North Korea fires several missiles into the Yellow Sea, according to South Korean military

North Korea on Wednesday fired several cruise missiles towards the yellow seareported the South Korean military, at a time of growing concern about Pyongyang’s hardened stance.

“Our armed forces have detected several cruise missiles launched by North Korea he did yellow sea at 07:00 today (22:00 GMT Tuesday)“, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.

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“The detailed specifications are being closely analyzed by South Korean and US intelligence authorities.” he added.

Pyongyang accelerated its nuclear testing this year, including tests of what it called “underwater nuclear weapons system”And a solid-fuel hypersonic ballistic missile.

Unlike ballistic missiles, cruise missile testing is not prohibited by US sanctions. UN against North Korea.

Cruise missiles are typically jet-powered and fly at lower altitudes than ballistic missiles, making them difficult to detect and intercept.

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The new launch comes at a time when South Korea conducts a 10-day special forces infiltration exercise on its east coast, “in light of the serious security situations” with the North, according to the South Korean navy.

“We will fulfill our mission of deeply infiltrating enemy territory and completely neutralizing it under any circumstances.“, said the exercise commander in a statement.

Source: Elcomercio

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