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North Korea: Pyongyang uses multi-missile launcher, Seoul says

North Korea appears to have tested a short-range multi-missile launcher today, the South Korean military said, amid heightened military tension on the Korean Peninsula following a series of rocket-propelled grenade launchers.

Although these systems do not make the same impression as intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), North Korea has demonstrated several new types of multi-missile launch systems in recent years, which are being added to an already large arsenal of firearms and firearms. potential targets in South Korea.

“This morning there was a launch in North Korea, which is believed to have been a multi-missile launch, and our military is monitoring the situation and maintaining a state of readiness,” the South Korean Defense Ministry said in a statement, without elaborating.

The North Korean army fired four shots at around 7:20 p.m. (local time, 00.20 Greek time) in about an hour, from the west coast of the country to an unspecified area in South Pyongyang province, Yonhap news agency reported.

Last year, South Korea approved plans to develop a missile defense system, similar to Israel’s “Iron Dome”, to protect itself from North Korea’s long-range weapons and missiles.

About half of South Korea’s 52 million people live in Seoul and the wider capital area and are within range of Pyongyang’s weapons and multi-missile launchers.

North Korea is launching unusually high-speed missile launches this year.

South Korea and the United States warn that North Korea may resume ICBM test launches for the first time since 2017, and talks on denuclearization are at a standstill. North Korea also appears to be preparing to launch a spy satellite, with construction sites located in an inactive nuclear test field.

Source: AMPE

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