North Korea Shoots Two Missiles in the Sea

Missile launch exerciese 2013, Wikimedia Commons

SEOUL (Reuters)- Two missile shoots were fired on the coast of Seoul peninsula in North Korea, Defense Ministry reports.  Kim-Min Seok said "The North is taking a double-faced stance by making conciliatory gestures on one hand and pushing ahead with reckless provocation on the other." The Scud-C model missiles flew 500 km (310 miles) off of the east coast on mobile launch pads according to Yonhap, a South Korean news agency.  The distance estimated possible targets Japan and South Korea.  Short-range missile exercises are apart of North Koreas usual routine. The annual joint military missile launch between the U.S. and North Korea has been denied to be a war preparation as many believe the event is a rehearsal for a future invasion. Lieutenant Colonel Damien Pickart told AFP that the launch was unexpected by analysts. The Pentagon urges Pyongyang to stop the aggressions of the missile program exercises




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North Korea fires two short-range missiles into sea: Seoul| Reuters. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/03/us-korea-north-missile-idUSBREA210YT20140303