- Title: North Korea fired ballistic missile from Sunan, South Korea says
- Date: 4th May 2022
- Summary: TORTOLA, BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS (MAY 3, 2022) (REUTERS) VARIOUS EXTERIOR SHOTS OF GOVERNOR'S OFFICE IN TORTOLA UNION JACK FLAG WAVING CHILDREN AND LOCALS GATHERING VARIOUS OF CHILDREN AND LOCALS CARRYING THE QUEEN'S BATON (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTING PREMIER OF BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS NATALIO WHEATLEY, SAYING: "And as we celebrate this year the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, we
- Embargoed: 18th May 2022 08:06
- Keywords: JCS North Korea South Korea ballistic missile military missile
- Location: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
- City: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
- Country: South Korea
- Topics: Asia / Pacific,Defence,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA002563304052022RP1
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:North Korea fired a ballistic missile towards the sea off its east coast on Wednesday (May 4), South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said, about a week after Pyongyang vowed to develop its nuclear forces "at the fastest possible speed."
The launch, which marks the North's 14th known weapons test this year, comes days before South Korea's newly elected President Yoon Suk-yeol takes office on May 10. Its last test was on April 16 and involved a new tactical guided weapon aimed at boosting the country's nuclear capabilities.
South Korea's JCS said it had detected the launch about noon in the Sunan area of Pyongyang, where an international airport is located and from which North Korea said it fired its largest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the Hwasong-17, on March 24.
The missile flew for about 470km (292 miles) to a maximum altitude of 780km (485 miles), the JCS added.
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