North Korea fires short-range missile toward Yellow Sea: ROK military



News North Korea fires short-range missile toward Yellow Sea: ROK military South Korea says it detected missile fired from west coast at 6:20 p.m. Thursday, as US-ROK forces hold joint drills Ifang Bremer \| Jeongmin Kim March 9, 2023 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON A file photo of a missile test released via DPRK state media in Sept. 2019 \| Image: KCNA This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates. (Updated at 11:03 p.m. KST on March 9, 2023 with additional details from South Korean military.) North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) toward the Yellow Sea from around the west coast city of Nampho on Thursday evening, according to the ROK military. South Korea’s armed forces detected the missile at 6:20 p.m. local time, Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff told reporters more than an hour later. “Our military is comprehensively analyzing possibilities such as North Korea firing multiple rounds of SRBMs from same region,” JCS added © 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 Trending

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North Korea fires short-range missile toward Yellow Sea: ROK military

South Korea says it detected missile fired from west coast at 6:20 p.m. Thursday, as US-ROK forces hold joint drills

Ifang Bremer | Jeongmin Kim March 9, 2023

North Korea fires short-range missile toward Yellow Sea: ROK military

A file photo of a missile test released via DPRK state media in Sept. 2019 | Image: KCNA

This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates. (Updated at 11:03 p.m. KST on March 9, 2023 with additional details from South Korean military.)

North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) toward the Yellow Sea from around the west coast city of Nampho on Thursday evening, according to the ROK military.

South Korea’s armed forces detected the missile at 6:20 p.m. local time, Seoul’s Joint Chiefs of Staff told reporters more than an hour later.

“Our military is comprehensively analyzing possibilities such as North Korea firing multiple rounds of SRBMs from same region,” JCS added

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