N Korea Fires 2 Ballistic Missiles in Resumption of Testing

On Sunday, North Korea launched two ballistic missiles into its eastern waters. This was the country's first weapons test in a month, and it came just two days after it claimed to have carried out a crucial test for the development of a more mobile, potent intercontinental ballistic missile that would be able to strike the U.S. mainland.

The military of South Korea discovered the launch of two North Korean ballistic missiles from the Tongchangri region in the country's northwest. The Joint Chiefs of Staff of South Korea said in a statement that the missiles flew across the nation and into its eastern waters.

It stated that the missiles were fired around 50 minutes apart but provided no more information, including the particular weaponry released by North Korea or the distance the missiles travelled.

According to Japanese officials, neither ship damage nor human injuries have been reported as a result of the two missiles that fell in the waters between Japan and the Korean Peninsula. 

According to Toshiro Ino, vice minister of defence for Japan, both missiles travelled 500 kilometres (310 miles) at a maximum altitude of 550 kilometres (340 miles). He berated North Korea for endangering the security of Japan, the neighbourhood, and the global community.

The Sohae Satellite Launching Ground in North Korea is located in the Tongchangri region, where the nation has in the past launched satellite-carrying long-range rockets in what the United Nations has referred to as a covert test of ICBM technology.

North Korea claimed on Friday that it had successfully tested a "high-thrust solid-fuel motor" for a brand-new strategic weapon the day before in the Sohae facility.

This development, according to experts, could enable North Korea to have a more mobile and difficult-to-detect arsenal of intercontinental ballistic missiles that can reach the U.S. mainland.