Monday, March 3, 2014

North Korea Conducts Another Missile Test



North Korea Fires Two Ballistic Missiles Amid U.S. Drills -- Bloomberg

North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles after it launched four into the sea off its eastern coast last week, escalating tensions as the U.S. and South Korea entered the second week of joint military drills.

The two missiles were fired shortly past 6 a.m. local time today and had a range of at least 500 kilometers (310 miles), South Korea’s Defense Ministry spokesman Kim Min Seok said at a briefing. He called the launches “a provocative act of saber-rattling.”

The six launches since Feb. 27 coincide with annual U.S.- South Korean military drills that draw thousands of American troops from abroad. They also came ahead of March 9 elections in North Korea, the first parliamentary ballot since leader Kim Jong Un took power in 2011.

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More News On North Korea Conducting Another Missile Test

North Korea launches 2 more missiles, South says -- Stars and Stripes
N. Korea fires short-range missiles, South says 'provocative' -- AFP
N. Korea fires 2 short-range missile into waters off its east coast -- Global Post/Kyodo News
N Korea test-fires two short-range missiles -- Al Jazeera
Report: North Korea fires two missiles off eastern coast -- CNN
N Korea tests more missiles amid S Korea-US exercises -- BBC
Seoul: North Korea Fires 2 More Suspected Missiles -- Time/AP
North Korea fires 2 short range missiles, report says -- FOX News

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