North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea off the east coast on Saturday, hours before South Korea held a major military demonstration showcasing its stealth warplanes and its own missiles.
Pyongyang’s fourth launch in a week came amid a series of military demonstrations by countries in the region, including joint anti-submarine exercises by the South Korean, United States and Japanese navies on Friday.
US Vice President Kamala Harris visited the region this week, meeting with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol in Seoul on Thursday.
Rival Koreas are in a regional arms race, which has seen a huge increase in arms and military spending.
Celebrating the 74th Day of the South Korean Armed Forces, Yoon condemned North Korea’s recent military provocations and pledged to strengthen joint military exercises with the United States.
“The government will further strengthen Korea-US joint exercises, responding vigorously to North Korea’s provocations and threats, and show them ‘Alliance in Action,'” Yoon said in a televised speech.
He and military officials watched a large show of advanced weapons, including a variety of rocket launchers, ballistic missiles, battle tanks, drones, and F-35 fighter jets, among other systems.
The US army showed off their warplanes and attack planes. Footage of the incident showed Yoon saluting from behind a convertible as he passed rows of tanks and other guns.
The United Nations Security Council imposed sanctions on the North for its ballistic missiles and nuclear tests. Pyongyang rejects such measures that violate its sovereign right to self-defense and space exploration.
missile race
Two short-range missiles were launched from Sunan, north of the capital, Pyongyang, on Saturday, South Korea’s Chiefs of Staff said. Estimated range of 350 km (220 mi) and 30 km (20 mi) altitude and Mach 6 speed.
Japan’s coast guard reported that at least two suspected ballistic missile tests were conducted by Pyongyang. Defense Minister Toshiro Ino said that the missiles reached an altitude of 50 km by flying 400 km and 350 km.
Analysts say ?normalization? has been driven by the increasing pace of testing, the effort to build operational weapons, as well as the conflict and other crises in Ukraine. your tests.
source: Noticias
