FOG BLOG WORLD NEWS LOG: BOTH CHINA AND NORTH TEST BALLISTIC MISSILES!
North Korea fires suspected submarine-launched missile into waters off Japan...North Korea has fired a suspected submarine-launched ballistic missile into waters off the coast of Japan, South Korea's military has said.
Pyongyang unveiled the missile in January, describing it as "the world's most powerful weapon".
It comes weeks after South Korea unveiled a similar weapon of its own.
North Korea has carried out a flurry of missile tests in recent weeks, including of what it said were hypersonic and long-range weapons.
Some of these tests violate strict international sanctions.
The country is specifically prohibited by the United Nations from testing ballistic missiles as well as nuclear weapons...The UN considers ballistic missiles to be more threatening than cruise missiles because they can carry more powerful payloads, have a longer range and can fly faster.
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On Tuesday South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said one missile had been launched from the port of Sinpo, in the east of North Korea where Pyongyang usually bases its submarines. It landed in the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan.
They said it was suspected to have been a submarine-launched ballistic missile.
South Korean media reported that this particular missile was believed to have travelled about 450km (280 miles) at a maximum height of 60km.
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said two ballistic missiles had been fired, calling the launches "very regrettable".China’s Orbiting Missile Exploits Weakness in U.S. Defenses.......China’s reported launch of a hypersoc millile nicinto orbit has raised concerns that U.S. rivals are quickly neutralizing the Pentagon’s missile defenses even as it invests tens of billions of dollars in upgrades.
In a test two months ago, the Chinese military sent a nuclear-capable missile into low-orbit space and around the globe before cruising down to its target, the Financial Times reported Saturday, citing people familiar with the matter. Although the weapon missed its mark by about two dozen miles, the paper said, the technology, once perfected, could be used to send nuclear warheads over the South Pole and around American anti-missile systems in the northern hemisphere.
China disputed the paper’s account, with Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian describing it as a “routine test of a space vehicle to verify technology for spacecraft reusability” and comparing it with systems being developed by private companies. “China will work with other countries in the world for the peaceful use of space for the benefit of mankind,” Zhao told a regular news briefing Monday. .
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