North Korea Launches Another Projectile Toward East Sea After 17 Days

North Korea launched an unidentified projectile toward the East Sea on October 29, 17 days after launching a ballistic missile on October 12.

News about North Korea's salvo launch of more than 10 short-range ballistic missiles is shown at Seoul Station on the 20th. Yonhap News Agency.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff said that day, "North Korea launched an unidentified projectile toward the East Sea." The military is analyzing the type and specifications of the projectile, as well as how far it flew. It has not yet been confirmed whether it was a ballistic missile.

Earlier, on October 12, North Korea launched several ballistic missiles toward the East Sea from the Wonsan area in Kangwon Province. Some of the missiles detected at the time flew more than 900 km. North Korea later said through its media that it had test-fired tactical ballistic missiles.

Meanwhile, Japan's Ministry of Defense also announced that day that North Korea had launched an object believed to be a ballistic missile and that it appeared to have fallen outside Japan's exclusive economic zone (EEZ).

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