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Report: North Korea Fires Off Four Ballistic Missiles
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North Korea reportedly test-fired four ballistic missiles Wednesday in the latest of a series of increasingly provocative, if somewhat routine, missile tests since President Donald Trump took the White House.
The missiles launched from the country’s east coast, reports the Kyodo News Agency, citing unidentified Japanese government sources. The missiles are believed to have been launched from Wonsan and are suspected to have failed.
A launch would be consistent with U.S. military reports Tuesday that North Korea will carry out additional missile tests at some point within the next few days. Speaking on the condition of anonymity, U.S. military officials told reporters that satellite imagery revealed the movement of North Korean missile launchers and test preparations near Wonsan.
The South Korean military is trying to verify the reports of the North’s latest missile launches.
North Korea tested a new high-thrust rocket engine over the weekend, which some observers suspect could be a “dangerous step” toward the development of an intercontinental ballistic missile.
North Korea fired four extended-range scud missiles into the Sea of Japan weeks earlier in protest of the annual Foal Eagle and Key Resolve joint military drills, the largest exercises involving U.S. and South Korean troops.
North Korea also successfully tested a new type of solid-fueled, road-mobile, mid-range ballistic missile just weeks into the Trump presidency.
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