North Korea Fires Two Missiles, South Korea Says
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – North Korea fired two missiles Wednesday morning from its eastern coast, according to South Korean and US officials.
Both are believed to be Musudan intermediate-range missiles, fired from the North Korean port city of Wonsan, said Commander Dave Benham, spokesman for the US Pacific Command.
"According to the UN Security Council resolution, any launches that involve ballistic missile technology are a violation of the treaty and we think this is clearly a provocation towards us," South Korea's Unification Ministry spokesman Jeong Joon Hee said at a regularly-scheduled press briefing.
The first missile flew 93 miles (150 km), and is considered a failed launch, according to a South Korean military official.
The second missile traveled 249 miles (400 km) and the data is still being analyzed by the South Korean military, the official told CNN.
North Korea has made at least four previous attempts this year to test this type of missile.
Both missiles were tracked over the Sea of Japan, also known as the East Sea, "where initial indications are they fell," Benham said.
Japan's defense minister Gen Nakatani told reporters that the first missile launch did not affect the country's security, but he also called for immediate meetings to take all possible measures to protect Japan. He made the comments before the second missile launch.
The first missile launch occurred at 5:58 a.m. local time and the South Korean military presumed that one had been a failure, according to a spokesperson from the country's Joint Chiefs of Staff.
About two hours later, North Korea fired the second missile at 8:05 a.m. local time, according to the spokesperson. He said further analysis is being conducted.
