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It was announced late that North Korea launched two missiles on the 21st. First, it was launched through the American media, and our military authorities assumed that it launched a cruise missile, not a ballistic missile. Links to reporters from the Ministry of Defense. Reporter Kim Moon-kyung! Did the military authorities belatedly reveal the North Korean missile launch? So is. The Joint Chiefs of Staff said North Korea launched two missiles into the West Sea on the 21st. The missile type was estimated to be a cruise missile, and the time was the morning of the 21st, and it was reported that it was launched from the Pyeongnam hot spring area into the western sea. However, it did not disclose specific launch times, missile specifications, and flight distances. In the past, the military authorities used to disclose launch times, flight distances and types of projectiles, but this time not all the information has been disclosed and it has only been briefly answered that it is being analyzed. This is highly unusual, but would have happened unknowingly if foreign media had not first reported on the missile launch this morning. Furthermore, North Korea, which has been publicly revealed through the media since the missile’s launch, has shut its mouth this time. For this reason, it is speculated that there was no local map of President Kim Jong-un. A senior US official said the launch was assessed as a normal North Korean weapon test and does not violate the UN Security Council resolution. President Biden also said: “According to the Defense Ministry, it is the same as usual”, and can be interpreted as refraining from responding to stimulate North Korea. If North Korea launched a cruise missile, is it the first time? No. In 2017, there are launch traces of a short-range cruise missile, which is believed to be an innovative missile. In April last year, it also launched a missile, which is believed to be a short-range cruise missile. However, if the missile launched this time is a cruise missile, it is interesting if it is short-range or an improved cruise missile with an increased range was tested. North Korea unveiled an improved missile that is supposed to be a cruise missile at the party’s eighth conference in January. Looking at the screen at the time, it is observed that a vehicle with five wheels each carries a missile and participates in the ceremony of the parade. At the time, North Korea emphasized that the defense science division developed large missiles and advanced nuclear tactical weapons, including medium- and long-range cruise missiles. Ballistic missiles can fly out of the atmosphere, so they are fast, but cruise missiles have the advantage of being able to guide them until they hit the target rather than being slow when flying below the atmosphere. An analysis has been raised that North Korea, which has been silent since this year, launched a cruise missile that was not subject to sanctions shortly after last week’s joint ROK-US training and 2 + 2 talks between the diplomatic and defense ministers. . So far, YTN Kim Moon-kyung from the Ministry of Defense[[email protected]]is.
