South Korean media: North Korea launches 2 short-range ballistic missiles towards the eastern waters of the Korean Peninsula | Ballistic Missile | North Korea
According to Yonhap News Agency, the South Korean Joint Staff Headquarters stated on July 19th that the South Korean military detected North Korea firing two short-range ballistic missiles towards the eastern waters of the Korean Peninsula in the Shun'an area from around 3:30 am to 3:46 am that day, with each missile flying about 550 kilometers.
The report states that the intelligence agencies of South Korea and the United States are conducting a comprehensive analysis of the specific parameters of the missile.
The Japan Coast Guard also stated on the same day that North Korea launched suspected ballistic missile objects around 3:35 am and 3:48 am respectively, speculating that they all fell outside Japan's exclusive economic zone.
According to reports, this launch is only one week away from North Korea's launch of the Mars Cannon-18 intercontinental ballistic missile on the 12th. According to observations, North Korea's recent launch of short-range ballistic missiles is intended to protest the first meeting of the nuclear advisory group between South Korea and the United States the day before, as well as the docking of a US strategic nuclear submarine at Busan Port. Kim Woo, Deputy Minister of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, made a statement before the meeting of the South Korea US Nuclear Consultative Group, stating that the United States should be aware that the more it strengthens its extended deterrence system and expands its military alliance system, the farther North Korea will be from the negotiating table.