Both North And South Korea Fire Ballistic Missiles On Wednesday

 

CNN: Both North and South Korea fire ballistic missiles as tensions rise on peninsula 

Seoul, South Korea (CNN)Both North and South Korea tested ballistic missiles on Wednesday, ratcheting up tensions exponentially in what was already one of the most volatile regions on the planet. 

Pyongyang fired the first missiles on Wednesday, sending two into waters off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula five minutes apart, at 12:38 p.m. and 12:43 p.m. local time (11:38 p.m. and 11:43 p.m. ET), according to Japan's Coast Guard. 

Seoul followed that test less than three hours later, firing a new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) from the submerged 3,700-ton submarine ROKS Dosan Ahn Changho, South Korea's Defense Ministry said. 

The missile hit its target accurately, the ministry said without giving more details. South Korean President Moon Jae-in was present for the test, the ministry said.  

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