North Korea Conducts 3rd Missile Test Since Last Week Amid Stalled Talks With U.S.
Source: NPR
North Korea has reportedly conducted a third test launch in just over a week, firing what appeared to be short-range ballistic missiles, according to South Korean officials.
The presidential office in Seoul said the South Korean and U.S. militaries believe the test involved short-range ballistic missiles. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff noted that they flew about 137 miles and reached an altitude of 15 miles, traveling at the hypersonic speed of Mach 6.9.
Last week, North Korea is thought to have tested a pair of KN-23 missiles, based on Russia's SS-26 Iskander. As NPR's Geoff Brumfiel reported in May, such a weapon presents a challenge to missile defenses in South Korea. Defense analysts say the solid-fuel missile is highly mobile and uses its speed and erratic flight path to evade interception.
On Wednesday, the North conducted a second test, claiming later that it was of a "newly developed" type of tactical missile, apparently for use against ground forces.
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