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N. Korea Tests Ballistic Missiles, Amid Korean Arms Race

- GLOBAL SECUTIRY - SEP 15, 2021 - William Gallo -

North Korea test-fired two short-range ballistic missiles Wednesday, its second launch in less than a week and latest apparent attempt to increase diplomatic pressure on the United States.


South Korea's military, which monitors such launches, says the North Korean missiles traveled about 800 kilometers, reaching an altitude of 60 kilometers, before splashing into the sea off North Korea's east coast.


Japan's defense ministry said the projectiles did not enter Japanese territory and fell outside Japan's exclusive economic zone.


In a statement, the U.S. military's Indo-Pacific Command said the launch "highlights the destabilizing impact" of North Korea's illicit weapons program.


It is not immediately clear what type of missiles were launched. North Korea has tested several types of new, short-range ballistic missiles since 2019.


The launch comes two days after North Korea claimed to have test-fired a new long-range cruise missile. It was Pyongyang's first known missile test in about six months.


N. Korea Tests Long Range Cruise Missile Designed to Evade Defenses


It's the first North Korean missile test in six months


More leverage


Late last month, the United Nations' International Atomic Energy Agency said North Korea appears to have recently restarted a plutonium-producing nuclear reactor at its Yongbyon nuclear site.


The moves suggest North Korea is trying to increase its bargaining leverage with the United States, amid stalled nuclear talks, some analysts say. The North has often engaged in diplomacy after raising tensions via verbal threats or weapons tests.


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