North Korean Missiles: America has sent a nuclear ballistic missile submarine to South Korea for the first time in 40 years. Hours after the submarine reached South Korea, North Korea launched two missiles from its east coast. Yonhap news agency cited South Korean military officials as saying that North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles near Pyongyang’s International Airport on Wednesday (July 19) morning at around 3:30 am and 3:46 am.
According to the report of Yonhap news agency, North Korea’s short-range ballistic missiles flew about 550 kilometers (340 miles). America’s USS Kentucky Ohio class ballistic missile submarine left for Busan port of South Korea on Tuesday. Just a day after receiving the news of the submarine reaching South Korea i.e. on Wednesday, North Korea launched the missile, which has increased the tension.
no damage from missile
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff informed that the North Korean missile fell outside Japan’s economic zone. However, there has been no news of any damage from the missile. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff has condemned North Korea’s missile launch. He said that this is a threat to peace and stability in the region. South Korea and American forces are closely monitoring all kinds of action in North Korea.
no missile threat
The US Indo-Pacific Command said that it has information about launching missiles from North Korea. He is talking to allies and partners. “While we have assessed that these incidents do not pose a threat to US personnel, the region or our allies, the missile launchings highlight the destabilizing effects of the DPRK’s illegal weapons program,” the command said in a statement, referring to South Korea. Let’s do North Korea has expressed displeasure over bringing a nuclear submarine and has demanded to stop the deployment of any submarine.
