30.09.2021, 11:52
Zitat:North Korea tests missile hours before South Korea launches new submarinehttps://edition.cnn.com/2021/09/27/asia/...index.html
Seoul, South Korea (CNN) - North Korea has fired a projectile presumed to be a short-range missile into waters off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula, according to statements from South Korean officials -- just hours before Seoul launched a new submarine.
The missile was fired around 6:40 a.m. local time Tuesday, the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement, adding the South Korean military is "maintaining a readiness posture" for potential "additional launches." In a briefing Tuesday, South Korea's Defense Ministry's spokesman Boo Seung-chan said Pyongyang's test was "regrettable for happening at a time when political stability on the Korean peninsula is very critical." [...]
Pyongyang is barred from testing ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons under international law. Previous such tests have been met with international opprobrium and sanctions from the United Nations Security Council. [...] On September 11 and 12, Pyongyang said it tested long-range cruise missiles. Then on September 16, both North and South Korea tested ballistic missiles, ratcheting up tensions exponentially in what was already one of the most volatile regions on the planet. [...] South Korea on Tuesday launched its newest submarine, the 3,000-ton Shin Chae-ho, Hyundai Heavy Industries, the sub's manufacturer, said in a statement. The "homegrown" 83.5-meter-long (274 feet) sub, built entirely with South Korean technology, is the third in its class and capable of being armed with Seoul's new submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM), which were successfully tested on September 16.
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