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North Korea fires two unidentified projectiles, South Korea says
North Korea fires two unidentified projectiles, South Korea says
CNN Digital Expansion Shoot, Joshua Berlinger
By Yoonjung Seo and Joshua Berlinger, CNN
Updated 5:52 AM ET, Mon March 2, 2020
Seoul, South Korea (CNN)North Korea has fired two unidentified short-range projectiles from an area near the coastal city of Wonsan into waters between the Korean Peninsula and Japan, South Korea's military said Monday.
The objects were fired at 12:37 p.m. Korea time and estimated to have a flight distance of 240 kilometers (149 miles) and altitude of 35 kilometers (22 miles), South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.
The projectiles are likely part of North Korea's combined military drills, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said...
The objects were fired at 12:37 p.m. Korea time and estimated to have a flight distance of 240 kilometers (149 miles) and altitude of 35 kilometers (22 miles), South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.
The projectiles are likely part of North Korea's combined military drills, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said...
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/02/asia/north-korea-projectiles-intl-hnk/index.html
Yonhap News says South Korean analysts assess the missiles as new model short range ballistic missiles.