It was therefore initially unclear how far the alleged rockets flew. The South Korean armed forces are still on standby and monitoring the situation, the general staff said. North Korea, which possesses nuclear weapons, has repeatedly tested missiles in violation of UN resolutions since the beginning of the year.
In an emergency, the missiles tested could carry a nuclear warhead. The South Korean news agency Yonhap reported, citing military officials, that North Korea apparently fired four shots from a multiple rocket launcher in the direction of the Yellow Sea within an hour on Sunday morning (local time). The National Security Council in Seoul held an emergency meeting at the vice-ministerial level. According to reports in the South Korean media, a spokeswoman for the Office of the President spoke of “short-range projectiles”.
North Korea also conducted two missile tests in late February and early March, which the United States and South Korea believe are related to Pyongyang’s work on a new type of ICBM. North Korea itself spoke of important tests in the development of an earth observation satellite. Despite a ban by the United Nations, the country has been developing rockets of different ranges, which can also carry a nuclear warhead, for years.
Source: Nachrichten
