South Korea’s military accused North Korea of carrying out another round of missile tests on Friday morning, saying they’d fired “projectiles” off their east coast. They did not say how far they flew.
This appears, however, to just be the latest of a series of short-range
missiles and rockets being tested by North Korea, which South Korea has
complained about but which US officials have downplayed as largely
irrelevant.
North Korea has in the past said that these rockets are part of an
effort to to build up tactical munitions in the event of a war breaking
out. Historically, North Korea has relied heavily on artillery for that,
and has a huge amount for any nation of its size.
President Trump has dismissed past missile tests as not a problem,
saying short-range tests are not a problem, and that the goal is to get
back to peace talks between the two sides.
South Korea Accuses North Korea of Launching More Projectiles
Two projectiles fired off Korea's eastern coast
Jason Ditz is Senior Editor for Antiwar.com. He has 20 years of experience in foreign policy research and his work has appeared in The American Conservative, Responsible Statecraft, Forbes, Toronto Star, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Providence Journal, Washington Times, and the Detroit Free Press.
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