Pyongyang has tested ballistic missiles on the same day Seoul became the first non-nuclear country to test a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM).
The missiles fired by North Korea were a test of a new “railway-borne missile system” designed as a potential counterstrike to any forces that threaten the country, the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Thursday.
The missiles flew 800km (497 miles) before striking a target in the sea off North Korea’s east coast on Wednesday, KCNA said.
On Wednesday, South Korean and Japanese authorities said they had detected the launch of two ballistic missiles from North Korea, just days after it tested a long-range cruise missile that analysts said could have nuclear capabilities.
The two Koreas have been in an increasingly heated arms race, with both sides unveiling more capable missiles and other weapons...
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