North Korea Conducts A Fourth Missile Test In Two Weeks

 

Daily Mail: North Korea conducts FOURTH missile launch in a month - six days after previous lift-off 'prompted "full ground stop" of all operations at West Coast airports' 

* North Korea has fired at least one suspected ballistic missile into the sea in its fourth weapons launch this month, officials in South Korea and Japan said 

* South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff did not immediately say whether the projectile was ballistic or how far it flew 

* Japan's Prime Minister's Office said it detected a possible ballistic missile launch from North Korea, but did not immediately provide more details 

* Japan's Coast Guard issued a statement urging vessels traveling around the coast to watch out for falling objects but no damage was reported 

* Monday launch came after the North conducted a pair of flight tests of a purported hypersonic missile on January 5 and January 11 

* It also test-fired ballistic missiles from a train on Friday in an apparent reprisal over fresh sanctions imposed by the Biden administration last week 

* North Korea has been ramping up tests in recent months of new missiles designed to overwhelm missile defenses in the region 

* US-led diplomatic push aimed at convincing North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons program collapsed in 2019 

North Korea has fired two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea in its fourth weapons launch this month, South Korea´s military said, with the apparent goal of demonstrating its military might. 

South Korea´s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the North likely fired two short-range ballistic missiles from an area in Sunan, the location of Pyongyang´s international airport, but didn´t immediately say how far they flew. 

The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said the missiles did not pose an immediate threat to U.S. personnel or territory, or to its allies, but highlighted the destabilizing impact of the North´s 'illicit' weapons program.  

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North Korea Conducts A Fourth Missile Test In Two Weeks

Japan condemns North Korea after it conducts fourth missile test in a month -- The Guardian  

North Korea conducts a fourth presumed missile test in a month -- CNN 

N.Korea tested tactical guided missiles on Monday -KCNA -- Reuters  

North Korea launches 4th missile test in 2 weeks -- ABC News  

North Korea fires ballistic missiles from Pyongyang airport -- UPI  

North Korea confirms tactical guided missile test on Monday - media -- TASS