capital city Chaewon Chung \| Jeongmin Kim May 12, 2022 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON A tactical guided missile North Korea said it fired in January this year \| Image: Rodong Sinmun (Jan. 18, 2022) Updated at 9:02 p.m. May 12 KST to include a statement from the South Korean government North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Thursday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said, the same day that the DPRK reported its first COVID-19 outbreak in the country. The missiles were detected near Pyongyang’s Sunan area around 06:29 p.m. KST, at a flight range of around 223.7 miles (360 km) with an altitude of around 56 miles (90 km) and at a speed of around Mach 5. This is North Korea’s 15th missile test event of the © 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 & Podcast Updates Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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North Korea launches short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea

Missile test comes same day Pyongyang announces first COVID-19 outbreak in the capital city

Chaewon Chung | Jeongmin Kim May 12, 2022

North Korea launches short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea

A tactical guided missile North Korea said it fired in January this year | Image: Rodong Sinmun (Jan. 18, 2022)

Updated at 9:02 p.m. May 12 KST to include a statement from the South Korean government

North Korea fired three short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea on Thursday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said, the same day that the DPRK reported its first COVID-19 outbreak in the country.

The missiles were detected near Pyongyang’s Sunan area around 06:29 p.m. KST, at a flight range of around 223.7 miles (360 km) with an altitude of around 56 miles (90 km) and at a speed of around Mach 5.

This is North Korea’s 15th missile test event of the

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