The Korea Times
North Korea fired another short-range ballistic missile toward the East Sea on Wednesday afternoon after launching multiple such missiles earlier in the day, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said, in a rare back-to-back launch that came amid Pyongyang's hostile stance toward Seoul. The JCS said it detected the missile launched from the Wonsan area in the North at around 2:20 p.m. and it flew over 700 kilometers. The provocation came just hours after the JCS said it detected the short-range ballistic missiles also launched from the Wonsan area at around 8:50 a.m., which flew around 240 km before splashing into the sea. It marked the North's fifth confirmed ballistic missile launch this year. On Tuesday, the North also fired an unidentified projectile from the Pyongyang area, which is currently pending analysis by South Korean and U.S. intelligence authorities. The projectile, believed to have been launched Tuesday morning, disappeared shortly after it was fired in an apparent failure. The back-to-back launches came as President Lee Jae Myung expressed regret over drone flights by individuals
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