North Korea Fires Several Missiles Toward East Sea from Sundok Area

North Korea fired several missiles toward the East Sea from the Sundok area on November 4.

News about North Korea's missile launch is shown on a TV screen in the concourse of Seoul Station on the 29th. Yonhap News Agency

The Joint Chiefs of Staff said, "The military detected several missiles launched toward the East Sea from the Sundok area in North Korea on the morning of November 4."

It added, "South Korea and the United States closely monitored preparations for the missile launch and detected and tracked the missiles immediately after launch." The South Korean and U.S. military authorities are conducting a detailed analysis of the exact specifications of the missiles detected.

It said, "Under our robust combined defense posture with the United States, our military is keeping a close watch on various developments in North Korea and maintaining the capabilities and readiness to respond decisively to any provocation."

If the missiles North Korea launched that day are confirmed to be ballistic missiles, it will be the first such launch in four days, since October 31. It will also be North Korea's 19th ballistic missile launch this year. On November 1, North Korea said through the Korean Central News Agency that it had conducted a test to assess the power of a cluster warhead mounted on a tactical ballistic missile. On October 29, it also fired around 10 short-range ballistic missiles toward the East Sea from the Wonsan area.

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