According to South Korean sources, North Korea has fired a series of short-range ballistic missiles. The South Korean General Staff announced on Thursday that it had registered the launch of what is believed to be around ten short-range ballistic missiles.
They were fired into the waters east of the Korean peninsula and flew about 350 kilometers. The details are being investigated together with the United States and Japan. The launch was a “provocation that seriously threatens peace and stability on the Korean peninsula.” The Japanese coast guard and the Prime Minister’s office also confirmed the launch.
On Monday, North Korea declared the launch of a reconnaissance satellite a failure. The satellite “exploded in the air during its first flight and could not be launched,” the North Korean Space Technology Agency said, according to state media. In a speech published on Wednesday evening, ruler Kim Jong Un said the country would not be discouraged by the failed satellite launch.
On Wednesday, North Korea also sent balloons filled with garbage, toilet paper and animal excrement across the border into the South. South Korean media published images showing white balloons with garbage bags filled with garbage and apparently also feces.
Relations between North and South Korea are currently at a low point. North Korean leader Kim had announced that he would expand the development of weapons – including tactical nuclear weapons. In response, South Korea and the USA increased their defense cooperation.
