In a move which can only be construed as calling President Trump’s bluff over his ‘fire and fury’ threat over further provocations, U.S. Pacific Command announced that North Korea has launched several ‘Short-Range’ ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan today.
JUST IN: U.S. official confirms that North Korea has fired a ballistic missile into the Sea of Japan – @LMartinezABC
— ABC News (@ABC) August 25, 2017
PACIFIC COMMAND: North Korea tested three short-range missiles. Two failed in flight, one “appears to have blown up almost immediately.”
— Josh Caplan (@joshdcaplan) August 25, 2017
Earlier today, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff reported that several ‘unidentified projectiles’ from area of Gitdaeryong in Gangwon Province at around 6:49 a.m. local time, flying over 250 Km (155 miles) towards the North East.
“Our military is closely monitoring for North Korean additional provocation and strengthened surveillance and security postures and maintaining readiness postures,” the South Korean release said.
Meanwhile, Japanese officials told Kyodo news service that the North had fired ‘a projectile’ into the sea between Japan and the Korean peninsula.
The launch marks the 15th missile test by North Korea in 2017, and the first since new UN sanctions kicked in earlier this month.
Can’t wait for all that ‘fire and fury,’ can you?
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