N. Korea Fires Short-Range Missiles

The moment the launchers on a vehicle are erected, multiple missiles soar into the sky concurrently. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said North Korea fired what was presumed to be KN-25 short-range ballistic missiles from super-large 600mm multiple rocket launchers. The projectiles were fired from Sariwon in Hwanghaebuk-do Province and flew about 400km before falling into the East Sea.

The North previously claimed its KN-25 can carry the Hwasan-31 tactical nuclear warheads. Seoul’s military is focusing on the fact that the launch came from Sariwon, which is closer to the South, rather than from its usual launch site northeast of Pyongyang.