North Korea fired “multiple unidentified ballistic missiles” on April 8, South Korea’s military said, shortly after reporting a similar launch from the North’s capital area the previous day.
South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said the unidentified missiles were launched at around 8:50 am on April 7) from near Wonsan on the North’s east coast. The missiles flew 240 km, the JCS said, adding that South Korean and US authorities were conducting a detailed analysis of the launch.
The missile launches are seen as North Korea’s latest rebuff of South Korea’s peace overtures, according to analysts. South Korea’s presidential Blue House convened an emergency National Security Council meeting on April 8, calling the launches a provocation that violated UN Security Council resolutions, according to the local media reports. It urged Pyongyang to end such tests.
The launches are Pyongyang’s message to Seoul that its anti‑South stance remains firm despite Seoul’s repeated overtures, said Lim Eul‑chul, an expert on North Korea at Kyungnam University.
