North Korea has conducted another missile test, according to South Korean sources. The regime in North Korea had increased the frequency of tests in the past few weeks. South Korea also criticized the timing of the maneuver.

The self-declared nuclear power North Korea fired rockets towards the sea for the third time this month. The General Staff in South Korea announced that two missiles, which were presumably short-range ballistic missiles, flew over the country after their successive launch in the west of North Korea and then plunged into the water off the east coast.

The highest command authority criticized the tests as "a very inappropriate action". They would be carried out at a time when the whole world is fighting the coronavirus pandemic. The South Korean military called on the neighboring country, isolated due to its nuclear weapons program, to stop testing immediately. UN resolutions prohibit North Korea from testing ballistic missiles, which, depending on their design, can also carry nuclear warheads.

Higher test frequency after a three-month break

According to the information, the missiles flew about 410 kilometers at an altitude of up to 50 kilometers. Further technical details would be examined together with the US authorities. The South Korean armed forces would monitor the situation in the event of further missile tests.

 

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Before the latest missile test, the North Korean state media reported that ruler Kim Jong Un had directed an artillery target "on the western front" on Friday. It was a competition between large units of the People's Army. Most recently, North Korea fired rockets on March 9. According to South Korea, various types of multiple rocket launchers were used in the winter exercises of the North Korean military. North Korea had resumed testing a week earlier - after a three-month break.