Flags of both Koreas from the border area in Paju, South Korea. Pyongyang launched a ballistic missile on Sunday off its east coast. File photo: Yonhap via AP
Flags of both Koreas from the border area in Paju, South Korea. Pyongyang launched a ballistic missile on Sunday off its east coast. File photo: Yonhap via AP
North Korea
Asia /  East Asia

North Korea fires 2 ballistic missiles: Seoul’s military

  • Launch comes days after Pyongyang tested a ‘high-thrust solid-fuel motor’ for new weapon system
  • North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has placed strategic priority on developing solid-fuel engines for more advanced missiles

Agence France-Presse
Agence France-Presse

Updated: 2:52pm, 18 Dec, 2022

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Flags of both Koreas from the border area in Paju, South Korea. Pyongyang launched a ballistic missile on Sunday off its east coast. File photo: Yonhap via AP
Flags of both Koreas from the border area in Paju, South Korea. Pyongyang launched a ballistic missile on Sunday off its east coast. File photo: Yonhap via AP
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