North Korea has fired two suspected short-range missiles from the west of the country, according to South Korea’s military. North Korea has fired two suspected short-range missiles from the west of the country, according to South Korea’s military. The launch comes as the US special representative for North Korea, Stephen Biegun, visits South Korea, and hours after the North described its firing of rocket artillery and an apparent short-range ballistic missile on Saturday as a regular and defensive military exercise. But North Korea has not gotten what it wants most from the summits: Sanctions relief. People watch a television showing file footage of a North Korean missile launch (Ahn Young-joon/AP)Experts who analysed photos from North Korean state media say it is clear the North on Saturday tested a new solid-fuel missile that appears to be modelled after Russia’s Iskander short-range ballistic missile system.

Source: Irish Independent May 09, 2019 11:49 UTC