North Korea fires 2 missiles in tests condemned by neighbors

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North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea east of its coast Monday in its second missile test in three days, prompting Tokyo to request an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council.

Monday’s tests continue a tit-for-tat exchange that began Saturday, and follow a year in which North Korea launched more than 70 missiles, the most ever. Pyongyang has recently escalated nuclear threats and threatened an “unprecedentedly” strong response to annual U.S.-South Korea military drills, which it views as preparation for an invasion.

According to Japanese and South Korean assessments, the North Korean missiles flew at a maximum altitude of 50-100 kilometers and a distance of 340-400 kilometers . Those distances suggest that most of South Korea is within striking range. Further council action against North Korea is unlikely. China and Russia, both veto-wielding powers embroiled in confrontations with Washington, opposed U.S.-led attempts to add fresh sanctions last year.

Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said that North Korea may make further provocations, such as more missile launches and nuclear tests.

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