North Korea fires ‘medium-range’ ballistic missile into the sea just days after U.S. imposed new sanctions over nuclear tests
South Korean military said the missile flew 500 miles off its east coast
Launch comes amid heightened tension on the Korean peninsula
Missing was fired from an area near the west coast, north of Pyongyang
It’s the first time North Korea has fired a ‘medium-range’ missile since 2014
By ANTHONY JOSEPH
DailyMail.com
18 March 2016
North Korea has fired a ballistic missile into the sea just days after the U.S. imposed sanctions on the isolated state over its nuclear tests.
South Korean military said the ‘medium-range’ Rodong missile (also known as Nodong) flew around 500 miles off its east coast.
The launch comes amid heightened tension on the Korean peninsula with North leader Kim Jong-un remaining defiant in the face of the UN Security Council sanctions imposed earlier in the month in response to a nuclear test conducted in January.
The missile was launched from an area near the west coast, north of the capital, Pyongyang, flying across the peninsular and into the sea off the east coast early today, the South’s Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.
North Korea last test fired medium-range missiles in 2014.
The North fired two short-range missiles last week into the sea off its east coast and its leader Kim Jong Un ordered more nuclear weapons test and missile tests to improve attack capability.
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