N. Korea fires two ballistic missiles toward East Sea

합참 “북, 동해상으로 탄도미사일 2발 발사“ North Korea this afternoon... test-fired two short-range ballistic missiles... toward the East Sea. Just last weekend, it launched cruise missiles, which are not banned by sanctions,... but these ballistic missiles are. For more, we have defense ministry correspondent Kim Dami on the line. Dami, this seems like an escalation by the North. That’s right. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missiles have been fired at 12:34 and 12:39 this afternoon from North Korea’s Yangduk , Pyeongannam-do Province. They flew some 800 kilometers... and reached an altitude of some 60 kilometers. Since they’re launched from inland rather than in a coastal area... it’s highly likely the weapons have been test-fired before... and today’s launch is aimed at showing off the North’s confidence in its missile capabilities and to test an increase in flight distance of pre-existing weapons. Just looking at the flight distance and maximum height... an expert said there’s the possibility that today’s t