North Korea test fires 2 ballistic missiles, Seoul says

North Korea launched two ballistic missiles Sunday off its east coast, South Korea stated.

South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff stated the 2 launches had been performed Sunday into the East Sea someday between 11:13 a.m. and 12:05 p.m. native time. 

The launches got here three days after North Korea stated it examined a “high-thrust solid-fuel motor” for a brand new strategic weapon, a growth that would permit it to own a extra cell, harder-to-detect arsenal of intercontinental ballistic missiles that may attain the U.S. mainland.

In current months, North Korea has test-fired a barrage of nuclear-capable ballistic missiles together with final month’s launch of its developmental, longest-range, liquid-fueled Hwasong-17 ICBM designed to hold a number of warheads.

Some specialists say North Korea would ultimately use an expanded arsenal to hunt sanctions aid and different concessions from the U.S.

There have additionally been considerations that North Korea may conduct its first nuclear check in 5 years. In late October, U.S. and South Korean officers advised CBS News that Pyongyang is getting ready to check an atomic weapon quickly, in what can be its first nuclear check since 2017.