North Korea fired two ballistic missiles, authorities in neighboring countries said, the seventh such launch by Pyongyang in recent days.
Both missiles reached an altitude of 100 km and covered a range of 350 km, Japan’s state minister of defense, Toshiro Ino, told reporters. The first was fired at around 1:47 a.m. local time and the second one some six minutes later.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Still, the United States assessed that the latest launches did not pose a threat to U.S. personnel or American allies.Article contenttap here to see other videos from our team“The U.S. commitments to the defense of the Republic of Korea and Japan remain ironclad,” the Hawaii-based U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said in a statement.
On Tuesday, North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile farther than ever before, sending it soaring over Japan for the first time in five years and prompting a warning for residents there to take cover.Article content North Korea, which has pursued missile and nuclear tests in defiance of U.N. sanctions, said on Saturday its missile tests were for self-defense against direct U.S. military threats and had not harmed the safety of neighboring countries and regions.
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